According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more occupational injuries occur during the summer than in any other season. MedExpress, which operates more than 300 urgent care centers across 27 states, also reports treating a higher-than-average number of patients with work-related injuries during the summer months. However, many summer work injuries are entirely preventable. Exercising[…]

Although things may be looking a bit different this summer, there are still plenty of people on the nation’s roadways or with plans to travel. The roads can be particularly deadly during hotter months. Just two years ago, more than 9,000 individuals were fatally injured in motor vehicle accidents that occurred between June and August.[…]

According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the number of pedestrians killed in the United States has been increasing steadily for over a decade. Experts expect this trend to continue, particularly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted the closure of gyms and other indoor recreational facilities. As more people turn to walking[…]

In an effort to curb COVID-19 from continuing to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are once again urging Americans to wear protective facemasks and coverings. According to Robert Redfield, the CDC’s director, cloth face coverings are one of the most effective tools we have to keep viral transmission rates low. Data[…]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been seeing a surge in contaminated hand sanitizers. Most of the contaminated units claim to contain ethanol (or ethyl alcohol), but they have tested positive for methanol, or wood alcohol. Methanol is a toxic substance that can cause serious and deadly complications when  absorbed through the skin. Why[…]