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• Opt-in or opt-out organ donation: Which is a better indicator of ‘true…

  Lynn Hetzler Healthcare Administration

  Which inferred preference for organ donation is stronger: when the decision is made by mandate or under automatic default? The question is important because families can — and frequently do — veto the organ donation decisions made by their deceased relatives. The results of a new study provide fresh insight into the answer. Currently, there is a large gap between the number of people needing organ donation and the number of donated organs.

• Are happiness and a healthcare career mutually exclusive?

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Those who have a good understanding of healthcare know that it is a stressful industry for doctors, nurses, and allied staff. From the rigors of education and loan repayment to the challenges of the 21st-century workplace, those who choose healthcare careers are at risk of losing their sense of balance and happiness. Must healthcare careers and personal happiness be mutually exclusive?

• Caribbean comeback: Tourism returns to the islands a year after the storms

  Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Barring any more hurricanes this season, the Caribbean is back. That was the word at this year’s Virtuoso Week, where Karolin Troubetzkoy, immediate past president of the Caribbean Hotel Association, addressed travel industry advisors and media about the state of tourism in the Caribbean one year after hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria wreaked havoc on the region in nearly consecutive high-intensity storms. "The region lost three percent of arrivals, but it’s coming back even better," she said. "There is a certain spirit of enthusiasm in the Caribbean. It's been really tough, but we are going to come back really strong from the experience."

• Are you prepared for retirement? What can you expect?

  Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Everyone at some point in their life looks forward to retiring. The issue facing some is what we do with our time if we’re still productive. We need to occupy our time by having activity in our lives, both mentally and physically. I started my career as a firefighter when I was 21 years old. I served 32 years and retired at age 54. I know that may sound too early, but 32 years was plenty since the municipality I served for carried a heavy run load. It takes its toll on you mentally and physically because, believe it or not, firefighting is a high-performance job.

• Even with insurance, many female consumers shocked by the costs of their…

  Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Women are feeling significantly worse than men about several key healthcare issues, according to a new Bankrate.com report. For example, in a new study issued by the website, 25 percent of women said they or a family member living in their household avoided going to the doctor over the past year — even though they needed medical attention — because they thought it would be too expensive. Only 18 percent of men said the same. Additionally, between the two sexes, 47 percent of women who paid a medical bill in the past year said "it was more expensive than they expected." Thirty-five percent of men echoed that sentiment.

• Court rules against EPA’s stalling of new chemical safety regulations

  Michelle R. Matisons Waste Management & Environmental

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a lot of negative coverage lately due to the antics of the agency’s former head, Scott Pruitt, and the EPA’s historic role in reversing decades of environmental regulations, such as car emissions standards and the Endangered Species Act. While it’s not the most ecologically enlightened time period, there’s good news out there for people who fight for cleaner environmental standards. For example, last week the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the EPA’s efforts to block implementation of new chemical plant safety rules by 20 months.

• Apple Pay, NFC services face competitors that could disrupt payment processing

  Bill Becken Retail

  Apple reached a milestone recently when it became the world’s first trillion-dollar company. It helped that, during its more than 40-year history, it has introduced some incredible innovations and products, most cannily directed at and designed for the end user. But a somewhat recent one, Apple Pay, also took aim at the retail and commercial markets, this time through mobile phone payments. There is no doubt mobile payments will continue to find more users in a retail context. But despite all the innovation in this area, smartphone payments, it seems, remain in their infancy.

• Common Core creator’s breach-of-contract case continues

  Seth Sandronsky Education

  Who knew that parties involved in the business of school assessment could end up in federal court? Consider a U.S. magistrate who ruled against an education entrepreneur and plaintiff in a breach-of-contract case with a global education and information firm over the amount of bonus payments tied to an employment agreement. Dr. Judy Codding is the plaintiff, and there is a history here. She took part in the writing of the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math that California, the U.S.' most populous state with over 6 million K-12 public school pupils, has adopted along with 41 other states.

• Workplace design: Where play gets serious

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  ​By now, the notion of designing playful workspaces or spaces at work for play is no longer novel. Some of the world’s top companies are renowned for providing playful environments for their workers and have testified to the many ways they benefit the company by enhancing employee satisfaction and encouraging creativity and camaraderie. But, as recent research shows, there is also a serious side to play at work that is embedded in these designs, tying them closely to the bottom line.

• Dentists working longer before retiring

  Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare

  The dental industry is trending right alongside the rest of America where retirement ages are concerned. In a nutshell, we’re working longer and longer before formally exiting the workforce. According to the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute, the average dentist currently retires just before they turn 69, although back in 2001 their average retirement age was about 65. Across the board, Americans are working longer. Why?

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