Seeing someone slip and fall on an icy sidewalk may make for a funny home video, but slip and fall injuries are no laughing matter. While some people do pick themselves up after a fall and walk away unharmed, some experience injuries that are long-term and costly. When the fall occurs on someone...
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Maryland Man Struck and Killed by Off-Duty Trooper
Last month in Hollywood, Maryland, an off-duty state trooper and his sport-utility vehicle struck and killed an 88-year-old man alongside a Maryland road. The pedestrian was walking in the southbound land of Mervell Dean Road while pushing a lawnmower. He died at the scene. The Maryland...
Read MoreMan High on PCP Convicted in Fatal Car Crash
Last month, a DC Superior Court convicted a 35-year-old man of one count of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. The conviction stems from an accident last April, in which the man slammed his Dodge Ram into another vehicle containing a 37-year-old woman and her...
Read MoreArlington Delegate Wants to Criminalize Bullying
School bullying a crime? It will be according to a bill introduced by Arlington/Alexandria Delegate, Adam Ebbin. The bill proposes to make extreme cases of bullying a class-one misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison, and a $2500 fine. In addition, bullying victims would be able to sue their bullies. Ebbin’s proposed...
Read MoreMesothelioma Cases Expected to Rise in 2011
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is projecting that the number of mesothelioma cases may reach 3,000 in 2011. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. The NCI’s prediction falls between 2,500 and 3,000 mesothelioma cases among U.S. citizens. The data is further broken down as follows: One third of all cases...
Read MoreNeighborhood Groups Keeping an Eye on Traffic Concerns
In Montgomery County, the Department of Transportation is looking to community organizations to keep it informed of pedestrian and traffic problems. The county’s decreasing budget for traffic problems led to the creation of the various neighborhood organizations tasked with voicing pedestrian safety concerns to the appropriate...
Read MoreMetro Escalators Won’t Get You Moving
Are you having trouble finding a working escalator in a DC Metro station? It is because there are not many of them. The result is thousands of commuters walking up and down immobilized escalators or bottlenecking through a single working one. Many are often forced...
Read MoreUniversity of Virginia Doctors Discover Man Living with Mesothelioma for Over Seven Years
University of Virginia Doctors discovered a man who had been living with pericardial mesothelioma for over seven years. The patient displayed minimal symptoms despite having the rare form of cancer - people diagnosed with pericardial mesothelioma rarely survive more than six months after diagnosis. The 59-year-old man was experiencing periodic chest pain and fatigue. Pericardial...
Read MoreBrain Damage Therapy Not Covered by Pentagon’s Health Plan
Cognitive rehabilitation therapy is the process where brain injury patients relearn basic tasks such as counting, cooking and remembering directions. Research has shown that it aids patients with diminished function due to head trauma. However, Tricare, an insurance program that covers nearly 4 million active-duty military and retirees, does not believe the research is...
Read MoreDC Metro to Receive up to $300 Million to Replace 30-Year-Old Trains and Improve Safety
The federal government is giving a big boost to the Metro regional transit system. This comes in the wake of the 2009 Red Line train crash that killed nine people near Fort Trotten. The U.S. Department of Transportation made the $150 million annual payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority through the...
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