Laura Joszt

San Francisco is foggy, windy and chilly in the summer. It isn't an easy town to walk or drive in because of its famed hills. But it sure has some beautiful sights.

Three years after the recession ended and the greatest economic minds in the U.S. still can't figure out why the nation's economy is being held back. Here are five of the major economic headwinds causing the economy to struggle.

While hospitals have been upgrading their technology and attempting to make facilities feel more like hotels, it's still the service patients receive that most influences patient satisfaction.

Dendreon has another competitor for its drug Provenge to worry about now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Medivation's late-stage prostate cancer treatment.

While the current cap on residency programs could cause the physician shortage to swell to 130,000 there are no easy solutions to the problem.

Between student loans, high unemployment for their age group and a bleak future for Social Security, America's youth is facing a tough situation. Here are 10 states off the beaten path that have a lot going for young adults.

There's a crisis in the U.S. regarding retirement and Social Security, and a narrow majority would prefer to address the situation by raising taxes and the retirement age rather than cutting monthly benefits.

Although younger Americans believe they will not be able to rely on Social Security when they retire, few are in any rush to start preparing for retirement.

Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a convertible might be the quintessential summer vacation.

Often customer satisfaction comes from stability, and the fact that there hasn't been a lot of change in the credit card industry means customer satisfaction with credit cards is at its highest level in six years.

It's true that hospital acquisitions of private practices will lead to more efficient health care; but it also means higher prices in some cases.

Analysts have been saying that the housing market is starting to come back, but there are 12 metro areas with high rates of underwater houses. Florida doesn't look too good right now.

Although Eli Lilly & Co.'s experimental Alzheimer's treatment failed to meet the primary goals of two large studies, the drug still showed some encouraging data, sending shares up 5.80% at the opening bell.

These six party destinations in the Mediterranean are petri dishes, spreading sickness among tourists and spawning colloquial names like "Maga cough" and "Ibiza bark."

In a partnership to strengthen primary care, 500 practices were picked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.

Although parents neglect to talk with their children about money, the majority of them pay a weekly allowance that almost all children spend in its entirety.

When patients need to visit a physician for primary care services a surprisingly high number is turning to specialists instead of primary care physicians.

While most Americans compare prices before making a big purchase, significantly less do the same when it comes to their mortgage, which means possibly missing out on savings.

European hotels can be expensive and not everyone has the fortitude to stay in a hostel. Thankfully, IKEA has come to the rescue with plans to build 100 budget-friendly hotels across Europe.

The housing market is in such a state right now that nobody is happy with the outcomes of sales or with real estate companies: not the buyers and not the sellers.

Compared to other working adults, physicians are far more likely to be dissatisfied with their work-life balance or have symptoms of burnout.

In the past physicians haven't gotten in as much trouble as the big companies bribing doctors or providing kickbacks. Going forward physicians may face more severe consequences.

Finding the perfect place to live is a delicate process, but Americans are ever searching. Here is a list of the best small cities in America.

Mobile devices are being used more and more by health care professionals for work purposes, but as of right now, few use them to connect to an electronic health record.

Economic stress and the new rule from ACA to reduce Medicare reimbursements for hospitals with excess readmissions are leading to bigger mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry.

Investors spied a potential problem at Idenix and responded harshly on Thursday morning, sending the pharmaceutical company's stock down 30%.

Given the continued high rate of unemployment it may be surprising that the apparent focus of the upcoming presidential election will not be jobs and the economy; instead, President Obama and Republican presumptive candidate Mitt Romney are fighting over Medicare.

All states had a prevalence of obesity over 20%, and 12 states broke 30%.

Investors are always looking for some new indicator to give them some idea of where the economy is going and they've looked for trends in really odd places.

Half of Americans had no idea who Paul Ryan was when Mitt Romney chose him as a running mate, but the potential next vice president has been looking to make big changes in Medicare.