“League of Denial: The NFL’s concussion Crisis,” which aired this week, looked at the long-term effects of playing football on both physical and mental health as well as the NFL’s effort to downplay that information. It is an important documentary that sheds light on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) resulting from […]
In the 2013 the Florida legislature, was occupied by Republicans who maintained control over both the Senate and the House. Their Intentions were to take advantage of the opportunity by pushing through legislation in the very best interest of insurance companies and in the worst interest of consumers. By sheer […]
The prospects of needing surgery are stressful and, well scary. No one likes the idea of receiving an anesthetic, maybe a general anesthetic, and allowing someone, even the most skilled surgeon, cut into our body with a knife. It is very serious stuff and should be treated that way by […]
While the Ford Motor Company seems to be enjoying record stockholder interest the company has just announced it is recalling 33,000 of its 2013 C-Max model automobiles. According to a report in The Washington Post, the problem is that occupants may be subjected to more than an acceptable risk of traumatic head injury in a crash.
We are finding out the hard way just how little regulation is in place to assure the public that the parasailing industry in Florida is safe.
Fifty years ago today, a great American made a speech as famous as President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about a dream, a dream he hoped would rise out above the nightmare that was segregation, the violation of black America’s civil rights and the rampant bigotry in […]
Frivolous lawsuits; increased cost of “defensive medicine”; “runaway juries”; insurance availability and increased cost; and a general fear of lawsuits. What are the above? They are all reasons given by insurance companies, hospitals, doctors and conservative legislators for what is wrong with the civil justice system. They are reasons used […]
In the 4.5 seconds it takes to read a text while behind the wheel, you can cover the length of a football field. That’s what happened to a young father driving a van on his way to work. In that short period of time, he ran into an Amish family […]
Medical devices are big business in America. They are not quite as big a business in Europe and other countries, but manufacturers can still sell a $400 hip implant for several thousands of dollars. Joint replacements have increased significantly between 1997 and 2011. As we baby boomers continue to age […]
