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The 13 acknowledged fatalities linked to defective ignition switches in General Motors cars may only be the beginning of the true death toll caused by the automaker, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The faulty switch can cause a sudden loss of engine power and deactivate air bags in Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions…

Further investigation into the allegations of Department of Veterans Affairs administrators manipulating waiting lists at its Phoenix medical center show that 1,700 patients never received care, according to The New York Times. The average waiting time for initial primary care appointments at the Phoenix VA medical center – 115 days – was nearly five times as…

A recent lawsuit filed by a woman accusing her doctor of forcing a C-section brings light to the fact that the U.S. performs more than three times the recommended rate of surgical births, according to The New York Times. Although the patient in question wanted to give birth naturally, her doctor pressured her to have…

Medicaid patients experience more surgical complications and cost more than patients with private insurance, according to a recent study in the journal JAMA Surgery. Of nearly 14,000 patients studied, Medicaid patients were twice as likely to smoke and had higher rates of conditions that made surgery riskier, even though they were generally younger than the…

The Kentucky State Police is aiming to keep the state’s roadways safer by cracking down on one of the leading causes of semi-truck and commercial vehicle accidents: brake failure. The KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division conducted 95 inspections and issued 130 citations in a 24-hour nationwide inspection campaign earlier this month. “About 50 percent of…

Cervical cancer may affect many more women over age 65 than previously believed, which could drastically affect current medical guidelines, according to a recent NBC News article. A rare but very deadly disease, cervical cancer is diagnosed in 12,000 U.S. women every year and kills 4,000. Many women over the age of 65 believe they no…

As technology continues to advance, the current practice of the virtual house call may be the future of doctor-patient relationships, according to a recent article on Boston.com. Communicating with patients via webcam is increasingly getting attention as a way to conveniently diagnose simple maladies, such as the cold or flu. One smartphone app lets consumers…

Police in Ohio and Pennsylvania are teaming up throughout the summer to help prevent highway crashes involving commercial trucks, according to Youngstown’s WKBN 27. The joint effort of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Pennsylvania State Police Commercial Enforcement sections will be to increase awareness, enforce and inspect commercial vehicles committing crash-causing violations, such as…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnoses are increasingly rampant among children in the state of Kentucky, nearly double the national average, according to a recent article in The Courier-Journal. The latest statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 19 percent of Kentucky children ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD at some…

Some Veteran Affairs clinics have been found to falsify records amid allegations that dozens of patients have died because of delays in medical treatments, according to a recent USA Today article. Clerks at the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado were instructed to falsify appointment records so it appeared the small staff…