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Perhaps you own a pickup, van or SUV. Although any kind of vehicle can flip given the right circumstances, taller, narrower vehicles are more susceptible to rollovers. A television news anchor found out just how frightening a rollover can be when he and his family were heading home from a vacation in snowy Montana. Early in 2019, the host of…

When a doctor misses a breast cancer diagnosis, it can prove fatal. Early detection and treatment, as with other types of cancer, is the key. Missing cancer in the early stages massively complicates the process and delays that treatment. Unfortunately, it happens more often than you may expect, and with a variety of different tests. For instance, one study looked…

Nursing is one of the most critical jobs. It is a career spent helping others through their worst days. Specific hazards exist for those who choose the nursing route, and some of those hazards are physically damaging. Incidents of injuries in the nursing field continue to rise, even with changes and recommendations for prevention. Some injuries happen more than others. What can…

Posting an image on social media for a laugh is fine — as long as you aren’t dehumanizing and degrading someone else in the process. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened to a number of nursing home residents. For every incident that’s been reported, experts fear that there could be more that are yet to be uncovered. In 2015, the investigative…

While any kind of work injury could be catastrophic, injuries that involve lost or amputated extremities or limbs are some of the most severe. Workers can lose a limb or extremity through a number of situations. Machinery could malfunction, resulting in a cutting or crushing injury that completely disables the affected body part. Accidents in vehicles while on the job…

Whether you are a new or lifetime motorcyclist, it is always worthwhile to assess your riding ability and the steps you take to be safe. There are long-standing beliefs about motorcycles that many people adhere to that are either misleading or outright false. Myths about motorcycles can have deadly consequences. Holding wrong assumptions about your bike and how you should ride can…

It is only second nature to want to share significant life events on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Social media is how people stay in touch with friends and family. If you were in a serious car accident, one of the first things you may want to do is tell everyone about it over the internet. However, you and other Ohio…

A Columbus hospital and its surrounding community have been torn apart by revelations that a doctor gave lethal doses of pain medication to 27 patients as they lay incapacitated in their hosptial beds. Even worse, a number of other medical professionals have been implicated in the investigation. The revelations came to light after a concerned employee made a report, prompting…