A firefighter was seriously injured in an Englewood fire yesterday afternoon. Authorities say that the firefighter injured his left knee and that he was transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. It is unclear how the firefighter injured his knee or whether he will be able to fully recover from this workplace>> Read More

Some of the first DePuy hip implant cases are going to trial and mounting evidence shows that device maker Johnson & Johnson hid information regarding the dangerousness of these defective medical devices. Documents disclosed during the DePuy hip implant trial reveal that executives from Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit were aware of a critical>> Read More

A recent investigation by federal health and safety inspectors found that workers at a Chatsworth, Illinois, manufacturing plant were exposed to preventable workplace hazards. Minnesota-based Prinsco Inc. faces up to $75,000 in fines for safety violations at its Illinois plant. Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found several disturbing>> Read More

In the midst of a growing awareness of the strong risk of traumatic brain injuries from contact sports, a foundation donated 80 concussion diagnosis kits to the Chicago public high school system last week. Even a seemingly minor impact can cause a dangerous traumatic brain injury and the foundation hopes to help protect young athletes.>> Read More

The number of new fungal meningitis cases is slowing according to new CDC data. So far 438 cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in an outbreak that has killed at least 32. All of the fungal meningitis cases are linked to defective pharmaceuticals from the Massachusetts based New England Compounding Center, a specialty pharmacy.>> Read More

An 8-year-old girl was recently bitten by a dolphin at SeaWorld. WKMG-TV reports that the girl was visiting SeaWorld the day before Thanksgiving when she was allowed to feed fish to the dolphins. The girl’s parents were recording her as she became momentarily distracted while holding an empty fish tray. The impatient dolphin she was>> Read More

While scientists have known for some time of the connection between traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the link may be stronger than previously understood. Brain injuries are one of the most common wounds affecting soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. While it is obvious that an explosion or serious accident that causes>> Read More