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Honda, Acura, and Isuzu will be contacting owners of over 1.5 million cars due to defective Takata airbags. This defect could cause serious or fatal injuries. Defects could cause airbags to deploy without enough force to provide protection or could spray sharp metal fragments at car occupants, according to Consumer Reports. The recall will involve...

If you ask the average driver how he or she feels in the presence of a large tractor-trailer truck, the answer may be "nervous." This is for good reason — semi-truck accidents happen unpredictably and one crash can injure or kill multiple people. FleetOwner cites the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) 2007 Large Truck...

We frequently hear about new safety features being introduced into the automotive market. Car buyers are generally attracted to new and improved vehicle technology for the convenience and comfort it provides. There are several key automated safety features coming standard on new cars. They're known as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). While there is no...

Whether you're attending a holiday celebration, traveling to visit loved ones, or embarking on your holiday shopping, be careful out there this holiday season. Individually, the major fall and winter holidays may not top the Fourth of July when it comes to the average rate of drunk driving fatalities, but they are still significantly high....

Several health organizations have been scrutinizing the link between breast implants and the development of a condition called Breast-Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). This condition is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — a type of cancer that starts in the lymphatic system and produces excessive lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). BIA-ALCL is...

According to a new review of 337,000 patient cases, disability or death were the result of about 12 percent of the most common preventable medical errors, and topping the list of the most preventable medical errors were those related to medication. Overall, one in 20 patients suffered harm as a result of the most common...

People who suffer from type 1 diabetes face a lifetime of managing blood sugar levels due to loss of insulin. This disease is incurable and the onset can begin during childhood. While some researchers point to genetics, the cause of type 1 diabetes remains unknown. According to a study published in the July 2019 issue...

Surgeries on the “wrong side” of a patient’s body – also known as “wrong site surgeries” or “never events” – may be more common than you think. In the United States, from 1990-2010: “Never events” were the subject of 9,744 malpractice settlements. Payments totaled $1.3 billion. About 6 percent of patients died. 32.9 percent suffered...

When being treated at a hospital for an injury, illness, or health condition, the last thing any patient or visitor wants to deal with is further complications. Unfortunately, it does happen, sometimes due to the poor practices of hospital staff or cleanliness of a facility. And sometimes the consequences are fatal. These risks should not...

An $8 million program featuring a special soap is being aimed at combatting a “nightmare” bacteria found in hospitals and nursing homes. The goal of the mission, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is to stop antibiotic-resistant superbugs that kill thousands yearly, according to National Public Radio. The program involves...