Scientists
have discovered a way to transform pancreatic cells into
insulin-producing beta cells. While there is still work to be done,
this accomplishment comes at a very necessary time...
After
losing his brother to the war in Afghanistan and watching his parents
suffer through the loss of one child, Andrew White, a Marine
in the
war
in Iraq,
took out a $50,000...
They
don't want to be accountable to people and that is wrong. State
courts across the country are caught in a high-stakes,
high-priced fight between corporations, insurance companies...
Just
before rush hour on Friday August 22, 2008, a tanker truck carrying
nearly 20,000 gallons of fuel rolled over on top of a SUV,
killing one person and injuring a few others. It is...
No matter how much education or training a doctor has, he or she is still a human being. As all of us know, humans make mistakes. Although some degree of error is essentially inevitable in any...
It is a lesson we try to teach children from a very young age: Everyone is a unique individual, with his or her own strengths and weaknesses, and nothing can change that. Wrong-patient procedures,...
Unfortunately, it appears the Friday automobile accident that resulted in the death of a three-year-old child is part of a disturbing national trend. The driver who caused the crash, according to...
Surgical procedures are intimidating. You put your life and your health in the hands of your doctor, allowing him to render you unconscious and to perform the most delicate of procedures with his...
Surgery
can be a very invasive procedure requiring focus and discipline by
the surgeon. Of course there are many types of surgeries out there,
from a simple mole
removal to a more...