A loved one’s death under any circumstance is bound to leave you understandably devastated and heartbroken. Yet, if your loved one’s death was preventable, it is heartbreaking and devastating in a particular way. If your loved one’s recent death is linked to someone...
There are certain things that people know could be toxic. For example, cigarettes, older houses that have asbestos in them and countless consumer products may all present health risks because of the materials used for their production or the gases they produce as they...
Have all the news reports about the dangers of gas stoves got you worried? Even though the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) isn’t interested in ending the use of gas stoves, the same may not hold true in your own community – and that might not be a bad...
Amputation or the loss of an extremity or limb will have a profound impact on your daily life. It can take quite some time for someone to physically recover from the initial trauma or surgery. Readjusting to daily life will also be a challenge. From assistive...
Life may have been everything you envisioned, from a lovely family and a successful career to a vibrant social life, only for a car accident to everything. Serious injuries could mean the end of your once promising career and make it impossible to interact with...
As you might imagine, motor vehicle accidents are a top cause of severe injury and death. Due to their size and weight, collisions with large commercial trucks often lead to catastrophic harm like brain or spine damage, disfigurement and permanent disability. You...
When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted a study involving highway deaths, it produced some statistically interesting results. Overall, there has been a sharp decline in vehicle crash fatalities since 1980. But bucking that trend is the uptick...
Many people don’t realize just how strenuous trucking can be. While most media depicts trucking as this relaxing job, full of scenic trips and long hours of doing nothing more than sitting and watching the road, it’s often far from true and, for many truckers, it’s a...
Cyclists don't typically carry insurance. After all, even the most dramatic bicycle crash would only result in minimal property damage. Although personal injury could be possible when a cyclist crashes into a pedestrian, such collisions are rare enough that the state...
As you check yourself for injuries after a car crash, you may feel a wave of relief as you realize you can still move your legs and that nothing seems obviously broken. When the police officer comes to take your report a bit later, you happily inform them that you...