On Wednesday afternoon, a flatbed tractor-trailer collided with several passenger vehicles on I-95 South in Fairfield. The truck accident caused the tractor-trailer to spill its load of bricks and cement paving stones, creating major traffic delays. The driver of the truck and four other people were quickly hospitalized, but only sustained minor injuries. According to […]
Fatal Car Accidents Increase on Tax Day
Everyone stresses when tax season comes around, but April 15th is statistically far deadlier for some people. According to 30 years of car accident data collected by a University of Toronto professor, April 15th – or whatever weekday that income tax returns are due each year – is more dangerous for drivers than the exactly […]
Did St. Jude Medical Conceal Defective Lead Problems?
Defective leads transform the potentially lifesaving implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) into a lethally defective product. When leads, the wires that carry electricity from the ICD to the heart, are defective, the result may be unnecessary shocks, additional surgery, even premature death. To protect patients with defective leads, it is crucial that information about the defect is […]
New Hampshire Senate Passes “Early Offer” Program for Medical Malpractice Victims
On March 28th, 2012, the New Hampshire Senate passed a bill titled “SB 406”, which is designed to establish an early offer program for patients who have been injured by medical malpractice. This bill’s status is currently pending in the House. Under SB 406, patients would not have to wait years for a suit to […]
Pradaxa Use Restricted in Europe
Pradaxa was originally met with high praise. Shortly after its approval, three major cardiovascular health organizations added it to their care guidelines simultaneously. Many convenience benefits made Pradaxa, the first blood-thinning drug approved since 1954, a clear winner over the effective but troublesome warfarin, which, incidentally, is also used as a rat poison. Unfortunately, the […]
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