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Long stretches of lonely highway in Oklahoma make it easy for a driver to get tired. Certain risk factors enhance the chance of someone falling asleep behind the wheel, and drivers who lose awareness of the road pose similar accident [...]
Oklahoma football fans may be interested to learn that, on Aug. 13, it was announced that a former safety who played for the University of California, Berkeley, has sued the school. The former player, who was active between 2004 and [...]
Residents of Oklahoma may have heard about a new blood test that may predict the extent of a brain injury and the time needed for recuperation. Currently, brain trauma is diagnosed in the emergency room through CT scans or the [...]
As concern over surgical errors and fear that hospitals and medical personnel are not disclosing the errors that occur continues to grow, there are a few tools being considered as a way to have a record of what goes on [...]
Childbirth-related deaths have been rising in Oklahoma and across the United States for the past 25 years. Meanwhile, maternal deaths have been falling in much of the rest of the world. In fact, the U.S. was one of only eight [...]
Although Oklahoma patients expect their doctors to be able to diagnose their conditions, there are situations when one is elusive. Despite batteries of tests and multiple appointments, medical professionals don't always have the answer. Among the hardest conditions to diagnose [...]
Oklahoma patients may benefit from understanding more about some of the common mistakes made by all types of physicians. It has been estimated that 15 percent of all medical conditions are misdiagnosed initially. Misdiagnosis is currently the leading mistake committed [...]
Oklahoma motorists may be surprised to learn that texting has surpassed drinking in terms of the numbers of fatal teen car accidents caused each year by these actions. Teens may be viewed as more prone to accidents due to inexperience. [...]
Oklahoma motorists may find it interesting that a new technology has been developed that allows drivers to "see through" semi-trucks on the road and determine when it is safe to pass them. The technology, known as a "safety truck," was [...]
