As costs for medical malpractice insurance continues to increase for obstetricians, they way they handle their patients and delivering babies may change. Premiums may run as high as $200,000 a year. And that may force doctors to hand off their patients to doctors on staff at the hospital when they g
Four men working on a construction site in Las Vegas were injured after falling more than 30 feet and having a structure fall on top of them. The construction accident happened on Monday morning. They were working on the site of the future Fontainebleau resort and casino. Four workers were hurt in t
A doctor in Plainview, New York is being investigated after reports that he may have used needles cross-contaminated with mulitple patients. The case may be a major instance of medical malpractice. The doctor reused syringes and may have infected hundreds of patients with a multitude of blood borne
General Mills issued a product recall for its Totino’s Pizza Rolls due to contamination with E. coli. The bacteria was found in product sampling for the Pizza Combo and Pizza Pepperoni. The recalled pizza rolls may cause a severe illness. The products manufactured by General Mills and carried by Gia
A woman from Pelzar was killed in a car accident in Greenville County this afternoon. The 77-year-old woman was driving eastbound on S.C. 418 when a car crossed the median and hit her head on. Two people were injured in the accident, including the driver of the other car. A head-on collision near Pe
A car was hit by a dump truck after it tried to cross an intersection of N.C. 11. The trucking accident happened on Monday afternoon. The accident happened near Ayden at Dennis McLawhorn Road. The passenger side of the car was hit by the dump truck. The truck and the Toyota Camry came to rest on the
Simplicity Inc. has announced that they are recalling over one million baby cribs because babies may become trapped and suffocate. Two children have died while using the recalled cribs. The cribs were made in China and sold under the Simplicity and Graco name. Friday’s recalled Simplicity crib model
A pickup truck that was full of people was in involved in a single-car accident in Albertson and three people were killed. The accident happened on NC 111 North on Monday night. Two people in the truck were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries. The State Highway Patrol says eigh
Drug-induced diseases occur presently with ever increasing frequency. According to the medical public interest website WorstPills.com of Public Citizen, each year nearly 16,000 injuries from auto accidents are induced by benzodiazepines or tricyclic antidipressants. That is a shocking figure. Older
Magnetic toys were recalled by Mattel because they pose a risk to children who may swallow them. The product recall is for over 9 million toys in the United States. They include some Polly Pocket toys, Batman toys, Barbie toys, and Doggie Day Care toys. “Very powerful magnets, when more than one is
The Honeybaked Ham on Red Banks Road in Greenville was hit by a car last month. The 84-year-old driver of the car reported that her foot slipped from the brake pedal just before the car accident. The driver turned the car and hit a steel wall. That kept damage and injuries at a minimum. Two people i
