Today’s reports bring us plenty of examples of poor professional ethics being practiced in business, entertainment, and government. But in terms of personal ethics as applied to everyday choices that we don’t read about, what percentage of people lie, cheat, steal, cut corners, or take advantage of others? Some studies show over 50 percent would… Continue reading Three Tips for Making Better Ethical Decisions Every Day
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Late-in-Life Marriage and Tough Financial Decisions
Marriage later in life can be a satisfying and romantic accomplishment, whether it is a first-time event or the rekindling of love after a divorce or death of a spouse. However, unlike marriage in your 20s, making the commitment in your 50s, 60s or later suggests not only a walk down the aisle but also… Continue reading Late-in-Life Marriage and Tough Financial Decisions
Living with Ambivalence
There is a social myth that we are supposed to love without ambivalence. If I love my husband, I am not supposed to fantasize about someone else. If I am a good mother, I am not supposed to feel that my children interfere in my life. But the reality is that wives and husbands can… Continue reading Living with Ambivalence
New Guidelines for Making Critical-Care Decisions
Experts have developed guidelines aimed at avoiding conflicts between physicians caring for patients with advanced illness, and the families of those patients. “Neither individual clinicians nor families should be given unchecked authority to determine what treatments will be given to a patient,” explained Douglas White, M.D., M.A.S., UPMC Chair for Ethics in Critical Care Medicine,… Continue reading New Guidelines for Making Critical-Care Decisions
This Is Your Brain in the Supermarket
Say you’re out shopping for basic household goods — perhaps orange juice and soup. Or light bulbs. How do you choose the products you buy? Is it a complicated decision, or a simple one? According to research done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and published in the journal Marketing Science in March 2015, It… Continue reading This Is Your Brain in the Supermarket