Workplace injuries and illnesses can present a huge problem for both employers and employees. Not only can these job site incidents pose a significant cost for companies, but they often result in missed work days — and therefore, missed wages — for employees. In 2013, there were 917,100 occupational injuries and illnesses that culminated in…
Donald Trump Believes More Military Spending is Necessary, Proposes New Plan
The Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump, proposed more defense and military spending in Philadelphia this September. Trump, if elected in November, would be the first president in the modern era without government or military experience, but he believes that spending $550 billion more on the nation’s military would benefit the country greatly. However, the military’s current…
Connecticut Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Identity Theft
According to federal investigators, two Connecticut women are facing charges of identity theft after stealing personal information from hospital patients. One of the suspects, Jamila Williams-Stevenson, was working at Yale-New Haven Hospital as a companion or sitter. Authorities believe that she used her position at the hospital to steal personal information for the purpose of…
Study Raises Concerns About Revolving Door Between FDA and Pharma Companies
In the U.S. alone, there are upwards of 60,000 different compounds produced for industrial and agricultural use that undergo no safety testing. This is simply a symptom of the revolving door between the FDA and the pharma companies it regulates, a concern that’s been raised by several new studies. In a study published at the…
Baltimore to Vote on New Affordable Housing Trust Fund
This November, residents of Baltimore will be asked to vote on whether to establish a new trust fund that would provide affordable housing for some of the city’s lowest-income residents. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund proposal recently gained 18,100 signatures of preliminary support, well in excess of the 10,000 required to put the measure on…
After 8 Years, The Flu Vaccine is Set to Get a Makeover This Year
A 2002 National Center for Education Statistics study found that approximately six percent of all schools surveyed had trash overflowing somewhere on school property. Given that the flu virus can survive on hard surfaces for up to 48 hours, this continues to be a concern for parents and students alike as flu season hurdles ever…
Ohio Town Uses Local Gardening to Help Rebuild Community
Community gardening is helping a struggling town in the Northeast rebuild. Hamilton, a 62,000-person town north of Cincinnati, saw a boom during the first half of the 20th Century, but after many factories were forced to close, the town went from prosperous to struggling. In 2014, the poverty rate in Hamilton was 22.5% and only…
New Hyperhidrosis Surgery Saves Cop’s Job
The 8 million Americans living with hyperhidrosis have to cope with excessive sweating that often interrupts their daily lives. In fact, those with hyperhidrosis sweat four to five times as much as the average person. For many people, including Officer Benjamin Hetrick, the symptoms go beyond just the physical. Hetrick explained that he would often…
Study Finds Link Between Chronic Sleep Issues and Disabilities Later in Life
A recent study has found that chronic sleep issues may be linked with a greater risk for disabilities later in life. According to the American Geriatrics Society, nearly one in five seniors has at least one impediment in performing daily tasks. Despite the fact that disability rates have been decreasing overall, the lifetime probability in…
Construction Industry to Make 21st Century Updates
The U.S. construction industry employs 7.8 million workers, but that number could drop with the addition of digital building initiatives. Companies are using 3D design, drone mapping, and robotic labor to expedite the rate of construction projects. While construction practices have not changed significantly in decades, and construction companies spend the third lowest amount of…