An agency funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other transportation entities published a list of actions this year that…
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In a dire medical emergency, patients may be given a breathing tube to help save their lives. However, mistakes made by medical…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that more than 4,700 people died in crashes involving large commercial trucks, such as tractor-trailers,…
Surgeon operating on the wrong part of a patient’s body. Administering the wrong medicine or giving the right medicine but in the…
An independent, nonprofit group dedicated to safer motor vehicle travel earlier this year relayed to Congress what it sees are major causes…
Before undergoing an operation that is deemed risky, a good idea is to find out first how often that hospital has performed…
The federal government recently released a preliminary estimate that the number of people killed in trucking accidents will rise by 3 percent…
Surgical site infections are at times the result of an avoidable mistake made by the surgeon or the surgery care team. There…
Every driver speeds now and then, right? It may generally be seen as harmless, acceptable and common bad driving behavior, but speeding…
A leading patient safety organization found that avoidable medical errors made in hospitals cause nearly 450 patient deaths each day in the…
What are truck underride guards and why does the trucking industry oppose them? Underride guards are metal bars fashioned together in a…
Who is responsible for the nation’s fatal opioid overdose epidemic? A new study points to marketing by pharmaceutical companies as a possible…
Fatal truck crashes in the United States are on the rise. If pending legislation that favors the trucking industry passes, the driving…
Contaminated hospital operating rooms, equipment or medical staff can lead to serious infections in surgical patients. Infections that patients suffer from surgical…
Driver fatigue is problem in this country. It is a major factor in fatal truck accidents in Missouri and elsewhere. So much…
The misreading of patient tests has been found to be a common medical error and one that often seriously harms the patient….
Missouri lawmakers are considering a move that could save a significant number of lives from fatal car accidents. Missouri is known for…
How often does a surgeon operate on the wrong part of a patient’s body, and how can such a serious medical error…
Is technology a solution to stopping the dangerous truck driving behaviors that cause fatal accidents? One possible hi-tech answer receiving media coverage…
Missouri dentists may be contributing to today’s fatal opioid overdose crisis, but they are also developing a possible solution. It’s clear there…
Between 2016 and 2017, the number of people killed in trucking accidents in this country spiked some 9 percent. Yet, safety does…
If your child has a medical emergency that requires hospital care, will the hospital’s emergency room be prepared to provide that needed…
While the overall number of people killed in U.S. motor vehicle accidents fell in 2017, the number of people who died in…
What is at the heart of an alarming increase in medical malpractice lawsuits against cardiologists? Per a study published this month in…
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