Laura Joszt

Although a small majority of Americans support physician-assisted suicide, two-thirds of physicians do not support the idea, according to a poll.

Americans aren't feeling great about the costs of health care these days, reporting that they're spending more now and are feeling more negative about the Affordable Care Act.

Physician reimbursements vary so much across the country that some physicians are receiving twice as much as others for providing the same service, according to a study.

Even if housing prices haven't fully recovered, there's one thing for sure - people are looking to buy again. According to a real estate consulting firm, demand exceeds supply in 90% of America's major markets.

Over the last three years, information technology costs have climbed a steep 27.8% for medical practices and staff costs have increased as well with new hires to manage the services.

Health care is one sector where new jobs are constantly being created, but a new trend is emerging within the continuous increase in health care jobs - there are huge gains in home health jobs.

The majority of active investors believe the market will remain stable or rise further by the end of this year, but don't expect to beat it, according to a new poll.

Southern hospitality isn't fiction - apparently, cities in America's South are nicer than the rest of the country and they filled almost the entire top 10.

Everyone has a different definition of success, but the residents of these towns, where the median income tops $200,000 and the average home price exceeds $750,000, have definitely "made it."

Family medicine is increasingly popular with medical students with residency position matches growing for the fourth year in a row, according to a residency census.

Europe continues to be the most places to visit while on vacation in the world, with half of the top 10 tourist destinations.

Many investors felt that they came out the other side of the financial crisis in better control of their finances and a new survey revealed that the younger generations have take the most positive action in the recession's aftermath.

Family physicians are in high demand and are the most highly recruited doctors for the seventh year running with generalists coming in a close second.

Although the gender wage gap is supposedly narrowing across the country, health care seems to be an exception where females are now earning 25% less than male counterparts.

While the government has been increasing health care data transparencies, physician leaders are split on whether or not data about Medicare payments to physicians should be made public.

People all drive the same way, but depending on the state you live in, owning and operating a vehicle can be much more expensive depending on gas, insurance and taxes.

Although PAs and NPs are often cited as a potential solution to the primary care physician shortage, a new report reveals that they, too, are looking to work outside of primary care.

Retirement can be a slightly scary prospect these days with people outliving savings, the high cost of health care and the economic slowdown affecting investments.

The aging baby boomer generation is constantly stressing services in the U.S. and a new report shows that the caregiver ratio is expected to plummet, likely placing more people in institutional care and increasing health costs.

Not every investor is cut out for the high-risk, high-return investment, so it's a good idea to compare the risk of two potential investments. These stocks had the best risk-adjusted returns in technology.

America is constantly struggling with the increasing cost of health care and improving access to care for patients. Meanwhile, there are plenty of countries around the world with more efficient health care.

The health insurance exchanges open nationwide in just two months and the exchanges aren't the only thing not ready - almost a third of Americans still aren't familiar with the Affordable Care Act.

Thousands of doctors from 2001 to 2011 were allowed to continue practicing medicine despite being disciplined or banned by hospitals, according to a USA TODAY investigative report.

New York and Paris have tried to get their residents to be nicer to tourists, but it looks like these 10 American cities didn't quite get the memo.

Physicians in group-based practices can expect to see slightly larger pay increases for 2014 than those in hospital-based settings, and primary care physicians will continue to see higher salary increases, as well.

Americans are becoming complacent with their retirement savings. Overall, they are saving the same amount of money as a year earlier and those closest to retirement age are most likely to be saving less.

Dividend stocks have outperformed almost everything else over the long haul, and probably will continue to do so. It's understandable, then, that they can be such an attractive investment.

Today's college students came of age during the Great Recession, which scared them into actively managing their money and being more involved in their financial futures.

These aren't just the richest towns, these are the places with high incomes, expensive homes and few residents. California, New York and New Jersey pretty much have the top 10 locked completely up.