August 1, 2023 from Western Standard A trucking business in Quebec has been ordered to reinstate a driver who was fired after she had at least nine beers before losing control of her truck on a Pennsylvania highway. “The evening of the accident, she needed to consume,” stated Quebec Arbitration Tribunal (QAT) adjudicator […]
July 10, 2023 from Medscape Basically, hereditary and environmental variables interact to generate cancer, with some cancers being more heavily influenced by one or the other. Genetic variables such as the BRCA gene mutations are well-known when it comes to ovarian cancer, which claims the lives of more than 13,000 women annually in the […]
July 5, 2023 from Mescape A 37-year-old man who was injured in a car accident is brought into the emergency department (ED). He doesn’t seem to have any visible physical wounds. He shows considerable annoyance with the existing emergency professionals and police officers, and he throws a cup of water at the hospital staff. […]
May 26, 2023 from Medscape A new study demonstrates that an artificial intelligence (AI) technology outperforms human call takers in identifying stroke victims from calls to the emergency services. The AI model had a greater positive predictive value—a measure of the percentage of anticipated positive cases that are actually positive—than the human phone […]
May 22, 2023 from Medscape The findings of a study involving more than 600,000 marijuana users suggest that marijuana users have a nearly four times higher risk of developing peripheral artery disease than nonusers, but there was no increased risk of death from myocardial infarction or other cardiac causes or the need for revascularization. […]
May 31, 2023 from Medscape An article posted on Medscape explores new research which reveals that regular exercise may increase pain tolerance, which may have consequences for people who suffer from chronic pain. Researchers observed that participants who consistently engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise over the course of the 7- to 8-year study […]
June 6, 2023 from Medscape A growing number of nations have legalized medical cannabis (MC) and cannabis-based medicines (CbMs), evading the traditional regulatory drug approval processes. It is still debatable how CbMs and MC should be used to treat chronic pain. Several comprehensive analyses of a small number of randomized controlled studies have shown […]
May 29, 2023 from NPR A recent incident at a senior living facility in California captured the nation’s attention when a nurse refused to perform CPR on an elderly woman in cardiac arrest, despite urgent pleas from a 911 dispatcher. The incident sparked controversy as it was revealed that the woman had expressed her […]
May 18, 2023 from Smithsonian Magazine In our daily lives, we unknowingly leave behind traces of ourselves through the shedding of DNA. Whether it’s in the form of sweat, saliva, blood, or skin cells, these microscopic fragments find their way into the environment, scattered across the Earth. Researchers at the University of Florida have recently […]
May 10, 2023 from HR Reporter The field of psychiatry has recognized two new mental health disorders: prolonged grief disorder and unspecified mood disorder. These additions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have implications for employers, as they need to consider these new definitions when accommodating employees. However, employers […]