by Marcus Fernandez | Jun 9, 2020
The frequency of people suffering catastrophic spinal cord injuries may surprise you. For example, estimates of people living with spinal cord injuries in the United States range from 249,000 to as many as 363,000, with approximately 17,700 new injuries occurring each...
by Marcus Fernandez | May 26, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 52 million members of the baby-boom population reached 65 years of age or older and represented 16% of the population in 2018. If current estimates prove to be correct, the entire generation of baby boomers will be at least 65 by...
by Marcus Fernandez | Feb 25, 2020
If you drive a car or other passenger vehicle made in 1999 or later, it probably has airbags to protect the vehicle’s occupants in case of a collision. Accident data compiled by the federal government shows that front airbags saved the lives of at least 200...
by Rob Roy | Jul 15, 2019
Recently, more than 2400 electric scooters have taken over the streets of Tampa, Florida and more will arrive in St. Petersburg this fall. In welcoming this new mode of transportation, local governments examined other e-scooter cities to help develop rules and...
by Marcus Fernandez | May 21, 2019
News that Florida leads the nation in motorcycle accident fatalities should not come as a surprise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the use of a helmet reduces the risk of dying in a motorcycle crash by 37 percent and the risk of suffering...
