The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) aims to combat unsafe driving behaviors by educating drivers and enforcing safety regulations. In early January, CVSA announced the results of a “Safe Driver Inspection Blitz,” wherein officers engaged in a major, widespread crackdown on commercial vehicle safety. As part of the sweep, 19,480 vehicles were pulled over and[…]

We know that many of our clients suffer from heart conditions; therefore, we thought it worth sharing this study. Of course, if you have any medical questions or concerns, it is important to consult directly with a healthcare professional. At the beginning of February, the American Heart Association (AHA) released its first, scientific report on[…]

The US Senate released the details of an investigation relating to medical scopes that are manufactured by Olympus Corp., a national frontrunner when it comes to the production and sales of duodenoscopes. Olympus Corp. has voluntarily recalled 4,400 of its medical scopes due to a large number of infections and deaths that have highlighted the[…]

A group of scientists based out of Sydney, Australia recently published a study on how to prevent back pain. Not only was the George Institute for Global Health involved in the study, but there were other institutions that participated as well. The team looked at the cases of more than 30,000 who had suffered from[…]

Not only did the number of fatal car accidents go up but the number of miles that people drove climbed 3.5% as well. The National Safety Council reported that people were probably traveling more due to positive economic changes and fewer people being unemployed. The council also reported that gas prices had gone down an[…]