Increasing 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…
Read MoreDashcams Highlight Dangers to Pedestrians
A delivery driver concerned about pedestrian safety took it upon himself to attach a dash cam to his vehicle to highlight the dangers pedestrians face in the New Jersey communities within Ocean County. The results of his experiment were shocking. The incidents he captured on tape occurred all over the county, mostly in the evening…
Read MoreWindow Blind Cord Fatalities
A new study published in Pediatrics medical journal has found that fatalities and injuries caused by window blinds have not tapered off, despite warnings. Over the past few decades, many authorities have voiced safety concerns about window blinds causing strangulation injuries to children. The industry standard has placed warning stickers on blinds. Yet, despite these…
Read MoreHigh Ambulance Response Times in New Jersey
Recently, the state of New Jersey released its first-ever public report on ambulance response times. The results were less than stellar as none of the counties reported an average response time under 10 minutes, and some had average response times over 20 minutes. While this does not necessarily indicate a lack of access to care…
Read MoreDodge Demon is a Danger to Drivers
Car enthusiasts and those with a penchant for speed have eagerly awaited the unveiling of Fiat-Chrysler’s Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, a car so powerful and fast that some are calling for it to be banned as an on-road vehicle. According to an editorial published in Automotive News, the Demon’s powerful 6.2-liter Hemi V-8 engine puts…
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