As winter approaches, so do hazardous road conditions that lead to car accidents and result in serious injuries or death. According to data from the Department of Transportation (DOT), over 192,000 individuals sustain nonfatal injuries and 2,200 others are killed in wintertime auto accidents annually. With nearly 70% of the U.S. population living in areas[…]

No one wants to sit out during the holiday season and miss family time because of medical complications from injuries, illnesses or disabilities. However, certain dangerous situations are more likely to occur in workplaces throughout the holiday season, like fires, falls and complications from inclement weather. Luckily, there are many precautions that individuals can take[…]

Following the report of yet another child fatality, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has launched a fast track recall including 17.3 million units of IKEA dressers and chests. This is not the first time that IKEA products have been recalled due to serious consumer hazards. In a recent lawsuit, family members of the 2-year-old[…]

Plastic surgery is a growing field with more and more people enlisting doctors to help them achieve a certain look. While these procedures are elective and often do not address a medical issue, it is important to remember that they carry the same risk of complication as any other surgery. If not performed by trained[…]

Approximately 2.3 million individuals work on scaffolds every year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) –but 4,500 of them are injured and another 60 die largely because of employer safety failures. The administration reports that the cause of these accidents is often the support or planking giving way, or that a worker[…]