School nurses have a tough job, and their contributions should not be taken for granted. Each day a school nurse may see several children and for different reasons. One child may come see the…
A recently published study has raised concerns over potentially fatal health risks associated with using the insertable birth control device NuvaRing (ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel). The…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer announced on June 12, 2012, that decades of evidence showed diesel exhaust fumes are as dangerous to people's health as plutonium. This is not…
High-speed chases are the highlights of many movie, all blaring sirens, flashing lights and crashing vehicles. But real-life police pursuits put people's lives at risk and often cause costly…
Where does the duty to rescue begin and end? Who is responsible for the lives of those in need? A very unfortunate situation took place when a Panamanian fishing boat went out to sea on…
Many Workplaces have their degrees of potential dangers and the medical field is no exception. In fact, healthcare professionals are more likely to experience this more than most other service…
It’s no secret that attorneys get lots of blame for medical costs spiraling out of control. But public perception often doesn’t align with fact. And a recent study of medical…
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…
Years of effort to take much of the value out of a federal regulation requiring U.S. railroads to install life-saving technology on trains and along tracks paid off for the Association of…
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 topic of texting and the use of the cell phones while driving have made the headlines in all areas of the media, in effort to bring awareness to the public. Texting while driving is a…
The seemingly obvious answer to the question posed in the title would be Uninsured motorist coverage pays when the person who caused a car accident and injuries or death can't. The reason an…
