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- Bus accident leads to official ban on FMCSA extensions
Nov 8, 2012
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the governmental agency tasked with establishing and enforcing safety rules pertaining to commercial vehicles. In an effort to prevent commercial vehicle accidents from occurring, FMCSA regulators routinely inspect commercial vehicle companies such as bus companies and cite these companies for safety violations. FMCSA officials, however, have come under fire for allowing one commercial bus company that had been cited for 204 safety violations within a 10 month timeframe,...Read More - Tenn. fungal meningitis cases increase to 80
Nov 8, 2012
Although the number of deaths remains at 13 the number of cases of fungal meningitis in the state of Tennessee has risen to 80. Tennessee is one of 19 states to report cases. The current outbreak is linked to an injection of steroids which were contaminated. The New England Compounding Center, in Framingham, Massachusetts made and shipped out 17,000 vials of methylprednisolone acetate, steroids given for back pain, and patients are developing fungal meningitis because...Read More - Tips to prevent common medical mistakes
Nov 8, 2012
Doctors and nurses are highly trained medical professionals who have patients' best interest in mind. Even doctors and nurses with years of experience, however, can make mistakes. In fact, an estimated 250,000 Americans die each year as a result of a medical error. Likely millions of additional patients suffer injuries or infections as a result of medical errors that go unreported. Due to the prevalence of medical errors and the resulting complications that can arise,...Read More - Tragic accident at Pittsburgh zoo claims life of child
Nov 8, 2012
What was supposed to be a fun family day at the Pittsburgh zoo turned unbelievably tragic earlier this week when a young boy died after falling into an animal pen. Reports indicate that the accident, which took place at the Highland Park zoo complex, occurred shortly before noon when the child fell not only over a railing, but also off of a barrier made of mesh which helped to separate the animals on exhibit from...Read More - Magnetized buckyballs will no longer be sold
Nov 7, 2012
Regular readers of this blog are likely aware of recent issues surrounding products known as Buckyballs and Buckycubes. Though seemingly not a problem when placed on desks of adults, there have been multiple reporter of children and youths needing surgery after swallowing the magnetic balls that makeup the products. The problem that can arise after the small magnetic balls are swallowed is that they can make holes in intestines or pinch the walls of intestines...Read More - Sleep deprived doctors make more mistakes
Nov 6, 2012
When a medical emergency presents, a doctor must quickly take action. What happens, however, if that doctor has been awake for more than 20 hours? Not surprisingly it turns out that the likelihood that a medical mistake will result increases significantly. Contrary to a belief held by many within the medical profession and society as a whole, doctors are mere human beings and, as such, require adequate amounts of sleep. In fact according to one...Read More - Study shows weight a safety hazard for truck drivers
Nov 6, 2012
The many dangers associated with being overweight have been well-documented. Individuals who are overweight are more likely to suffer various adverse health problems. A new study shows that being overweight may also negatively impact an individual's propensity for safe driving. The study shows that truck drivers who are severely obese are 50 percent more likely to be involved in a truck accident. Looking at the height and weight of roughly 750 truck drivers, researchers involved...Read More - RI has 2nd case of fungal meningitis in outbreak
Nov 2, 2012
Rhode Island has another case that was reported about the current outbreak of fungal meningitis. The first case was a 60-year-old woman from Lincoln that received an injection at Ocean State Pain Management of Woonsocket. She was treated and is now recovering. On Monday, a woman in her 40s was hospitalized after receiving treatment also at Ocean State Pain Management. Ocean State and New England Anesthesiology were two places that received a shipment of contaminated...Read More - Million dollar medical malpractice lawsuit continued to next year
Nov 2, 2012
A medical malpractice suit for one million dollars against an orthopedist in another state for surgical errors was continued to September 2013 by a county circuit court in October 2012. The plaintiff, a 68-year old woman, filed a civil complaint because of the October 2011 surgery that left her "suffering with severe and permanent injury to her left collarbone. This case could be important to Pennsylvania residents who believe similar surgery may have generated related...Read More - New Jersey is one of the 19 States Affected by Fungal Meningitis
Nov 2, 2012
Due to the current outbreak of fungal meningitis New Jersey has reported 18 cases. No deaths have occurred in the state. The total number of cases is 386 in 19 states and there have been 28 deaths. Seven places in the state of New Jersey reported receiving shipments of steroids from the New England Compounding Center. Central Jersey Orthopedics Specialists PC in South Plainfield, NJ, Edison Surgical Center in Edison, NJ, IF Pain Associates/Isaiah Florence...Read More