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Birth mortality rates have long been a staple indicator of public health for countries around the world, which is why it is so alarming that childbirth-related deaths are rising in the United States. In fact, the U.S. is the most dangerous country in the developed…
This time last year, I wrote about America’s speeding problem and called for an end to this dangerous behavior. Sadly, 2018 has proven itself to be one of the deadliest years for traffic fatalities in Nevada. Many of these fatalities were caused by speeding,…
A recent report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has provided the most exhaustive and in-depth look at the failures of governments worldwide to ensure the safety of medical devices. It presents the case that, “health authorities across the globe have failed to protect…
Los Angeles police have uncovered a large collection of homemade pornography inside the storage unit of disgraced ex-USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who has bee accused of molesting hundreds of students. The Los Angeles Times reports that within the “trove of pornography,” are pictures of nude wom
The link between talc and cancer has suddenly become easier to prove. A shocking new report by Reuters indicates that small amounts of asbestos, a known carcinogen, have been lurking in some of the company’s talc — the main ingredient of Johnson & Johnson’s popular baby…
Today, the nationwide shortage of drivers and new regulations regarding work hours are delaying freight shipments. and preventing truckers from arriving to their destinations in a timely manner. Self-driving trucks with autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is one proposed solution that may change the
Deer hunting season recently began in many states around the country, and with it, another onslaught of crossbow injuries resulting in claims against Barnett Outdoors, LLC. Although Barnett was forced to place “finger reminders” on their crossbows some years ago, many of these ‘reminders’ are…
DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN 800,000 HERNIA REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR? YET THERE HAVE BEEN 50,000+ LAWSUITS IN THE U.S. RELATED TO HERNIA MESH PROCEDURES AND THE NUMBER CONTINUES TO RISE. The most common adverse events following hernia repair with mesh…
According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), there are currently 51,000 vacant truck driver positions open in the U.S. This can be attributed to a number of factors, including the large number of older truckers retiring, millennials’ general lack of interest in trucking, and the…
This past Wednesday, local Houston law enforcement officials did something that was unprecedented. They obtained a search warrant and raided the headquarters of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston looking specifically for the secret archives. The police action in Texas was taken by the Montgomery Coun
Once again, Governor Jerry Brown has failed survivors of sexual abuse in California. As he did in 2013, Brown vetoed a bill that would have provided opportunities for sex abuse survivors in California to seek justice in the courts. The bill, written by Assemblywoman…
Facing a firestorm of public scrutiny and increased media attention, archdioceses and dioceses in California continue to under report the number of priests who’ve faced sexual abuse allegations in the past and present. Some bishops have argued that priests who don’t belong to their diocese…
