A study by the National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence indicates that trucking companies can improve performance by prioritizing safety. Management strategies and the implementation of advanced safety technologies can greatly improve the safety of...
Kentucky travelers are endangered by cellphone addicts
How often do you use your cellphone? Chances are, you know someone who has a serious cellphone addiction. Hopefully, it's not you. Someone you live with, work with or travel with might be addicted to his or her cellphone. Not only can this cause great disruption in a...
One car model is both the safest and most likely to crash
A new report contains both good news and bad news for Kentucky drivers who own a Subaru Crosstrek. The good news is that the fuel-efficient, affordable model is one of the safest cars on the road. However, the bad news is that it is also the most crashed vehicle in...
Vasculitis can be easy to misdiagnose
Medical professionals in Kentucky and throughout the country could be misdiagnosing patients with vasculitis. This is because there are many signs that mimic the symptoms of this condition, and treating patients for vasculitis when they don't actually have it could...
Steps to take after a medical misdiagnosis
Around 12 million people in Kentucky and across the U.S. are misdiagnosed by doctors every year. In fact, some 20% of all serious medical conditions are mistaken for something else. This is the reason for requesting a second, third or even fourth opinion. When...
Study reveals three most misdiagnosed medical conditions
Misdiagnoses and delayed diagnoses are behind more than 100,000 cases of permanent disability or death every year in the U.S. A study from Johns Hopkins University shows that three conditions in particular are frequently linked to diagnostic errors. Kentucky residents...
