A recent newspaper article in England discussed the death of a man who had only been exposed to asbestos for a short time nearly 46 years ago. Experts say the frightening case highlights just how dangerous asbestos, even in small doses, can be. The newspaper report revealed that Roger Beale first began experiencing mesothelioma symptoms,…
A 20 year-old Moon, VA. woman was killed when the car she was driving slammed into a John Deere front loader. The accident occurred in the 1800 block of East River Road, also known as Route 660, in Mathews County. According to police, the victim was driving a 2001 Saturn sedan northbound on Route 660,…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to health care professionals against using magnesium sulfate injection for more than five to seven days to stop pre-term labor in pregnant women. In its statement, the agency said the use of the drug is “off-label”, meaning that this is not an approved use of…
School hasn’t even started in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) and already there has been a school bus accident. In South Hampton County, VA three people were transported to a local hospital after a school bus crashed on Route 460, west of Ivor. It must have been terrifying for the 29 children and seven counselors on board. So…
Two North Carolina siblings have recently filed a medical malpractice suit against Wake Forest University Health Services and North Carolina Baptist Hospital. The lawsuit claims that the hospitals and doctors at the facilities were negligent in their care of their father, Terry Wayne Utt. According to the lawsuit, Utt died at 60 years old at…