Monthly Archives: April 2020
Chaos at Some Chain Pharmacies Is Injuring & Killing Some Patients
In late January, the New York Times published a frightening article describing understaffed and chaotic work places where pharmacists have described being unable to safely perform their jobs, placing the public at risk of dangerous medication errors, some of which have resulted in serious injuries and deaths, including here in Rhode Island. One pharmacist… Read More »
Pentagon Reveals That Service Members Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries Due to Missile Attack
According to a statement released by the Pentagon in January, almost 40 US service members with diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) after the Iranian missile attack on the Al Asad Base. Despite what President Donald Trump has dismissed as less serious than physical wounds (and referring to simply as “headaches”), traumatic brain injuries… Read More »
New Study Indicates That Children Are Especially at Risk of Dog Bites in The Eye Area
According to a new study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, children are twice as likely as adults to be bitten by a dog in the eye area, especially infants and children four years old or younger. However, when it comes to familiar dogs at home, children were more likely to… Read More »
IKEA Furniture Still Injuring & Killing Children
IKEA has been sued and settling cases related to furniture tip-over accidents that have injured and killed a number of children since at least 2005. Still, to date, children are still dying due to the company’s furniture defects, arguably because it took the company far too long to recall these furniture lines (at first,… Read More »