A 16-year-old Georgia high school football player died on September 30, two days after collapsing on the sidelines during a game at Pike County High School in Zebulon. Although there were no immediate signs or cause of his collapse, a recently released coroner's...
Also called an epidural abscess, a spinal cord abscess is a potentially fatal infection located on or against the spinal cord. These infections, although rare, can be easily missed by some physicians, leading to catastrophic and lifelong effects on the patient. What...
The news is full of tragic stories about tractor-trailer accidents with smaller cars. Rear-end collisions, especially, are often fatal for the drivers and passengers of these vehicles – even though they're among the most preventable with the right technology. Yet, as...
We're all familiar with baby and infant walkers – those wheeled contraptions that let babies roll around using their legs before they're able to walk. If you're reading this, you probably used one yourself when you were little, or maybe one of your kids did....
The new school year is in full swing and so is sports season. As every new season kicks off new concerns arise about kids and concussions. There is still so little known about how concussions can affect the brain long term, but we are learning more every day. And, to...
Travis Barker, drummer for famed rock band Blink-182, is having a terrible year. Back in June, Barker was admitted to the hospital for blood clots in his arms, forcing the postponement of the band's planned residency in Las Vegas. After being diagnosed and treated, he...
On September 20, Nissan North America issued a recall for over 215,000 models over concerns that the anti-lock brake may leak fluid onto an internal circuit board, increasing the risk of a fire. The recalled models range from 2015 to 2018. The recall covers the:...
