January 17, 2012 – Adair County, Ky. – A person was killed and 2 were injured in a head-on car accident during the afternoon on Friday, January 13. WDRB reports that the accident occurred on Kentucky 80, roughly 8 miles from Columbia. Police said that…
January 16, 2012 – Louisville, Ky. – A person died as the result of a fiery accident early in the morning on Sunday, January 15. WHAS11 reports that the accident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. in the 4000 block of Preston Highway. According to police,…
January 9, 2012 – LaRue County, Ky. – An elementary school principal was killed in a single-vehicle car accident early Saturday, January 7. WHAS11 indicates that the accident happened at about 5 a.m. on State Route 84, a mile west of Hodgenville. Kentucky State Police…
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), upgrading to an electronic prescribing system can lead to prescription errors. Some healthcare providers have updated their healthcare record systems which includes e-prescribing. While e-prescribing can help prevent some common errors, such as illegible handwriting,…
According to a report from the Injury Board, the heart rhythm drug, Multaq, has been issued a safety warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Multaq (dronedarone) was approved in 2009 for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Both of these…
According to a report from the New York Times, nearly 1 in 4 surgeons are in the midst of medical malpractice litigation. The Journal of the American College of Surgeons recently surveyed more than 7,000 surgeons in which they learned that almost 1 in 4…