Teaching Children to Walk Safely
13,000 pedestrians injured in 2009 were age 14 or younger. That same year, 4,092 pedestrians were killed. Young children accounted for 244 of those fatalities, and were typically injured near...
Read moreThe most important thing you can do for your family today
It’s very simple. Check your smoke detectors. Let the recent spate of home fires in Oregon and Washington remind you to take this one simple step for the safety...
Read moreYour car is making you a distracted driver
This week I was speaking to high school students about the dangers of distracted driving, and I was stumped by one of the questions they asked me. How do...
Read moreThe crackdown on unsafe trucking companies
Federal regulators have shut down yet another unsafe trucking company, ordering J&A Transportation out of service on as of April 9. The carrier showed “blatant disregard for safety” by violating...
Read moreSapovirus discovered in nursing homes
Norovirus infections have hit hard in nursing homes recently, but new research suggests a related virus is also causing big problems. Sapovirus has been identified by health researchers in...
Read moreHelp Kids Avoid Common Bicycle Crashes
About 400,000 children are treated in emergency rooms every year for bicycle-related injuries. Some crashes are inevitable, but you can prepare your kids to avoid the some of the...
Read moreWhat is Outsourced Radiology?
If you had an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI in the last few years, there’s a good chance it was analyzed outside of the hospital or maybe even outside...
Read moreNorovirus hits Oregon nursing homes
An Ashland, Oregon nursing home has reported a suspected outbreak of norovirus among staff and residents. Linda Vista in Jackson County has notified the Oregon Department of Health, but...
Read moreThe New Risk of Walking With Headphones
We talk to teens and young adults about the risks of distracted driving, but not about distracted walking. New evidence shows a drastic uptick in the number of injuries...
Read moreShould an Important Medical Mistake Tracking Program be Optional?
All of Oregon’s community hospitals have joined a government-coordinated effort to reduce and prevent medical errors that harm or kill patients. However, The Oregonian reports that the majority of...
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