Injuries

Working as a chef or cook in Mississippi can be very demanding for both the mind and body. You often work long shifts where you are on your feet and using your hands the whole time. Due to the intense nature of this profession, workplace injuries can be a problem as...

Wearing your seat belt every time you drive or ride in a motor vehicle is one of the more effective ways to stay safe. After all, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that seat belts saved nearly 15,000 lives in a single recent year. Even though...

Your hands feature a complex configuration of bones, tendons and muscles. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, there are also three different types of bones in your hands, which include the metacarpal bones, phalanges and carpal bones. Since the bones, tendons and...

Health care workers are extremely important, but few people are aware of the fact that these workers face a risk of injury or illness that is higher than most other types of jobs. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hospital workers face more safety...

With so much attention being placed on organ donation, it is not uncommon for people to decide to share one of their kidneys with someone else. It is likely that more than one person in Corinth has undergone surgery in order to help another. The last thing they...

We have dedicated a number of our posts to auto accidents. In a majority of our stories, two factors are dominant: excessive speed and inclement weather. Because of this, we have reminded our readers across Western Tennessee and Northern Mississippi that when weather...

Tragedy was averted when a child riding a school bus was only grazed by a passing bullet. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that a child riding in a Panola County School bus with other students was hit in the back. The bullet reportedly went through a side window...

In a prior post, we warned our readers about the perils of winter driving in Mississippi and Tennessee. Essentially, black ice is an unpredictable and unforgiving road condition that can lead to tragic accidents. With the recent cold weather passing through our...

In our last post we reported on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new rules regarding engine noise on electric and hybrid vehicles. The Administration was responding to claims that the lack of noise from these vehicles created a...

Imagine the commanding growl of a V-8 engine coming from a Toyota Prius, or the throaty roar of a sports car coming from a Nissan Leaf. Indeed, these are far-fetched comparisons, but they are examples of some of the sounds contemplated through a new proposal set forth...