Halloween provides plenty of opportunity for fun. Unfortunately, it also provides plenty of opportunity for serious injury – particularly for small children. However, many accidents can be prevented when proper…
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According to a new report in the Journal of Pediatrics, a child suffers the consequences of a medication mistake every eight minutes in the United States. This 11-year study found…
According to a report in the August 2014 AARP Bulletin, one in five nursing home patients are given antipsychotic drugs that are not only unnecessary, but potentially deadly. These medications,…
More than 14 million vehicles from 11 automakers have recently been recalled due to Takata airbag defects. The defects, known about by Takata for at least ten years, have resulted…
The risk of sustaining a serious brain injury in contact sports is well documents. Several organizations including the NFL and the NCAA have taken steps to prevent brain injury in…
A recent study suggests as many as 440,000 deaths occur in hospitals each year as a result of medical error, but patient advocates warn that our healthcare industry has done…
There have been 60 accidents involving bicycles and cars on Second Avenue in the past seven years. Many have resulted in serious personal injury; one, just days before the bike…
A man crossing Rainier Avenue South in Renton on September 2nd was struck and critically injured by a white Dodge Caravan. According to police, the vehicle did not so much…
Many people rely on the Medicare website to find a good nursing home in their area. Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” search function allows users to see side-by-side comparisons of homes…
The NCAA has announced a settlement of brain injury lawsuits regarding concussions in college athletics. The settlement provides $70 million for medical testing of current and former athletes. It does…
