Seven-Car Crash on Route 21 in Passaic Injures Two Victims
Two victims sustained personal injuries after a seven-car crash took place in Passaic, New Jersey. Around 6pm, on Wednesday evening, the car accident occurred involving seven cars on Route 21. During the seven-car crash, a light pole was knocked down, and the highway was shut down. Merely a day before, a multi-vehicle accident occurred on…
Read MoreChain Reaction Collision at Union Parkway Toll Plaza Causes Fatality
A chain reaction collision took place near the Union, New Jersey toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway and caused a fatality. On Tuesday afternoon, around 2:30 pm, the fatal car accident occurred, which involved four vehicles and ended with one car crashing into the toll plaza and igniting. The driver of the car succumbed to her fatal…
Read MoreDrivers Not Following the “Move Over Law”
The flashing lights, flares, traffic cones, and signs used when police officers, ambulances, and tow truck drivers assist people on the side of a road are hard to miss. While many drivers slow down out of curiosity, New Jersey state law requires drivers to either slow down or change lanes when approaching these emergency vehicles.…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Vaping
The use of tobacco is the leading cause of preventable fatality because tobacco, especially using cigarettes, is one of the most widely abused substances in the world. Research tells us that most adult cigarette smokers want to quit, but nicotine, the main addictive chemical in cigarettes, is extremely addictive. When inhaled via cigarette smoke, nicotine…
Read MoreIncreasing Urgency of Benzodiazepine Epidemic
The opioid epidemic has become a full-blown public health crisis in the United States. The time and attention devoted to solving this crisis is important, but it is also distracting from other serious drug risks. The rate of overdoses from benzodiazepines has increased dramatically in recent years, and warnings from experts and advocacy groups are…
Read MoreRobotic Surgery
There is a new and exciting development on the horizon of medical care. Although robots have been assisting surgeons for years in smaller capacities, they may soon perform complete surgeries. At this time, robot-assisted surgery is used for minimally invasive procedures, such as those performed through tiny incisions, although it is also sometimes used in…
Read MoreBlack Box Provides Answers
The massive size and weight of the average commercial truck is enormous, as is the amount of damage it can do to other vehicles and their occupants when they are involved in a serious truck accident. If they were lucky enough to survive the crash, it is likely that the occupants of the passenger vehicle…
Read MoreChiropractor Malpractice
People often turn to chiropractors to diagnose, treat, and help prevent a variety of conditions and disorders that affect the back, neck, pelvis, and extremity joints. Someone might also visit a chiropractor to relieve back or neck pain after a car accident. There are numerous reasons people see chiropractors on a routine basis. These may…
Read MoreAutomated System to Prevent Medication Errors
The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association has published a new study by researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) where they designed and tested an automatic system to detect medication administration errors (MAEs). A medication administration error is a discrepancy between the medication the prescriber intended and what the patient receives.…
Read MoreLaundry Pod Makers Under Pressure
A new social media campaign among teenagers has reignited calls for action from manufacturers of liquid laundry pod detergents. The Tide Pod Challenge was unleashed on Facebook, Snapchat, and other social media forums as teenagers posted videos of themselves biting into and ingesting Tide laundry detergent encased in water solvent pods. What these videos did…
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