Spring is in the air in Massachusetts, and while it is a season many people enjoy, it is also a time for drivers to take extra care on the roads. While the spring weather may not present the same driving challenges of winter, the large number of children playing...
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Sleep-deprived surgeons-in-training at greater risk of error
Any fan of "Grey's Anatomy," "E.R." or "House, M.D." has seen sleep-deprived residents in the hospital halls. While it might make good television drama, it apparently does not make hospital operatories any safer. In fact, two surgical residents at Boston hospitals...
Boston University students in New Zealand rollover accident
One of the benefits of attending a top-flight university is the additional enrichment opportunities provided to students. A group of Boston University students were taking advantage of a study abroad experience in Auckland, New Zealand, when their adventure took a...
Florist struck by car in Dennis, succumbs to injuries
Cape Cod is a destination for tourists and a beloved home for many residents. In the mid-Cape town of Dennis, local residents lost a long-time resident and business owner. A 75-year-old florist and owner of Blossoms Florist of Cape Cod, was struck by a car as he was...
Work can be hazardous to your health
Some professions are inherently more hazardous. Firefighters, construction workers, those in the fishing industry and farmers are among the more hazardous professions. Industry regulations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, are intended to...
Motorcycle crash in Wilbraham is fatal
The driver school adage of "watch out for the other guy" may be even truer for motorcyclists than for automobile drivers. Due to lack of physical protection, the driver of a motorcycle is inherently more vulnerable to injury, should an accident occur. A motorcycle...
Could non-payment of workers’ compensation become a felony?
Massachusetts employers with more than a certain number of employees are required to pay for worker's compensation insurance to cover their employees in the event of work-related injury or illness. Not all employers follow the law however, and when an employee files a...
Wives, sisters look for answers after failed Massachusetts liver transplant
Two sisters are now widows after a Massachusetts liver transplant between their husbands. The gift of life that one brother-in-law gave to the other, cost the donor his life. According to sources, the story begins on Thanksgiving Day 2009. It was then that the...
Four high school students injured in head-on collision with bus
Prom is a night that most high school students look forward to with great anticipation. Unfortunately for the students attending the junior prom Silver Lake Regional High School, it was a night of tears. Four high school juniors were seriously injured in a car...
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules on workers’ compensation
A recent ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court reaches back to an on-the-job injury that occurred in 1980. The ruling addressed an appeal made by the state's Department of Industrial Accidents. The appeal stated that the amount paid should reflect a worker's...
