It certainly took them long enough but TASER International, manufacturer of the dangerous and sometimes deadly stun guns so popular with police and some private citizens, is now telling police to…
Bishop John C. Wester of the Salt Lake catholic diocese has ordered a change in the liturgy in the face of the spread of the swine flu. In a letter Thursday to parishes, schools and other Catholic…
So-called caps on non-economic damages have been making a lot of news these days as part of the health care reform debate. The idea is to limit non-economic damages–or damages for pain and…
Medical care providers are people and people make mistakes – that’s it, plain and simple, and the facts can’t be disputed. An editorial which appeared this week in the Salt Lake Tribune offers the…
Drownings occur way too often in Utah. According to statistics reported today in the Salt Lake Tribune, drowning victims are most often teenage boys and toddlers. The Utah facts reported are: …
A new school year is just around the corner for an estimated 55 million students and the Centers for Disease Control wants students, parents, teachers and school administrators to be ready for…
Just a few minutes ago, I received an email from Patrick Donohue at the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. Attached was this letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics describing their support for the…
Today, we will wrap up our look at the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan. Yesterday, we concluded our 3rd article by discussing how the Plan and the regional centers will address the…
According to a report today on NPR, Des Moines transit buses have hit seven pedestrians in the last two years while making left turns. Seven. That seems like a lot. And the most recent accident…
Yesterday, we finished our discussion of the early stages of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan [PABI Plan]. I promised the readers I would focus on the concepts of mild traumatic…
This story just drags on and it never seems to get better for the victims. According to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune, the state Executive Water Task Force will move forward on a review of canal…
When I was elected to the Board of Directors to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan, I promised my InjuryBoard readers that I would provide them with regular updates from the front lines of…
