Apple announced that it will use algorithms to search and identify images of child sexual abuse on its users’ phones. The new policy was announced in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The new process will scan images on user devices…
During the last few years, there has been a flood of sexual assault and harassment allegations against men in positions of power and trust. Recently, the New York Times wrote about the epidemic of sexual assault and abuse of women in the military. This summer,…
Babies in the neonatal ICU (NICU) or nursery who have their anti-seizure medication continued when at home do not have better functional brain development or a reduced epilepsy risk at two years of age versus babies who have their anti-seizure medication discontinued before going home,…
Traffic flow patterns are something we take for granted on a daily basis. Many of us assume that if an intersection has operated a certain way for so long, that must be the best and safest option. But that is not always the case. As…
A frequent cause of childhood injury and death is airway obstruction. Children under the age of four (4) are at significantly higher risk for airway obstruction. According to data compiled from 2005, there were over 19,000 emergency department visits due to airway obstruction, with kids…
A Sparrow Hospital nurse alleges he was fired so the hospital could hide the fact that it was common for some nurses to administer drugs to patients without a doctor’s order, according to a report in the Lansing State Journal. According to Chad Martinsen, a…
Michigan State University Professor David Foran resigned after reports of sexual assault were confirmed by the University’s own investigation. At least four women reported instances of being sexually assaulted by Foran, according to MSU’s Office of Institution Equality (OIE) report. Foran, a former
Last month, Fisher-Price issued a recall of its 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers and its 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Gliders due to the death of four infants while using the Soothers. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), both products are hazardous…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning was the leading cause of death for children ages one (1) to four (4) years of age. https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/child_injury_data.html Obviously, bathtubs and sinks make up a significant percentage of those injuries and deaths, but so do fami
Michigan is surrounded by one of nature’s great wonders – the Great Lakes. Four of the five Great Lakes border touch Michigan’s borders, and our beaches are often referred to as America’s Third Coast. But don’t let the freshwater beauty deceive you, as the lakes…
The Centers for Disease Control publishes and compiles data about what types of childhood injuries are most common by age group. Causes of death and injuries vary among different age groups between the ages of infant to age nineteen (19). Knowledge of some of these…
The Catholic Diocese of Lansing concluded an internal investigation finding that allegations that former Lansing Bishop James Sullivan molested two young boys in the 1960’s “appeared to be true.” Bishop died in 2006. Sullivan was the auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing from…
