March 18, 2021 Car Accidents: Leading Cause of Death for Teens Car crashes are the number one leading cause of teen deaths. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly 2,500 teens between the ages of 13 and 19-years-old died in motor vehicle crashes, and another 285,000 sustained serious injuries requiring emergency medical treatment. With numbers this high (approximately seven adolescents … Read More »
March 16, 2021 CDC Recommendations for Vaccinated Individuals According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), providers have administered more than 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the last three months. On average, 2.2 million Americans are receiving vaccines daily. Although individuals who have been fully vaccinated still need to take certain precautions, the CDC says that … Read More »
March 12, 2021 Hit-and-Run Accidents: a Deadly Trend in Philadelphia According to police, there were more hit-and-run accidents in Philadelphia last year than there were in the previous decade. This deadly trend is not the only thing local residents need to worry about: an Action News Investigation also uncovered information showing that police investigate less than 5% of all cases, leaving injured victims and grieving … Read More »
March 11, 2021 Will My Car Insurance Provide Enough Coverage After an Accident? As expensive as car insurance may seem, it does not always provide enough coverage for drivers who get into a car accident, even if the crash is not their fault. Motorists should carefully review their insurance policies to see if their coverage is adequate. Anyone who suffers a serious injury in a motor vehicle crash … Read More »
March 5, 2021 What Hazards Do Workers Face on Loading Docks? Thousands of workers are seriously hurt each year in loading dock accidents. Workers face many hazards on loading docks, including congested workspaces, unwieldy loads, large trucks on the move, noisy environments that impede communication, adverse weather conditions, and working four feet above ground level at a rapid pace. Although safety guidelines exist to help workers … Read More »
March 4, 2021 Breast Cancer Rates Rising for Young Women From 1987 to 2010, breast cancer rates were on the decline for women under 40-years-old. Although these rates have continued to decline for women between 40 and 79-years-old, a new study published in the medical journal Radiology reports that over the last 11 years, there has been a marked increase in breast cancer cases among … Read More »
March 3, 2021 Cybex Agrees to Pay $7.95 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Report In a recent press release, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Cybex International, Inc. has agreed to pay a $7.95 million civil penalty for the failure to report that two of its exercise machines were defective and created serious injury risks for users. Federal guidelines require manufacturers to immediately report any product defects … Read More »
February 26, 2021 Consumer Alert: Two Ford Recalls Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company issued two separate nationwide recalls. The first is a safety compliance recall that involves approximately 80,000 2020-2021 Ford F-Series and Super Duty vehicles. The manufacturer is recalling these vehicles for the failure to comply with certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The second recall, which is a general … Read More »
February 26, 2021 How Dangerous is a Delayed Medical Diagnosis? Medical diagnostic errors affect more than 12 million people in the United States each year, and about one-fourth of those patients suffer serious harm, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These errors contribute to about 10 percent of patient deaths annually. Incorrect and delayed medical diagnoses are the … Read More »
