Residents of Tennessee may know that asbestos is a problematic mineral. It has properties that, for a long time, made it a very desirable material; for example, asbestos is flame-resistant and durable. For a time, it seemed like a great idea to use it as insulation,...
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What to expect in a truck accident claim
Large commercial trucks travel the highways of Tennessee right alongside regular passenger cars. But even though truck drivers use the same roads as everyone else, they must operate under a different set of laws. If you had an accident with a large truck, filing a...
The accuracy of convolutional neural networks
Convolutional neural networks, or CNNs, have certain limitations when compared to the normal human eye’s ability to pick up on new information as it relates to melanoma and other skin cancers. CNNs can misread these cancer diagnoses as natural skin instead of the...
Treating peritoneal mesothelioma
Tennessee workers know a lot about the causes and effects of mesothelioma. What they may not understand is peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma can develop in the lining of the abdomen, the peritoneum, when asbestos fibers are swallowed. Peritoneal mesothelioma is...
Members of Congress question Amazon over product safety
People in Tennessee are buying even more of their products on Amazon than ever before. The massive online shopping site provides a dizzying array of goods of almost all types to buyers in the U.S. and around the world. While Amazon serves as a general marketplace for...
Asbestos remains a deadly threat to workers
Tennessee has been around since before asbestos became a preferred fire retardant used in all kinds of home and commercial building. While asbestos is banned, it remains inside many older buildings, including locally. That makes the potential for suffering ill-effects...
Truck driver fatigue, and how dangerous it is
Truck drivers in Tennessee and across the U.S. can only drive 11 consecutive hours, after which they must be off the road for 10 consecutive hours. This law is meant to prevent truckers from driving drowsy, but unfortunately, many will break it in the effort to meet...
Retinal detachment the subject of many diagnostic errors
A recent Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) study has shed light on how ophthalmologists are misdiagnosing a common condition, called retinal detachment (RD), at alarming rates. Tennessee residents should know that RD involves the retina lifting away from the...
Misdiagnoses of Lewy body dementia all too common
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is not a well-known form of dementia, yet the fact is that more than 1.4 million people in Tennessee and across the U.S. have it. That's more than the number of patients with ALS, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy combined. Doctors say...
Why do mesothelioma cases from asbestos occur?
Asbestos used in the manufacture of building insulation was banned by the United States in the 1970s, yet cases of cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos remain a problem in Tennessee and throughout the country. Case of mesothelioma, the cancer most commonly...