I’m not big on desktop toys, but I have a colleague who is. You know what I mean, Newton’s cradles, levitating globes and high-powered magnets. It is important to remember…
Well, it has been a horrible few weeks in college football. Yes, Tulane, my alma mater, has another losing season, but I wasn't really thinking about that. The situation at Penn State…
Just recently I posted an article about a study linking overuse of prescription painkillers to recovery complications from knee replacement surgery. Now comes more sobering news from the Centers…
Stents can be life savers. The following release posted to Eurekalert points to a possible problem with Boston Scientific’s new Ion stent: Some stents that keep blood vessels open to treat heart…
The recent chain-reaction crash involving a bus carrying N.C. A&T students took the lives of three family members, police have disclosed. The wreck took place on Friday, Nov. 11, on Interstate…
A new study published this week suggests that a link may exist between radon exposure and non-melanoma skin cancer. Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless and colorless radioactive gas found in…
Various studies released this year have brought alarming news about sports and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I wrote about some of these, Treatment for Brain Injuries In Young Up 60% -…
What portion of driving crash fatalities would you think are caused by drunken driving? One in 10? Surely more than that. One in five? That sounds possible. One in four? That’s a lot, but it…
On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. CST, Jon E. Lewis and Richard S. Jaffe will begin a Twitter chat called #TweetLaw – (See number 505). The goal of the chat is to allow attorneys and…
I’m passionate about safety and justice. You’d probably expect that from someone who chose to represent injured people for a career. But I’m also passionate about the arts and…
Drug dependence. It’s a serious risk for anyone suffering with pain. In my practice I’ve seen it happen time and time again to people who never imagined they could ever fall into the…
I see a lot of traumatic brain injuries (“TBI”) in my practice. Most are caused by workplace accidents and vehicle crashes. As one might expect, those brave men and women who serve in…
