When you make the difficult decision to admit a loved to a nursing home, you do so with the assumption that he or she will receive excellent care from a dedicated staff of health care workers. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Family members of nursing home...
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Nursing home neglect soars amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Coronavirus outbreak was the all-consuming story of 2020, and nursing home residents were often at the center of it. Those Americans who were most susceptible to the disease were getting sick and dying at unprecedented rates. Before a vaccine was available, there...
Mistakes you need to avoid if you get into a car accident
Depending on the severity of the crash, getting into motor vehicle accidents can be life-changing for Alabama residents. You may be dealing with injuries that could affect you financially after the accident or the financial repercussions that car accidents can cause....
Flaky skin: Cancer or something else?
According to the CDC, skin cancer is the most common type of cancer that Americans in Alabama and across the country will see. It is this fact that sometimes makes people mistake their flaky skin for cancer. Fortunately, a cancer diagnosis is not always the case. How...
Factors in a motor vehicle accident
Almost every driver in Alabama will be involved in an accident at some point in their lives. Luckily, most of these accidents are nothing more than fender-benders. If one small sedan is rear-ending another at 10 mph when trying to come to a stop, it's unlikely that...
Speed reduction can reduce the number of accidents
The number of auto accident generally tend to go up in Alabama during certain times of the year, just as citations for speeding or driving under the influence. Both can contribute significantly to the increased numbers, but speeding may be the more dangerous behavior...
How visual cues help keep drivers safe near construction zones
If you see other cars in your vicinity slowing down, it might be a clue that you need to reduce your vehicle's speed as well. However, it can still be difficult to figure out how much slower you need to go to account for the changing road conditions. The use of...
Fatality trends involving large trucks
Many motorists in Alabama get nervous when they travel alongside commercial big rigs. Considering these large trucks can weigh roughly 20 to 30 times as much as a passenger vehicle, this is understandable. Most fatalities in crashes involving large trucks are from...
Suffering a TMJ injury in a car wreck
It's not uncommon for a car crash victim in Alabama to injure their temporomandibular joint. The TMJ refers to the joints that connect the jawbone to the rest of the skull. Injuring these can lead to serious difficulties talking, eating and yawning. How TMJ injuries...
NSC 2019 crash death estimates show positive downward trend
According to preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council, there were 38,800 car crash deaths in 2019. Perhaps you lost a loved one yourself because of a negligent driver in Alabama. The numbers are tragically high, but they do reflect a downward trend, and...