The Utah bus crash that killed nine and injured 43 others in January of 2008, was followed by an investigation into the cause of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
According to an article in today's Salt Lake Tribune, four truckloads of anti-viral medications have been delivered to a secure warehouse in Utah. The 87,000 doses delivered represent 25% of the...
A nonprofit Consumer's Union issued a report April 27, 2009, stating that over a one year period, almost 100,000 patients were subject to increased risks of infection following surgical procedures...
We are fortunate to have one of the top advocates for patients, Martine Ehrenclou, MA, share her thoughts on the Swine Flu pandemic that is threatening the world. Prevention is always the most...
Bloomberg News (4/30, Fisk, Feeley) reports, Just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court decided patients can sue drugmakers over injuries from medicines approved by the government, long-stalled...
Eighteen years ago my so died when an unsecured football (soccer) goalpost fell on him and ruptured his heart. This was a needless death and many more children and adults have died before and...
This past week, the New York Times looked at the issue of state responses to the food poisoning problem. Comparing Kentucky to Minnesota primarily, the report found that Minnesota was on the ball in...
More than 19 million working—age Americans-10.9 percent of people ages 21 to 64—have a work disability, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's March 2008 Current Population...