Into the middle of a long summer of stifling heat, nauseating Washington politics, two public mass shootings, an irritating presidential campaign you wish was long over, dead fish floating down the Missouri River, the Penn State-Jerry Sandusky scandal...

Although the money spent on malpractice law suits turns out to be a fraction of the cost of health care in the US (2% or $35 billion dollars including malpractice premiums and all court awards), it should...

Mention the word lawyer or malpractice law suit to most practicing doctors and watch the reaction you get. Many will get red in the face and become very negative and defensive. No wonder, because malpractice suits are...

The terrible events in Aurora Colorado remind us that there are worse things in life than nauseating politics. Both candidates are to be congratulated for suspending their campaigns. Romney was generous to compliment the president for going...

A recent lecture by Professor Ezekiel Emmanuel of the University of Pennsylvania raises a topic every one should be curious about. Why does health care cost so much in the US? Just a reminder, the US spends...