Injuries

Mild brain injuries can progress to chronic health problems as people age. In fact, approximately 15% of people with mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) continue to experience debilitating injuries later on in life. Concussions May Have Life-Long Consequences...

Each year, Thanksgiving meals, family road trips, and unexpected fires send thousands of people to hospital emergency rooms with serious, even fatal injuries. Beware of Thanksgiving Dangers According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

When you get into a serious car accident, you may experience trauma to your head that results in a traumatic brain injury. Although the National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that nearly 80% of brain injury cases are mild, some result in disability or...

Wrong house raids are a growing concern in Chicago and while law enforcement agencies deny there is a problem, the increasing number of reports suggest otherwise. Incorrect information, outdated records, and police failure to exercise due diligence and reasonable care...

Whether at home, at work or in a car, you face the risk of receiving a burn injury. In 2016 alone, 40,000 were hospitalized for burn injuries nationwide. About 73% of these injuries happened at home, while 8% of burn injuries happened in workplaces and 5% on streets...

Collapsed lungs, which may result from trauma, lung damage or other problems, can cause additional injuries or death if not promptly diagnosed and treated. Illinois residents should understand the signs of collapsed lungs so that they can seek medical attention for...

As Americans, we have a remarkable railroad system weaving intricately across the country. Furthermore, we trust that our train systems will be reasonably safe for travelers and for the homeowners, drivers and pedestrians near the tracks. Most of us simply assume that...

A comprehensive study completed by researchers at Britain's University of Oxford and Imperial College illustrates the lasting effects that even a mild bump on the head can have. It found that people who suffered mild concussions had shorter life spans and suffered...

On April 4, 2017, the New York Supreme Court affirmed that law enforcement officials don't need to warn users or get permission to snoop through their private Facebook activity. It doesn't matter whether the information was posted to "friends of friends," "friends" or...