November 29, 2022 from the Daily Mail Two studies indicate that steroid injections, intended to treat arthritis in the knee, may actually worsen the condition. Data gathered by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Chicago Medical School observed hundreds of osteoarthritis patients. Researchers gauged how participants’ conditions would react […]
August 6, 20220 from Western Standard According to an article published by Blacklock’s Reporter, the number of people caught high behind the wheel is up for the fourth year in a row. StatsCanada data also showed police reported 7,690 incidents of drug-impaired driving violations in 2021. This is compared to the 7,621 incidents reported in […]
August 6, 2022 from The Expose An article by The Expose discusses why we should expect insurance companies to sue vaccine manufacturers. Yale University epidemiologist Harvey Risch predicts that insurers will be looking for financial compensation from Covid-19 vaccine makers to cover “early expected mortality claims” which would have a big financial risk. In an […]
June 28, 2022 from DATAC A survey conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada found that 33% of Canadians who report having used cannabis in the previous year also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. 26% of Canadians who reported using cannabis at some point in their lives also […]
June 17, 2022 from Medscape Researchers at McGill University have reported that treating pain with anti-inflammatory medication may be counterproductive. By using medication like ibuprofen or aspirin to treat pain, we may be promoting pain in the long term. A paper published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that inflammation prevents acute pain from becoming chronic. […]
Fingernail, a keratinized protein like hair, is emerging as a popular specimen type for drug and alcohol testing.
A method for detecting traumatic brain injury at the point of care has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Insurers have to deal with mental illness issues just as they do physical. A mental ailment can disqualify someone from working under many insurance policies, and so insurers need to be aware of the conditions under which benefits are warranted. Likewise, they’ll need to understand when they’re not.
Insurance adjusters who deal with claims involving disability, injury, and illness, perform a difficult role. Nobody wants to deny a legitimate claim where a person is rightfully entitled to benefits while they recover and work toward returning to their occupation. But sometimes, you have to dig deep.
Just as physical injury or illness can prevent an employee from working a particular job that they previously excelled at, so too can psychiatric issues obstruct the normal process of working.