An accident near Eagle Mountain Lake around 9:30 last night killed one and sent two others to the hospital by helicopter. Tarrant County authorities are investigating the accident determine whether speed played a role in the fatal crash. The pickup truck driver apparently lost...
From 2004 through 2006, 270,491 deaths occurred among U.S. Medicare patients who experienced one or more patient safety incidents while under medical care. The annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study found that 238,337 of those deaths were potentially preventable. The overall number of...
While awareness of drug-related medical mistakes in children grew as a result of the major story involving actor Dennis Quaid - whose newborn twins were administered potentially lethal doses of heparin - a new study presents frightening results regarding the number of such mistakes....
We all know how unsafe it is to ride in a car without wearing a seat belt. We all know how unsafe it is to open a car door while the car is in transit; We all know how dangerous it can be to ride in...
A semi truck crashed into a moving train at a rail crossing in Dallas Saturday night (March 29). Family members following the truck claim the breaks on the truck failed as it approached the crossing at Vilbig Street, south of the Trinity River and north...
While many women question the safety of wearing a seat belt, a University of Michigan study released today found that pregnant women who wear a seat belt greatly reduce the chance that their unborn babies will be seriously injured or killed in a motor vehicle...
Though few details were available at the time of this post, the driver of a Toyota Camry was killed this morning when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a light pole at Interstate 635 and southbound Texas 121. Traffic built up as police...
In a disturbing story out of El Paso, at least 15 military service members or their families were allegedly infected with hepatitis by an ex- William Beaumont Army Medical Center nurse who is suspected of having stolen their painkillers during surgery back in 2004. While...
A landmark discovery in the field of cerebral palsy research and treatment was made at the Darby Children's Research Institute in South Carolina recently. Childhood disease expert Dr. Inderjot Singh discovered that a medicine commonly used to treat acetaminophen poisoning also appears to protect...
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