October 26, 2018 Caviar Offers Free Insurance to Couriers Caviar, a well known online food delivery app, is now offering free accident insurance to couriers just months after one of its employees – a 34-year-old Philadelphia bicyclist – was killed while working. “Gig” workers, or individuals employed for a short period of time or who are independently contracted, are usually left in the lurch … Read More »
October 25, 2018 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is part of an annual campaign that promotes breast cancer awareness. There are more than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer every year in the United States, and more than 3.5 million survivors. Luckily with today’s early detection, screening, prevention, and treatment options, the disease can be … Read More »
October 24, 2018 Medical Malpractice: Wrongful Death Suits Sometimes a doctor or nurse makes a mistake so severe that it results in a patient’s death. When a family is mourning the unexpected loss of a loved one, it is normal for questions about what happened and why to come up. A recent medical malpractice suit is an example of just that: the family … Read More »
October 24, 2018 Every Nine Minutes Someone Dies from a Medical Misdiagnosis 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. … Read More »
October 22, 2018 Safe Halloween Driving 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 … Read More »
October 19, 2018 Electric Space Heater Recall 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 … Read More »
October 18, 2018 First Confirmed Vape Pen Death 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 … Read More »
October 9, 2018 Improving Truck Safety 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 … Read More »
October 2, 2018 High Hazard Workplaces The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently began employing “site-specific targeting” (SST) in certain workplaces across the country. SST works by directing OSHA’s resources to highly hazardous workplaces, where employees are more likely to experience illness, injury and/or death. To determine which workplaces are the most hazardous, OSHA compiled occupational illness and injury data … Read More »
