Scarily, a new superbug may be spreading in America because of contaminated endoscopes or duodenoscopes. The devices may be flawed due to the way they were designed, making them hard to clean. Recently, the Associated Press reported that officials at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA said that 180 patients might have been exposed...
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D.C. Begins Push to Reduce Pedestrian Accidents
As we have been reporting in our blog recently, the D.C. metro-area has one of the worst pedestrian accident rates in the country, experiencing about one death per week. With this in mind, according to the Washington Post,...
Read MoreIs Drugged Driving Common?
Sadly, the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health discovered that an estimated 9.9 million people admitted to driving under the influence of illicit drugs during the previous year. This number is simply unacceptable. Driving under the influence of any mind-altering drug, including prescription drugs, is extremely dangerous. Remember, drugged driving can cause delays...
Read MoreNursing Home Injuries: How Can I Check a Facility’s Record?
Remember, if you have a loved one who is a resident in a nursing home, you have a duty to make sure that the staff looks out for his or her best interests. Sadly, this is not always the case at some nursing homes. Each year, countless personal injury lawsuits are filed in the U.S....
Read MoreFDA Warning: Dietary Supplement May Contain Prozac
If you take dietary supplements, you may want to make sure that the product you are ingesting is safe. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised against using a popular supplement after an examination of a shipment of the product was found to contain Prozac. http://youtu.be/77BCDbBGA2U According to BuzzFeed, the FDA announced last week that...
Read MoreHave GM Ignition Switch Death Claims Increased?
In an update to a previous blog we brought you, General Motors has announced that it has received an additional 33 claims for compensation over the last month regarding its ignition switch recall. The additional claims bring the total number of cases to 4,345. Of these, GM has received 479 claims for death, 292 for...
Read MoreBirth Injuries: Should I Have My Child’s Case Investigated?
Did you know that medical malpractice and/or the failure of a healthcare provider to act in a timely fashion during childbirth could have disastrous consequences? Common medical mistakes during child delivery include: Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding Failure to respond to fetal distress Failure to anticipate birth complications Misuse of forceps Delay in performing...
Read MoreTips to Avoid a D.C. Pedestrian Accident
We blog about pedestrian accidents regularly because they are a major problem in Washington D.C. In fact, in 2014, 52 people were killed in pedestrian accidents in the D.C. metro-area, an average of one pedestrian killed each week. The...
Read MoreHas GM Announced Another Vehicle Recall?
If you have been following our blog over the last couple of months, you may be aware that several manufacturers have recalled millions of vehicles over airbag defects, including General Motors. Sadly, the company has...
Read MoreTips for Driving in Icy Weather Conditions
As brutal winter weather continues to haunt the east coast, you need to make sure that you play it safe if you are commuting. Remember, ice, snow and sleet can pose dangers to drivers. In fact, over Valentine’s Day weekend this year, hundreds of people were involved in weather-related accidents in Maryland, Virginia and...
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