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Concussions have been in the news lately because of NFL players and the debilitating long-term effects they have faced after sustaining numerous concussions. Yet the majority of Americans don’t realize the seriousness of just ONE concussion. A concussion can be mild or severe, depending on the force of the impact, the area of the head […]

Children prove to be resilient and seem to bounce back from injury at a faster rate than an adult with the same injury. However, when it comes to Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), the opposite may be true. The pliability of a baby’s soft skull, combined with their rapidly growing brain actually puts them at a […]

When a patient is injured through the negligence of a doctor or healthcare provider, they may seek to file a Miami medical malpractice lawsuit. Yet the majority of these lawsuits are filed for more important reasons than seeking compensation. In fact, most of them go well beyond monetary awards and seek to right a wrong […]

No parent wants to imagine the possibility of his or her child drowning. Yet unintentional drowning happens quickly and quietly and it can happen in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, approximately 10 people die each day from unintentional drowning, with two being children under the age of 14. For many in Miami, summertime means […]

No matter where you live in the United States, leaving the scene of an accident is a serious offense. Most recently, however, local authorities and lawmakers in Florida are taking the offense more seriously than they have in the past. In the state of Florida, lawmakers just passed the “Aaron Cohen Life Protection Act,” named […]

A Miami construction worker was killed in Hallandale Beach when a crane toppled over at a construction site. The man, identified as 27-year-old Christopher Ricci, was working on the sea wall in the Golden Isles neighborhood when the crane fell, killing him instantly. At the moment, Hallandale Beach police authorities and OSHA are investigating the […]

A young woman was killed recently in a tragic West Palm Beach hit and run accident. The 21-year-old was crossing Okeechobee Boulevard near Military Trail when she was struck by a silver/gray SUV. She was immediately transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center where she died the next day from her injuries. The SUV driver did […]

Modern technology has been responsible for some amazing medical advancements in the last several decades. It is also, however, responsible for a number of surgical errors. Surgical errors are on the rise in this country and it is due in part to our increasing dependence on technology. Researchers have found that complications associated with equipment […]

Dangerous By Design 2014, a report recently issued, recognized the South Florida area as the nation’s 4th most dangerous metropolitan area for pedestrians. Unfortunately, the report does not get better for the rest of Florida; the three cities that have even worse records than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano are Jacksonville, Tampa-St Petersburg, and Orlando. One factor that […]

During pregnancy, you can expect many changes to your body, your mood, and even the way your brain works. Surprisingly, these changes may affect pregnant women in a way that they may not have thought about before. According to Canadian researchers, pregnant women are at a higher risk for being involved in a car accident […]