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Needless Medical Testing: A $200 Billion Waste and Patient Harm

Overly aggressive care is said to generate mistakes and injuries that result in 30,000 deaths annually.
  • By Chad Terhune

Why Do We Fall for Charismatic Narcissists as Leaders?

Studies show that humble bosses are more effective, yet many people appear hardwired to endorse apparent superheroes they hope can satisfy their needs and desires.
  • Margarita Mayo

Meet the Edison of Medicine

Bob Langer, of MIT’s Langer Lab, has a business model any industry can use.
  • Steve Prokesch

In Politically Turbulent Times, Where Are the Boundaries for Physicians?

With health care under the legislative microscope, some organizations encourage political involvement for doctors — but outside the office.
  • Michael Stone

What Sets Successful CEOs Apart?

Findings show four specific behaviors that prove critical to a leader’s performance.
  • Elena Lytkina Botelho, Kim Rosenkoetter Powell, Stephen Kincaid and Dina Wang

4 Ways to Keep Pressure From Turning Into Stress

Eliminate negative emotion from your thinking, and reap the benefit.
  • Harvard Business Review