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The popular perception is that self-driving cars will eventually make Tennessee roads completely safe and almost eliminate all traffic accidents. However, recent research reveals that this is only partially true. While self-driving cars should reduce the number of...
Every year, in Tennessee and across the U.S., there are some 6 million car accidents, and many of these result in injuries. Among the most common of these injuries is whiplash, an injury caused by a rapid snapping back and forth of the neck. Though whiplash victims...
When thousands of diabetic Americans and their loved ones turned on the news last week, it was to startling news: companies, under the advice of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), issued a recall for a critical drug for many type 2 diabetics. Metformin works in...
Ophthalmologists in Knoxville, Tennessee and the wider region are realizing the importance of assessing and visualizing the angle when treating glaucoma. The state of the angle and its rate of closure are crucial in diagnosing and staging glaucoma and are directly...
Drivers in Tennessee who are used to urban roads know how dangerous they can be with their heavy traffic. Yet they would be mistaken if they believed that rural roads were safer. In a lot of cases, they are not. Roads in the countryside tend to have narrower lanes and...
Drivers in Tennessee may own an older vehicle for good reason: If they maintain it, it could run for some 300,000 miles and last 15 years or longer. Besides, newer cars are expensive. They also tend to come with sensors and other electronics that are costly to...
No one looks forward to undergoing surgery. But here in Knoxville, those of us who do face surgery are fortunate to have available to us the University of Tennessee Medical Center, a top-ranked hospital with its Level I Trauma Center. Unfortunately, surgery is the...
For people who regularly use products like Johnson & Johnson, a new study found some alarming results of that use: talcum powder products are a likely cause of mesothelioma, a cancer that has high rates of incidence from occupational exposures to asbestos. The...
Not every company catches a defective product before it ends up in the hands of consumers. It does not matter whether it is a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device or some other company. The Food and Drug Administration has purview over a variety of industries and...
Asbestos has plagued America’s industries for over a century. Its easy application in construction projects as flame-retardant insulation placed asbestos into thousands of American homes. Regulations and FDA guidelines have somewhat limited its use in modern times,...
