If you are in a car accident, it is important to check yourself for injuries immediately. Broken bones, nerve damage and soft-tissue injuries typically have symptoms that are impossible to ignore, such as excruciating pain or loss of motion. Sometimes, though,...
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Is a broken collarbone anything to worry about?
On both sides of your sternum, you have a collarbone. Officially known as clavicles, these collarbones connect your ribcage to your shoulders. Because of where your car's seatbelt crosses your midsection, it is possible to break a collarbone during a motor vehicle...
How serious is a ruptured spleen?
Being able to walk away from a car accident may seem like a blessing. Still, you should realize that not all accident-related injuries are immediately debilitating. That is, despite feeling and acting mostly fine, it is possible to have a life-threatening injury. Your...
How breast density affects breast cancer misdiagnosis
Doctors recommend regular mammograms as a tool for the early detection of breast cancer. However, mammograms can be an ineffective means of diagnosing cancer in some women. How does breast density affect missed and misdiagnosis of breast cancer? What does breast...
Common results after a spinal cord injury
Whether you suffer a spinal cord injury on the job or on the road, the effects are serious. You may face emergency surgery, long-term recovery and a lifetime of new normals to get used to if you suffer paralysis as a result of the accident or medical malpractice...
What should parents know about cerebral palsy and birth injuries?
Things that happen during pregnancy and early infancy may have profound health effects on babies, potentially impacting them throughout their lives. This includes the development of conditions such as cerebral palsy. For parents, knowing the potential symptoms and...
3 driving habits that may result in a wrongful death crash
Did you know that traffic accidents, including those involving pedestrians and motorcyclists, kill millions of people a year? The World Health Organization notes that such crashes cause the death of children and young adults more than any other illness or accident,...
What are behavioral impacts of TBIs?
Traumatic brain injuries - or TBIs - tend to have lasting and far-reaching impacts on their victims. These impacts often manifest in ways a victim does not anticipate. They can also have a strong behavioral impact on victims in some cases, which is not what many...
What makes texting and driving such a high risk?
Drivers should do all they can to avoid dangerous driving habits, such as drinking while driving. Distracted driving also plays a major role in crashes, and this category of dangerous driving behavior contains one particular action which too many drivers still engage...
When misdiagnosis is medical negligence
Medical professionals must uphold a certain standard of care. Patients that seek medical treatment for moderate to severe symptoms should receive an accurate diagnosis as a result of their doctor’s comprehensive and careful efforts. Though misdiagnosed conditions are...
