By Staff Writer According to the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) there are approximately 5,870,000 weather related crashes per year.  23% of these crashes are weather related.  On average, 6,250 people per year are killed in these crashes and 480,000 are injured.  Many of these crashes can be avoided if people take precaution and adhere to […]

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By Staff Writer According to Tennessee.gov there have been 115 vehicle crashes involving deer so far this year in Davidson and Shelby counties and 46 in Knox county. These numbers are only expected to increase as the number of accidents involving deer typically doubles during the fall and winter. While deer are not the only […]

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By Staff Writer While Toyota has faced numerous recalls in recent years, it remains one of the biggest auto companies in the U.S. This year has been a bad year for vehicle recalls. To date, there have been roughly 46 million vehicles recalled, which stands as a record for the automotive industry. Included in these […]

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By Staff Writer Every woman that has ever been on hormonal birth control knows the risk associated. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, hormonal birth controls don’t all carry the same risks. The study discovered that vaginal rings (like NuvaRing) leave women at an increased risk of suffering fatal blood clots. […]

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By Chris Gilreath On September 8, 2014, a jury in Las Cruces, NM awarded a man $67.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The case involved proof that the manufacturer, Biotronik, through its salesperson, steered the patient toward agreeing to implant a pacemaker without good medical basis to do so. The patient, Tommy Sowards, was forced to undergo […]

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