Big rigs and 18-wheelers require extensive training, knowledge, and skill to safely operate daily. Truck drivers also need to be hyper-vigilant amidst distracted, tired, and (dare we say) clueless drivers on the roads and highways. When truck drivers get lazy, they put themselves and everyone else at risk; without the proper time and distance, the […]
The gallbladder can easily become infected over time, in some cases for no particular reason. Patients who experience abdomen pain and go to the doctor may be told that they need to have gallbladder surgery to remove it. Most times, it’s a simple operation: the surgeons are in and pop it out; you go through […]
In a sad turn of events this year, trucking as an industry has faced, and continues to face, a brutal recession affecting the livelihood, careers, and bottom lines of truck drivers and trucking enterprises. Companies of all sizes are feeling the belt-tightening as less money comes in. As a result, trucking companies need to reduce […]
When most people think about Texas medical malpractice, they consider it to be an error on the part of the physician, surgeon, or nursing team. However, there is a new form of medical malpractice on the rise that negatively affects patients and catches the eyes of medical malpractice lawyers: malpractice related to electronic health records […]
For years, trucking companies and truck drivers have tried to increase profits in any way they can, same as any business or businessman would do; however, they don’t always choose what many would consider ethical avenues to pursue to increase their pay. One such method that happens again and again that inevitably puts truck drivers’ […]
Welcoming a new life into this world is often one of the greatest moments of any parent’s life; a miracle of human existence joining the population to the joy and expectation of family members, hinging hopes on their successes in the future. The last thing anyone in the hospital room wants is for something to […]
Some people may think that being a truck driver is an easier job than others; sitting around cruising along streets and highways, stopping off for coffee and bite here and there. They fail to take into account the heavy lifting, the loading and unloading, hours and inevitable years of stress on your back, road conditions, […]
There’s an old adage that says crime doesn’t pay, but plenty of people see big dollar signs for breaking the law and thinking they’re going to get away with it. How would anyone know they’re transporting any illegal substances in an 18-wheeler? Or so one Oregon truck driver thought before being pulled over in Idaho […]
In almost every incident of hospitalization, either for treatment or surgery, the patient will walk out the door better than when they were admitted. Doctors, nurses, and staff work to ensure your health and to remedy any ailment from which you currently suffer. In nearly every instance, patients recover from surgery or treatment without any […]
We all do our best to stay in good health: we eat right, we exercise, and we go for regular checkups to ensure that nothing has gone awry. Sometimes, we will need to have extra care given to us, either as a result of our own actions, or for events and circumstances out of our […]
