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Tips for dealing with anxiety about driving after a crash
If you were involved in a car accident, particularly if you or a loved one suffered injuries, you may be anxious about getting behind the wheel again. Even if the accident wasn't your fault, you may be fearful of driving.If you are, you're not alone. Mental health...
You can lessen the chances of being hit by a wrong-way driver
It's every driver's worst nightmare: encountering a vehicle driving the wrong way towards you. Fortunately, wrong-way crashes aren't very common. They account for only about 3% of all accidents. However, they are more likely to be fatal than any other type of crash....
When can homeowners be held liable for Halloween injuries?
For some people, Halloween is a chance to go all out with decorations, costumes and scary pranks. When they get a little too caught up in making their home a Halloween adventure for trick-or-treaters, serious injuries can occur. Homeowners can also be held liable for...
What do patients experience during ‘anesthetic awareness?’
One of the many fears that patients have before surgery is that the anesthesia might wear off too soon, and they'll wake up during the procedure. The phenomenon of "anesthetic awareness" is relatively rare (although exact numbers vary widely depending on which study...
Things to watch for at the scene of a car crash
For many people, their immediate reaction after a motor vehicle collision is to inspect themselves and their passengers for obvious signs of injury. While this is typically an intelligent approach to take, assessing yourself for wounds or signs of trauma is not the...
Why not having a name at birth can be dangerous in a hospital
Babies who are twins, triplets and quadruplets sometimes have to spend time in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) because they are underweight or have other health issues. If they're born prematurely, their parents may not have chosen names for them...
Lawsuit for fatal Mississippi charter bus crash moves forward
When people take a charter bus, whether on an extended tour or a day trip, they're placing their lives in the hands of a bus company and driver they may know little or nothing about. Unfortunately, one of those trips ended in tragedy last November here in Mississippi....
How to merge safely when getting on a busy road
For people who don't regularly drive on highways and interstates, merging onto these busy roads can be one of the most frightening aspects of driving on them. One of the most common errors that drivers make is to not get fully up to the speed of the traffic on the...
Dying Green Beret fights for changes to law
One Army sergeant who was wounded while serving in Iraq is using what are likely his final months of life to fight for the right of active duty service members to sue the government for medical malpractice. They are currently prohibited from suing for malpractice or...
What does ‘informed consent’ entail?
Most of us don't have medical training, so we rely on our doctors to give us clear, complete, honest information about any condition we have. We also rely on them to explain all treatment options. We typically ask our doctors (or they just tell us) what treatment they...