The first two Fleming County Kentucky traffic fatalities of 2013 reportedly occurred on Friday afternoon, January 4, 2013. According to accident reports, the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Highway 57 about a half mile outside of Mt. Carmel. The Kentucky State Police report that…
Kentucky emergency rooms are busy places. It can be difficult for doctors and nurses to accurately confirm all of the medications, and doses of medications, taken by every patient that walks through the door. However, it is important for doctors and nurses to have this…
A tragic Kentucky car accident took the life of a young woman and seriously injured another woman last month. The accident occurred on Thursday December 6, 2012 shortly before 5am, at the intersection of Greenbelt Highway and Riverport Drive in Pleasure Ridge Park. According to…
More than 14% of patients who go to the hospital for a colorectal procedure suffer a surgical site infection after surgery. Surgical site infections can be dangerous and life threatening, but there may be effective ways to reduce the risk, according to the results of…
Two vehicles collided in Webster County Kentucky earlier this month, resulting in one driver losing his life. The accident occurred on U.S. 41-Alternate near Providence Kentucky on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at approximately 1:40 a.m. According to the Kentucky State Police, 20-year-old Nicholas Marvel of…
A study that was recently presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) suggests that radiologists may have an important role to play in identifying suspected elder abuse. The study found that radiologists may have begun to identify a pattern…