Goldberg’s Death Prompts Treadmill Safety Reminder
The recent death of David Goldberg, the CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has raised concerns about the safety of exercise equipment such as treadmills. Goldberg…
Firefighter secures six figure sum following career-ending injury, 10th March 2015
An ex-firefighter who suffered a career-ending injury while working at Ilkley Fire Station in West Yorkshire has secured a substantial damages settlement.
New Panama Canal Tolls Approved
Included is a customer loyalty program for the container segment, a first for the Panama Canal Authority.
"Cold, getting warmer, hot": New app helps blind people find each other
Emma tests a new prototype app that lets blind people find other blind people. "We'd arranged to meet at a shopping mall but, as time went by, I began to…
How Do Non-citizens and Nonresidents Get Benefits?
Social Security pays retirement and disability benefits to tens of millions of Americans. But the program doesn’t just provide for benefits to U.S. citizens. Indeed, even as controversy rages over…
Fee hike implemented
Further to Ian's post last week, court fees have been increased from today - by over 600{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} in some cases. The Law Society have set out the arguments they are…
Studies Link Zofran to Birth Defects
In the past few years, several studies have identified a potential link between Zofran (ondansetron) and an increased risk of birth defects. Harvard and Boston University Review This 2012 epidemiological…
Los Alamitos Car Accident Proves Fatal
Brenda Coronel, 23, was fatally injured in a highway crash in Los Alamitos early morning on April 26, 2015. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the…
Can I file a lawsuit against my doctor for battery?
From time-to-time, this blog discusses surgical errors and how they can be extremely damaging to victims. While doctors and nurses are often responsible for leaving foreign objects inside of patients,…
Man could face life without arm due to workplace injury
While there is some degree of risk in almost all occupations, some hold more potential dangers than others. For example, those who deal with heavy machinery may have a higher…
HELP Leaders Create EHR Working Group
"The goal of this working group is to identify the five or six things we can do to help make the failed promise of electronic health records something that physicians…
MSHA Offering Dust Monitor Certification Courses
Beginning Feb. 1, 2016, mine operators must use Continuous Personal Dust Monitors to sample for respirable coal mine dust on working sections of underground coal mines. The courses are required…