Just recently I posted an article about a study linking overuse of prescription painkillers to recovery complications from knee replacement surgery. Now comes more sobering news from the Centers…
Stents can be life savers. The following release posted to Eurekalert points to a possible problem with Boston Scientific’s new Ion stent: Some stents that keep blood vessels open to treat heart…
The recent chain-reaction crash involving a bus carrying N.C. A&T students took the lives of three family members, police have disclosed. The wreck took place on Friday, Nov. 11, on Interstate…
A new study published this week suggests that a link may exist between radon exposure and non-melanoma skin cancer. Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless and colorless radioactive gas found in…
Various studies released this year have brought alarming news about sports and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I wrote about some of these, Treatment for Brain Injuries In Young Up 60% -…
What portion of driving crash fatalities would you think are caused by drunken driving? One in 10? Surely more than that. One in five? That sounds possible. One in four? That’s a lot, but it…
I’m passionate about safety and justice. You’d probably expect that from someone who chose to represent injured people for a career. But I’m also passionate about the arts and…
Drug dependence. It’s a serious risk for anyone suffering with pain. In my practice I’ve seen it happen time and time again to people who never imagined they could ever fall into the…
I see a lot of traumatic brain injuries (“TBI”) in my practice. Most are caused by workplace accidents and vehicle crashes. As one might expect, those brave men and women who serve in…
Much has been made recently about the dangers of distracted driving and particularly texting when driving. Now a new study from the Texas Transportation Institute reveals how the texting…
I recently wrote about the dangers of deer on the highway. Last year, my friend Carson Leach wrote about being hit by a deer while he was bicycling. So when I came across a video of a mountain…
After excessively violent events, shoot ’em up games regularly come under scrutiny. In Norway, several first-person shooter games actually disappeared from the market for a while after the…