If you’re trying to determine how to reduce your risks when you drive, the task quickly becomes daunting. There are just so many risks that you have no way to avoid, and you could be involved in a wreck because of someone else’s mistake at any time. For instance,...
Researchers with the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA) spearheaded a study on health care information technology (HIT) systems a few years ago to determine whether HIT systems were to blame for the nearly 900 medicinal error cases in the state in the first...
Dog bites happen to people. The person may have been walking and minding their own business. A child may have been on the other side of a fence surrounding the dog-owner’s property when the dog snaps at and bites the child. While dog bites are too common, the victims...
We've been conditioned to immediately call our insurance company after an accident occurs. We often tend to think that if someone is reaching out to us in an official capacity, such as on behalf of another motorist's insurance company, we have to interact with them....
In an Alabama medical malpractice claim, the outcome of your suit will largely depend on the strength and credibility of your evidence. Unfortunately, putting together quality evidence in such cases can be complicated and tiresome if you do not understand your state’s...
Accidental deaths occur frequently, but not all of them are truly accidental. Often, with a little more care or attention, someone involved in a tragic scenario could have averted the worst outcome. The person whose actions lead to a tragic outcome could be the one...
When you’re sick or hurt, you’re already in a vulnerable position -- and then you have to trust your life to the medical providers you see in a hospital or clinic. That’s scary, especially when you consider the fact that your odds of dying in the United States from a...
Being involved in a motor vehicle collision in Alabama or elsewhere can be extremely traumatic. You may have sustained injuries, whether you were the driver or a passenger. There may be damage to the vehicle you were in. Perhaps you witnessed other people getting...
An accurate diagnosis is one of the most important steps in modern medical care. Your physician can't treat you for a disease that they can't identify. Given that dozens of different medical issues could cause the same symptoms, patients are largely dependent on their...
For decades, people thought of talcum powder as a natural and totally safe product. Companies marketed talcum powder for use on babies, and many people not only applied it to their children to prevent diaper rash but also sprinkled it into their own undergarments for...