Next time you head to the doctors for that routine checkup, you may want to think twice. Research over the last few decades has shown that the annual physical is not only pointless, but…
The Missouri Supreme Court decided to strike down caps on payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. The Court determined that the 2005 state law which placed an arbitrary cap on non-economic…
According to a new report by the Public Citizen, medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at their lowest level on record by almost any measure. This report provides further evidence debunking…
There are some people who think that a big problem in the health care industry is just too many lawsuits leaving poor old doctors penniless after they’ve been run through the litigation…
On April 3, 2012, a man died while in police custody in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). The details of the story remain somewhat unclear, but it appears that police officers restrained and pepper-sprayed…
The new children’s product safety law has resulted in a decline in recalls, Kids in Danger found in a new report. In fact, product recalls dropped 24 percent in 2011, but injuries sustained…
Many politicians and editorial writers argue that frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are one of the biggest contributors to ever-increasing health care costs in the United States. Well, it…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working on rules to require all new passenger cars, trucks, SUVs and vans to include backup camera technology by 2014. On average, experts…
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has begun using a new crash test dummy built to approximate the size of the average 10-year-old. The agency developed the unit to aid…
Just before Christmas 2011, four more former NFL players filed lawsuits against the National Football League, claiming that brain injuries sustained while they were playing have left them with…
A police recruit in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), was knocked down during a training session and had to be taken to the hospital, according to the Virginian-Pilot. Doctors diagnosed the recruit with a…
With families all across the country making their way to visit family and friends during the winter holidays, bad weather often interferes with what should be pleasant road trips. So it's…
