From NFL to head trauma awareness: Kevin Turner’s inspiring journey
In a state where football often seems like more a religion than a sport, the message former Crimson Tide and NFL receiver Kevin Turner brought to the 14th annual Kevin Turner Prattville YMCA Golf...
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NFL faces another major lawsuit over concussion-related injuries and disorders
Another major lawsuit has been filed against the National Football League by former players and their families who accuse the league of negligence and intentional misconduct in adopting policies and...
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No recall for DePuy’s Pinnacle, but plenty of problems
When medical device companies first developed all-metal hip implants more than 10 years ago, some researchers warned that the metal-on-metal designs would pose a health threat. All orthopedic hip...
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New Orleans riverboat company settles whistleblower case with OSHA
NEW ORLEANS, LA—The U.S. government has agreed to settle a whistleblower complaint brought against St. James Stevedoring Partners of New Orleans by a riverboat barge captain who was fired for reporting...
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Texas is epicenter of West Nile virus outbreak
Dallas County, Texas, is launching an attack on its mosquito population in an effort to stem what is shaping up to be one of the worst outbreaks of West Nile virus in our nation’s history. The disease...
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U.S. on track for deadliest West Nile virus outbreak since 2003
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), West Nile virus is spreading farther, faster and earlier this season and is on track to becoming the worst outbreak in our...
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Orthopedic surgeon warns younger patients to consider pros, cons of joint...
Total hip replacement surgeries are increasing in the United States and more are being performed on younger patients, many of whom see this “last-ditch” procedure as a quick means to decreasing pain...
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Texas community mourns family members killed in airplane crash
Hundreds of Southlake, Texas, residents turned up at a school stadium Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil held for four family members killed in a small airplane crash Saturday morning. Dr. Leonard...
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Texas teen’s Hyundai Elantra speeds out of control and crashes on Texas highway
A Texas teenager was seriously injured after his 2011 Hyundai Elantra allegedly sped out of control on Dallas area highway December 2 and crashed. Elez Lushaj, 16, reportedly told investigators he...
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Medical helicopter crash kills two, injures one in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–A medical helicopter carrying three men crashed early in the morning Feb. 22 just after it took off from an Oklahoma City hospital, killing two and critically injuring the other. The...
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Woman injured in Texas bus crash files lawsuit
The first of what may likely be many personal-injury lawsuits has emerged from the crash of a bus in Irving, Texas, April 11 that killed two people on a Texas highway and injured more than 40 others....
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Illnesses prompt another recall of compounding pharmacy products due to...
All sterile products made and distributed by a Dallas-based compounding pharmacy are being recalled after an inspection of the facility uncovered poor sterile production practices. The inspection...
View ArticleNational Medicare fraud crackdown uncovers $233 million in false billings
A federal crackdown on Medicare fraud in eight cities nationwide has led to charges against 89 individuals, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged...
View ArticleTexas city sues fertilizer companies for damages related to deadly April...
When the city of West, Texas, lost much of its infrastructure in the West Fertilizer plant explosion, city officials sought taxpayer funds to foot the bill for all the damage. When the federal...
View ArticleTexas roller coaster death rekindles debate on amusement ride safety regulations
ARLINGTON, Texas — Officials from a German roller coaster manufacturing company are traveling to Arlington, Texas, to inspect the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas amusement park after...
View ArticleRide malfunction at Ohio amusement park injures seven
SANDUSKY, Ohio — A water thrill ride malfunctioned Friday at Cedar Point amusement park near Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, injuring seven people who were on boat that slid backward down a steep hill and...
View ArticleWhistleblower lawsuit accuses major hospital chains of Medicaid fraud
A whistleblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) and unsealed Wednesday accuses two large hospital operators of paying kickbacks to clinics that directed expectant, undocumented Hispanic...
View ArticleTexas businessman accused of defrauding federal school program settles...
A Texas businessman who supplied digital equipment and services to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) with funds provided by the federal government, has agreed to pay $400,000 for...
View ArticleStudy links statins to increased risk of muscle pain, sprains, strains
Cholesterol-lowering statins like Lipitor may cause more muscle problems that previously thought. A new study suggests people taking the commonly prescribed class of drugs may be more likely to suffer...
View ArticleFamily of woman killed on rollercoaster files wrongful death lawsuit against...
The family of a woman who died after she was thrown off a Six Flags roller coaster in Texas earlier this summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the amusement park, claiming parts of the ride...
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