In a blog about Distracted Driving late last year, I mentioned what appeared to an emerging trend in 2020: traffic crash fatalities were increasing in spite of fewer vehicles being on the road. It turns out the pattern held, and 2020 had a significantly higher…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) contribute to more than 150 deaths across the United States every single day. And those who are fortunate enough to survive a major bump, blow, or jolt to the head are inclined to develop disabilities, which can permanently change life as…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) deaths occur each year from Atrial Fibrillation (“Afib”). Afib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), where the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) do not effectively move blood into the ventricles. …
A recent study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute a division of the National Institute of Health found that a blood test could prevent an acute heart transplant rejection. A heart transplant is an operation in which a diseased, failing heart is replaced…
A Detroit tire blowout crash can result in serious injuries and possibly death. Too many of these preventable tragedies occur every year due largely to poorly maintained trucks and the use of under-inflated and worn tires. Other causes include poor road conditions, tire manufacturing defects…
Unlike standard passenger vehicles, motorcycles are not equipped with any kind of crumple zone to absorb forceful impacts. As such, riders are incredibly vulnerable in collisions. While wearing adequate safety gear can help—helmets reduce the risk of death by 37 percent, for example—catastrophic injuries are…
Slip and falls are responsible for more than 1 million emergency department visits across the United States every year. While this figure is certainly high, it represents a mere fraction of the total number of people who slip and fall during any given 12-month period.…
“It’s only words, and words are all I have to take your heart away.” -Barry Gibbs Last Wednesday’s presidential inauguration capped a remarkable two weeks for our country. In two short weeks, we’ve experienced hatred, division, evil, violence, destruction, horror, insurrection, and sedition. We’ve responded…
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Truck drivers are a vital part of our economy. They deliver goods across the nation, and as COVID-19 continues to present challenges and increase the demand for certain items, we rely on truck drivers for many essential products. Getting deliveries on time is more important…
To most Americans, vaccines are something we have always had. Since birth, we have routinely gotten them, and they are easy to take for granted. But vaccines actually have a long and complicated history, and it took hundreds of years to get where they are…
A Texas couple recently filed a new Elmiron lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. They claim that the wife used Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium or PPS) to treat her interstitial cystitis (IC) and bladder pain, and then suffered from…
After being involved in a car accident, you expect that your injuries and damages will be compensated by your insurance policy or the at-fault driver’s insurance company. But what happens when your car accident claim exceeds insurance policy limits? In Florida, the “no fault” auto insurance law,…
Intrauterine devices, commonly known as IUDs, are a highly effective form of birth control, with more than a 99% success rate. IUDs are inserted at the base of the uterus and held in place by an arm on each side. They work by releasing either…
