1. Be honest and open with your medical professional Doctors, physical therapists and other healthcare providers are available to help cure and treat your injuries. Tell your medical professional about all pain and discomfort that you have felt since your accident. Pain and suffering is one of the main elements of damages in any personal [...]
Studies conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS) say the lifetime probability of an American developing cancer is 44 percent for men and 38 percent for women. Statistics like these can be frightening, but they also emphasize the importance of getting the recommended cancer screenings. Of course, one must remain aware of the possibility for [...]
Diagnostic errors happen when a doctor comes to an incorrect conclusion about their patient’s ailment. Doctors at Johns Hopkins have stated that diagnostic errors are responsible for 40,000 to 80,000 hospital deaths per year. Here are some helpful tips that you as a patient can follow to minimize the chance of an error. Don’t wait [...]
With over 750 million passengers, one of the most common modes of highway transportation in the U.S. is buses and motor coaches. As safe as they can be, each type of motor coach presents a different danger. Intercity Motor Coach Buses Intercity coach buses, for instance Mega Bus, Bolt Bus and Greyhound (Greyhound owns Bolt [...]
Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents and has become a recent epidemic due to the rising popularity of cell phones. According to a study from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, cell phones were deemed to be the number one driver distraction and the risk of a crash / near crash [...]
