While doctors do their best to properly diagnose their patients, misdiagnoses of cancer are fairly common in Ohio and around the country. A study found that doctors themselves thought the misdiagnosis rate for cancer was no higher than 10 percent, while another study found that incorrect information regarding cancer diagnoses is given 28 percent…
As some Ohio residents know, many patients die yearly around the country due to doctor error. Mistakes such as operating on the wrong site or the wrong patient as well as prescription error all have a part to play. Approximately 5 to 15 percent of the deaths are caused by a misdiagnosis. There are…
According to research conducted at Temple University, markets in which the ride-sharing service Uber is allowed to compete see lower rates of DUI fatalities. Specifically, markets served by Uber X in California between 2009 and 2014 saw a 3.6 to 5.6 percent reduction in DUI deaths. Assuming a national average of 13,000 deaths a…