Preventable Incidents: A Lot Can Happen in the Next 10 Minutes Ten minutes may seem like just a fraction of a typical day but during that same time in the...
Med Students Not Trained to Recognize, Report Critical Medical Errors The lack of a formal patient safety curriculum that promotes learning regarding adverse events and critical medical errors has...
What’s Behind the Biggest Spike in Fatality Accidents in 50 Years? An improving economy, the increased number of active bicyclists and pedestrians, more technology distractions, and behaviors like drunk driving...
Avoid These Antibiotics During Pregnancy Women should avoid certain antibiotics during pregnancy. The use of certain antibiotics such as Tetracycline, Sulfonamides, Streptomycin, and Trimethoprim...
How Long Commutes to Work Affect Trucker Fatigue Long commutes to work mean that truck drivers are confined to a small space, absorb whole body vibrations, sit...
Will the Deregulation of Child Care Result in More Injuries and Deaths? Trump’s proposal to roll back childcare regulation may put kids in danger, increasing the risk of serious injuries and...
Is Danger Looming Overhead? (Exploding Sunroofs) Sunroofs can explode for a number of reasons, and when they do they can create a dangerous distraction for...
FDA: Crackdown on Homeopathic Remedies Homeopathic remedies are often unproven, lack scientific research to back up the claims, and can expose patients to significant...
American Suburbia: Creating the Illusion of Safety Many neighborhoods are designed with meandering curves and cul-de-sacs intended to maximize the views and privacy of homeowners, but...
Why Black Mothers Are Dying After Birth Black women experience childbirth deaths at up to four times the rate of white women. The fatalities are the...