With Spring underway, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to remind drivers that there are risks involved with driving a 15-passenger van. These vehicles have been involved in some very catastrophic traffic crashes, one reason being that with so many passengers able to ride in these vans, the number…
With record-breaking temperatures yesterday, Massachusetts residents poured outside to enjoy the sunshine and summer temperatures. Walkers, runners, bicyclists, rollerbladers, picnickers, and beach-goers (including kids playing hooky from school) were seen in droves. Unfortunately, the day did not end as gloriously for all. According to news reports, on Wednesday evening around…
The convenience offered by keyless ignition systems can be outweighed by the safety risks they may pose. The keyless technology, which usually comes with an electronic fob that lets a driver unlock the vehicle and start it without having to insert an actual key in the ignition, has been blamed…
According to news reports, a serious bus crash today in Marshfield on Route 3A caused two individuals to be MedFlighted to trauma centers for help. A full sized school bus apparently crashed into a Ford station wagon that had run a stop sign at an intersection. The two seriously injured…
Police are investigating a deadly Barnstable County, Massachusetts traffic accident that claimed the life of 47-year-old Diane Cole. They believe that both Cole and the driver of the GMC pickup truck she had been riding in on Friday afternoon, 69-year-old Dennis Maskell, had been drinking. According to witnesses, on Friday…
Somehow, vacation accidents strike an even more painful chord in our hearts than other types of accidents. A vacation is a time to escape from the stresses of daily life and relax. For some, vacation means snow-covered mountains, skiing, and snowboarding. For many others, vacation means sunshine, pools, tropical cruises,…
Today, many patients seek information about a potential medical health professional via a Google search, which often reveals a hospital or doctors’ office profile and, occasionally, records of malpractice. In Massachusetts, this is not necessarily the case. An investigation by Northeastern University revealed that the state-often considered a leader in…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Consumer Safety Information Database has been in use for one year now. SaferProducts.gov allows people and entities to provide quick notification of injuries caused by consumer products. The database also lets other people check whether any complaints were filed over a particular item. Approximately 6,000…
According to new research from the Ecology Center and The Alliance for Healthy Tomorrow, there are certain inexpensive pieces of jewelry made for both children and adult that contain toxic chemicals underneath their surfaces. Some of the jewelry included in the study were bought from stores in Holyoke, Falmouth, Fall…
A jury has ruled against Virginia Tech in the wrongful death lawsuit seeking damages for two families who lost loved ones in the campus massacre that claimed the lives of 33 people. The April 16, 2007 tragedy has been called the most deadly mass shooting in our nation’s modern history.…