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Efforts to Restrict Cell Phone Use and Curb Distracted Driving Vary Across the Country

Distracted driving, meaning operating a motor vehicle while simultaneously talking, sending a text message, or reading information on a handheld elect...

Pharmacy Errors

Medication Error Causes Child to Overdose on Methadone

A pharmacy error that mixed up two very different drugs with similar names sent a six year-old child to the hospital after he took the recommended dos...

Truck Accidents

Kansas Semi-Trailer Crash that Killed Five People Brings Scrutiny of Graduated Driver Licensing Laws

A semi trailer converted for use as a recreational vehicle crashed on a Kansas highway on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Five of the eighteen people on board ...

Auto Accidents

Distracted Driving Emerges as Nation’s Top Road Safety Priority

Given the proliferation of the smartphone, distracted driving is reaching epidemic levels and there is growing concern that the problem is only going ...

Auto Accidents

Kansas and Missouri Car Accidents Are the #1 Cause of Deadly Head Trauma Among Teens, Study Finds

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia conducted a study with the help of State Farm Insurance to examine the risks teenagers face from head tr...

Pharmacy Errors

Two Lawsuits Accuse Pharmacy of Dispensing Wrong Dosage of Seizure Medication

Two families have sued a pharmacy in Gig Harbor, Washington for multiple alleged medication errors involving incorrect doses of anti-seizure medicatio...

Auto Accidents

Federal Guidelines for Distracted Driving Prevention Target Automakers

For the first time, the United States Department of Transportation is targeting automakers and their responsibility in making automobiles safer to dri...

Pharmacy Errors

The Risks of Obtaining Medications from Online Pharmacies

As more and more commerce moves from brick-and-mortar businesses to online retailers, online pharmacies are appearing all over the internet. These ser...

Pharmacy Errors | Wrongful Death

Pharmacy Sued Over Fatal Drug Error

The family of an elderly Kentucky woman has filed suit against Walgreens pharmacy after an alleged mix-up of her prescription medication led to her de...

Auto Accidents

Rental Car Industry Comes Under Scrutiny of Auto Safety Regulators and Advocates

American rental car companies have about 1.6 million vehicles in their fleets, according to a recent report in USA TODAY. Hundreds of thousands of the...