Unfortunately, motor vehicle accidents that cause injuries are all too frequent. When a pregnant woman is injured, there are two patients with medical needs involved. Both baby and mom are interdependent; what happens to one affects the other. Errors may make an...
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the large intestine (colon). The colon is the final part of the digestive tract.Colon cancer typically affects older adults, though it can happen at any age. It usually begins as small, noncanerous (benign)...
Do you feel tired, helpless, and hopeless?Have you lost interest in many of the activities and interests you previously enjoyed?Are you having trouble working, sleeping, eating, and functioning?Have you felt this way day after day?If you answered yes, you may be...
Men and women ages 75-80 right now have better muscle strength, walking speed, reaction speed, verbal fluency, reasoning and working memory than people of the same age 30 years ago, a new study finds."Performance-based measurements describe how older people manage in...
If you've been bitten by a dog, it's important to understand how Georgia dog bite laws can protect you. Owners of dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs-and their insurance companies-must pay dog bite victims for damages and injuries if they are found guilty of...
A few years ago I called a Las Vegas surgeon because I had hospital data showing which of his peers had high rates of surgical errors - things like removing a healthy kidney, accidentally puncturing a young girl's aorta during an appendectomy and mistakenly removing...
Hospitals on average charged more than 20 times their own costs in 2013 in their CT scan and anesthesiology departments, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University, suggesting that hospitals strategically use markups to maximize revenue. Read full...
When some of the firm's staff had children experiencing difficulty with virtual learning from home, offered some space within their firm to help. An elementary student, a middle schooler and a high schooler were all able to better access...
Mutations in two genes -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- are known to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer, but experts have long debated which women should be tested for them.New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may help clarify...
Georgia DOT is now installing four-section Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) signals across the state. The traffic signal includes a flashing yellow arrow that means drivers can turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (oncoming traffic still has the...
