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Checklists Can Reduce Fatal Medical Errors

Checklists can keep doctors from skipping steps and making careless and potentially fatal errors, such as operating on the wrong organ.

Some Vacation… Becoming Injured While Visiting Florida

It is important to understand both the risks for injury while visiting Florida and to obtain basic information on how you should react if injured before setting off on your vacation.

Distracted Driving: What You Don’t See

The public campaign to eliminate distracted driving has a powerful new ally: talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Her new “No Phone Zone” campaign aims to make us all safer.

Data to Help Make Informed Decisions About Nursing Homes in MA

When considering a nursing home in Massachusetts, you should know its Medicare quality of care rating, visit it for signs of poor standards and understand the signs of elder abuse.

Drunk Driver Receives Prison Sentence for Bicyclist Accident

Victims of drunk driving accidents have the right to file a civil claim against the responsible driver to recover for their losses, including their medical expenses and lost wages.

Lawmakers Optimistic Florida Will Pass Texting Ban in 2010

2010 may be the year that Florida passes a texting ban. Before that happens, issues have to be decided, including whether the ban will apply to all Florida drivers and enforcement of the ban.

Motorcycle and Bicycle Safety in Illinois

Motorcyclists need the skills to make the right split-second decisions to avoid crashes. Illinois offers a number of training courses where riders can gain these critical skills.

Illinois Supreme Court Throws Out Med Mal Damage Caps

For the third consecutive time, the Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out a law that capped the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.

Texting Bans Not Enough to Stop All Driver Distractions

Last year, Utah passed the toughest ban against texting while driving in the nation. But this ban may be ill-equipped to handle the next generation of driver distractions.

The Truth about Tort Reform in Illinois

The Illinois Supreme Court recently held, for the third time, that the cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits is unconstitutional.

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