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Some of the most powerful tools that medical professionals can use to diagnose and treat people who come to them for care are things like x-rays, CAT scans, and MRIs, which enable them to see the inside of their patients’ bodies. Unfortunately, the ability to look inside of a patient’s body does not, on its…

Deer are on the move in Tennessee right now. It is mating season, which means that deer are more active than usual as they look high and low for a suitable mate. It is also hunting season, so deer are running all over the place in an attempt to evade the hunters who are waiting…

The ability to remain awake and alert is a skill that is essential to the safety and success of professional truck drivers. Their work is physically and mentally demanding, and driving a truck can bring on fatigue much more quickly than you might expect. Between the stress of driving a very large truck for hours…

One type of injury which can happen during childbirth is a brachial plexus injury. The brachial plexus is a group of nerves which runs from the spine, through the neck, and into the arm and hand. Sometimes, if medical personnel who are working to deliver a baby pull too hard, in an attempt to aid…

Whenever you are cared for at a doctor’s office, hospital, or other health care facility, there are usually safeguards which are built into that environment which prevent the spread of infections and other communicable diseases. This makes sense, because these are places where people go for care when they are sick, so there are bound…

When the driver of an automobile hits someone who is riding a bicycle, the results are often tragic. After all, bicycle riders are not protected by a vehicle, and they may or may not be wearing a helmet. Both drivers and cyclists must use care in sharing the road with each other so that accidents…

If you are considering hiring an attorney in the near or not-so-near future, there is something important that you should know. While you are likely aware that legal malpractice occurs, you may not be aware that much of the time, when a legal malpractice action is pursued against an attorney, there are multiple plaintiffs. The…

The temperatures have not been quite as warm lately as they were during the summer, but most motorcycle riders have not put their bikes away for the season just yet. There are still plenty of beautiful fall days ahead, and many riders have plans to ride for as long as they can, until snow or…

One of the common causes of death among nursing home residents is injury caused by falling. Sometimes, when a nursing home resident falls, they suffer minor injuries like cuts and scrapes. Unfortunately, many nursing home residents are rather frail, and falling often results in serious injuries like broken bones and traumatic brain injury, which can…