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Many cancer and vascular event patients are misdiagnosed
New Jersey residents who have been diagnosed with cancer, a vascular event or an infection should know that these three conditions are often missed. Now, a study from Johns Hopkins University has calculated the rate at which these patients are the victims of a...
Pedestrian deaths may have risen 60% from 2009 to 2019
Perhaps you were injured while walking around Hackensack, New Jersey. Pedestrian accidents are all too frequent, and more of them are resulting in fatalities. Though many areas have adopted Vision Zero programs for reducing pedestrian deaths to zero, the fact is that...
Highway work zone crashes more likely among the distracted
In New Jersey and across the U.S., distracted driving is leading to more and more auto accidents. The risk for a distracted driving crash becomes especially great in highway work zones. A study conducted by University of Missouri researchers found that drivers who are...
N95 Mask May Have Caused NJ Driver to Pass Out, Crash
A New Jersey driver crashed into a pole after passing out from wearing an N95 mask for hours. The unidentified person was driving in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Thursday when their red vehicle crashed head-on into the pole. 'The LPPD responded to a lone occupant single...
NJ ShopRite Ground Beef Recalled Due to Metal Pieces
ShopRite of Delsea in Vineland, New Jersey issued a voluntary recall on prepackaged ground beef products that may have become contaminated with metal fragments. The products included in the recall were made at one particular store and intended for sale by March 30,...
Growing number of fatalities among older workers
Many senior citizens in New Jersey continue working well past retirement age. According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of workers in the U.S. that are over the age of 55 more than doubled between 1992 and 2017. During the same...
Slow driving: its danger, and why some engage in it
You were injured in a car accident in New Jersey, and perhaps it has become clear that more than one party was to blame. This is often the case when a slow driver is involved. This driver may have been breaking the law by impeding traffic flow, but another driver may...
Teens more distracted when a peer is in the car
Perhaps you were injured at the hands of a teen driver, or it was your teen who was involved in a crash. If the injuries were serious, then you may be able to file a personal injury claim here in New Jersey. A lot depends, of course, on who was at fault and to what...
Driver-assist tech must be prevented from causing distraction
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has made some recommendations for improving driver-assist systems, so New Jersey residents with a semi-autonomous car may want to take note of them. It turns out that these systems are causing drivers to become too relaxed...
Most Americans uneasy about self-driving vehicles
Car safety technology has been behind many car crashes in New Jersey, as drivers, relying too much on features like adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist, become inattentive to the road. It's understandable, then, that many drivers are uneasy about the next...
