If something goes wrong during a medical surgery, you expect that your medical team will identify the problem and take immediate steps to correct it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Various types of abdominal surgeries—including those for hysterectomy, hernia repair, colonoscopy, prolapse repair, and gallbladder surgery—carry a risk that the surgeon will mistakenly nick or…
On Wednesday, August 21st, James City County Police were called to the scene of a two-car collision that left one person dead and three more injured. Reports show that officers were dispatched to the intersection of Fieldstone Parkway and Old Stage Road at about 8:20 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered a Ford F-250 pickup…
In a recent report published in Cureus, researchers from Miller Scientific—a boutique research organization—identified over 287,000 adverse events associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). These drugs, such as Ozempic, Rybelsus, Byetta, and Victoza, are prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. The events included death, life-threatening events, prolonged hospitalizations, and persistent or significant disability. If…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that there were about 214,110 traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related hospitalizations in 2020 and 69,473 TBI-related deaths in 2021. Most people suffer a TBI from a fall, firearm-related injury, motor vehicle crash, or assault. Of all types of injuries, those to the brain—according to the International Brain…
Like most other states, Virginia’s roadways were designed with trucks and cars in mind, not motorcycles. While the first two types of vehicles can easily withstand driving over a few potholes every so often, any piece of detritus has the potential to be a real nightmare for a motorcycle rider. Take a second to imagine…