No one wants to go under the knife but sometimes it is necessary to enhance the quality of life or even to save it. However some surgeries have no benefit for many people and instead put them at risk. You may ask, “Why would anyone…
The North Carolina (NC) move over law is more than just an excuse for police to give motorists tickets. It’s meant to save the lives of tow truck drivers, first responders and anyone who happens to be unlucky enough to be stuck on the side…
The 20-year-old driver of a car decided to operate the vehicle recklessly resulting in a horrific crash in Wendell, North Carolina (NC). The driver was reportedly traveling at over 100 MPH just before the wreck, according to the NC State Police. Unfortunately, the driver’s reckless…
As our loved ones age, we are faced with the decision of whether to entrust their care to a nursing home. Widespread cases of nursing home abuse make that decision even harder. We expect a nursing home to protect our elder population from illness, not…
The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued a press release on April 2, 2014, stating that testosterone replacement drugs such as AndroGel, Androderm, Axiron, and Testim can cause brain damage in Caucasian men, but not in Mexican-American men. The University released its findings…
This LiveScience.com summary of a just-published report from University of North Carolina Center for the Study of Young Drivers is worth quoting at length: Teen drivers … were six times more likely to have a serious driving incident — such as a collision, near collision,…
The Alaska Legislature is following the lead of states like Pennsylvania and has now passed a bill that would make expressions of apology or compassion inadmissible as evidence in medical malpractice cases. HB250, from Rep. Kurt Olson, has been labeled the “I’m sorry” bill. The…
Though it isn’t yet publicly for sale, Google Glass has managed to nab headlines during its heavily publicized testing phase. Legislatures across the country have passed or are considering passing measures to outlaw drivers from donning the high-tech glasses in an attempt to avoid yet…
Federal officials in various transportation-related agencies are looking into ways to reduce injuries and death in bus wrecks this week. This is in the wake of a fiery crash that killed 10 in northern California, where a FedEx big rig slammed into a bus that…
Each year brings new, and I hope, conclusive evidence that medical practice insurance, lawsuits and so-called “defensive medicine” add little to the total spent on health care in the United States. Just as reliably and regrettably, every year also brings the same old demands that…
The National Transportation Safety Board recently announced it would recommend that companies take action to strengthen an important piece of safety equipment on tractor-trailers. The new recommendations concern under-ride guards that have previously been found to fail and lead to deadly accidents.
There is truly nothing more traumatic for a parent than to lose a child in a preventable accident and there is truly no words to express the grief over the death of a child. William Shakespeare wrote about the matter: “Grief fills the room up…