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Crib recall

July 6, 2009 The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on 400,000 drop side cribs after an 8-month-old child became trapped in the crib and suffocated, according to the Associated Press. Read More

Insurance Schemes

June 30, 2009 According to The New York Times, congressional investigators discovered that at least three major insurance companies used a practice known as “rescission” to cancel (rescind) nearly 20,000 individual policies and avoid paying more than $300 million in medical claims. Read More

Unreported test results

June 24, 2009 The New York Times reports that researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College studied the office procedures of primary care physicians and discovered more than 7% of test results with noteworthy findings were never reported to patients. Read More

Anti-Smoking Bill Signed Into Law

June 24, 2009 President Obama signed an anti-smoking bill, giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products and bans companies from targeting youths with tobacco advertisements, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read More

Limiting legal rights

June 23, 2009 According to Les Wisbrod, president of the American Association for Justice, changing the legal system will limit patients legal rights and make it harder for them to pursue recourse if injured by medical negligence. Read More

When lightning strikes

June 23, 2009 The National Weather Service estimates lightning causes an average of 80 deaths a year. To avoid being struck by lightning, the safest place to be during a thunderstorm is in a building or car. Read More

Playground Safety

June 19, 2009 Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 children visit the emergency room for playground-related injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This summer when your children are outside playing, there are several steps you can take to ensure their safety, such as: Check all playground equipment. Make … Read more