As the pandemic began spreading across Georgia, many doctors chose to move their practices online. However, many health professionals will admit that the quality of medical care is likely to be lower with telemedicine. The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed doctors into adopting telemedicine at a speed that would have been…
The pandemic and shelter-in-place restrictions across Georgia and the country have resulted in an increase in the number of children suffering dog bites. A new study has found that there was an increase in the number of dog bites involving children between spring and summer this year. The researchers involved…
Nursing homes that have lower rankings by federal agencies have been much more likely to have resident deaths related to Covid-19. According to the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, nursing homes ranked low by the agency’s nursing home ranking tool have seen higher numbers of Covid-19…
Truck drivers are more likely to be male than female. However, female truck drivers are much less likely to be involved in accidents, compared to male drivers. That information comes from a new study conducted in the United Kingdom, which found that eliminating gender inequalities in the trucking profession could…
Self-driving cars are being held up as the way of the future, but may not be able to prevent all types of accidents, especially the majority of accidents that can be linked to driver error. Those findings came from a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. According…
The use of safety technologies has helped reduce the number of people being killed in auto accidents across the country. Federal transportation safety officials believe that the same goals can be achieved in the field of trucking safety as well. Officials representing various federal transportation safety agencies are of the…
Nursing homes that have lower rankings by federal agencies have been much more likely to have resident deaths related to Covid-19. According to the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, nursing homes ranked low by the agency’s nursing home ranking tool have seen higher numbers of Covid-19…
Vehicles that have in-car alcohol detection systems that prevent motorists from driving a car under the influence of alcohol could significantly help reduce the number of accidents caused by alcohol impaired drivers every year. These results came from a new study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The…
Researchers say that a blood test that could predict the severity of a concussion, even more accurately than a spinal tap, is being developed and could soon be available for testing. Concussions are mild brain injuries that occur when a person suffers a sudden blow or jolt to the head. …
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed the truck driver drug testing requirements that trucking companies are required to comply with in the wake of the unique circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it has decided to provide companies with…