We have long known that football is incredibly hard on the body. Shoulder, hand, and knee injuries are par for the course, but only recently have we been paying serious attention to the issue of brain injuries in the NFL. Doctors are studying concussions, its links to dementia, and links to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).…

A recent spate of train accidents—including a crash on February 4 where an Amtrak passenger train collided with a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, killing two people and injuring over 100 passengers—is highlighting the issue of railway safety. The February accident is just the latest in a string of accidents for Amtrak. Over…

A stroke is a brain injury that occurs when the brain is cut off from its blood supply. Getting the blood supply moving back into the brain is critical to keeping brain tissue alive and functioning. For years, doctors believed that this had to be done within six hours, or the damage done to the…

On December 5, 2017, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that Limbrel capsules, intended for the treatment of osteoarthritis, be recalled. The FDA advisory concerning Limbrel, which is manufactured by Primus Pharmaceuticals, stated that the product has been connected to incidents of liver injury and other serious health issues. The agency recommended that consumers immediately…

It is well known and understood that car crashes are a danger to drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicycle riders. Many of us hear of and sometimes witness the aftermath of such accidents on the roadways. However, fewer people are accustomed to hearing about and witnessing another type of car accident – the car incursion.…

North Dakota took a giant step in the right direction for victims of medical malpractice. In early January, South Central Judicial District Judge Cynthia Feland ruled that the state’s arbitrary damage cap on medical malpractice verdicts was unconstitutional, “saying it deprives the most catastrophically injured patients of full compensation and thus denies them equal protection…

For many, 2016 was the Year of the Recall. Takata’s defective airbags accounted for much of that total, but almost every major automaker faced a recall that year. As of December 20th, however, 2017 had seen its fair share of recalls, too: 28,146,661 recalled vehicles, to be exact. It falls far short of the 52,985,779…

Catheters are useful little tools. They’re small plastic tools used by medical professionals for an array of reasons: to measure, to drain, to give drugs, etc. They’re also disposable – on purpose. After all, do you really want a tube that has been in someone else’s stomach placed into your own? Yet reuse is exactly…

Every year, United Van Lines releases its list of which states saw the most inbound and outbound moves. Illinois topped the list of people moving away (643% of all moves were outbound), and Vermont topped the list of people moving in (68% of all moves were inbound). Overall, it seems people are moving more west…

There are many women who delay pregnancy until they are older. Many women are surprised to hear themselves referred to as being at an “advanced” maternal age at their first prenatal visit. There is no precise age that is considered to be “advanced” when a woman becomes pregnant. The American Medical Association has defined advanced…