According to new data, every nine minutes someone in a hospital in the United States dies because a doctor misdiagnoses them or because the diagnosis was delayed. In response to this threat against public health, more than 40 healthcare and patient advocacy organizations have joined together to create the Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, or CID.[…]

Halloween is one of the top three days for pedestrian accidents and fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is important for drivers to be especially alert during the holiday when children are out trick-or-treating, usually between the hours between 4 and 8 p.m., as this is when most pedestrian accidents[…]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is calling for a recall of 350,000 defective electric space heaters due to a deadly defect that causes the electric space heater to overheat and catch fire. After news that a 90-year-old man lost his life in a 2017 house fire resulting from one of the defective Vornado Air[…]

A vape pen has been confirmed as the cause of death in a recent and tragic accident where a 38-year-old man was fatally injured when the product he was using exploded. Not only did it inflict fatal wounds, but it also initiated a house fire. This is not the first time vape pens have been[…]

It is never a minor incident when a passenger vehicle collides with a commercial truck or tractor-trailer. The immense size and weight of a tractor-trailer is likely to cause serious or fatal injuries to those in passenger cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported over 4,000 fatalities from truck[…]