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PMD readers weigh in on the report that physicians are looking to get out of health care and the majority of commenters agree that the biggest problem with health care in the U.S. is outside forces - namely the government and insurance companies - in the physician-patient relationship.

Let's face it: dying is a social act and usually can't be done on the cheap. Death has enormous economic implications that reverberate throughout our lives and the lives of our loved ones.

Coming to election season is a good time to visit a historical landmark that hosted George Washington during the Revolutionary War. In addition to history, this easy day trip from New York City has a wide stretch of park space.

There was a clear winner in the first presidential debate - Mitt Romney trounced President Barack Obama, giving the Republican nominee's campaign the second wind it needed.

Hedge fund heavyweights proved that they can move the markets when stocks gained or lost when these investors made their investment picks for the year. Chipotle lost 5% just on Tuesday, while an HMO enjoyed a bump.

Physicians aren't just teaching patients to do as they say because they're walking the walk. According to a Gallup poll, physicians in the U.S. are in better health than the rest of the adult employed population.

There have been many popular rules of thumb about how much one would need to live comfortably during retirement. A new guideline gives you a better approximation of how much you should have saved at certain points in your life. This new guideline will help keep you on track.

The fiscal quarter ended with more of a whimper than a bang with some disappointing economic numbers. Concerns of another recession sent investors flocking to health care and bolstered the stocks of companies like Johnson & Johnson and Merck.

Congress still has to decide on the action it will take in regarding gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax exemptions, so physicians should stay flexible and take advantage of any strategies that will lessen the amount of money taxed when Jan. 1, 2013 rolls around.

Television has made a lot of stressful and cutthroat jobs look more glamorous than they are. Here are the 12 most overrated jobs of 2012, including two health care jobs.

The physician shortage may be set to get worse, not better, regardless of how many new graduates medical schools send out into the world. Low satisfaction and changing practice styles are pointing to a physician exodus and more limited access for patients.

Retirement is on everyone's mind these days; not so much about how pleasant it could be, but instead how to pay for it. Today's average salaries are lower than in 1995 and yet the average age of death is increasing.

As the election creeps closer the candidates have begun to address one of the biggest issues: Medicare. However, neither option is looking particularly strong right now with Romney's details hazy and Obama simply increasing fees and costs.