Life & Health

A seldom-used feature known as the extended reporting period, or ERP, shows how it's possible to spot new trends and ride them.

A prominent critic emails a prominent proponent to suggest a letter laying out the common ground -- but receives no reponse.

Answer: very rarely. Even leaving aside the public health issues they create, opioids simply aren't very effective at treating pain.

Companies should consider switching to auto-enrollment in retirement plans, because inertia keeps too many from signing up.

Doctors should be financial advisers as well as health advisers when their patients have to make choices about medical procedures.

The worst sin: continuing a program after the facts show it is a failure.

To reverse the long-term decline in those buying life insurance, companies must become relevant to younger, healthier people.

The authors welcome his recent, pro-wellness posting but question his data, including the slide most often used to demonstrate wellness' value.