If you read some of the publications for the trucking industry, you will find there is a definite contingent of over-the-road haulers out there that feels they are among the great oppressed. Some of them are in Texas. Many of these men and women feel that they are victims of onerous government regulation that prevents […]
There’s something of a mini brouhaha making news lately. The debate centers on the question of whether the safest of child safety seats we use in our cars are as safe as they could be. We figure that’s something that San Antonio readers might be interested in exploring. Sparking the debate is new research out […]
The idea that cars will someday drive themselves used to be a notion limited to science fiction. But anyone who has been following the news in recent years knows that the day of the autonomous vehicle is now nearly at hand. Indeed, we even wrote about it in a post back in June. In that […]
In one of our previous posts we observed that if a child suffers a birth injury, the effects are felt for a lifetime. It can be a physical and emotional challenge for everyone involved, parents and children alike. Very often, even if parents have or find the inner strength to meet the demands of caregiving, […]
There are certain fields that require practitioners to pursue ongoing education to maintain their licenses. The law is one of them. So is medicine. Indeed, in the medical profession, the standards of care are constantly changing as knowledge about the causes of conditions and the possible cures advances. Doctors and nurses need to stay up […]
When you break a bone, you know you’ve broken a bone and are likely to need a cast. When you cut open your leg, you know that some stitches are bound to be required. When you suffer a brain injury, it’s not so easy to make the call as to what should happen. This is […]
If you were to be asked “how many truck and truck drivers wouldn’t pass a basic inspection, thus rendering them ‘out-of-service,’ during a massive month-long event?,” what would be your answer? Would you say a very small percentage, like, say, two or three percent? Or would you go with a loftier number, like 10 percent? […]
Episodes from the popular television drama “Grey’s Anatomy” depict incredibly unusual, innovative and miraculous surgeries. In one episode, the doctors performed a miraculous surgery to save a man’s arm by attaching it to his abdomen. A young doctor came up with the idea at the last minute, while the man was under anesthesia. When the […]
Car accidents are common. They happen every day on the streets of San Antonio. Many times, they don’t result in anything more than damage to the vehicle or some other property. Too often, someone suffers serious or even fatal injury, and typically the cause of that pain and suffering can be traced to some person’s […]
There is no hint of anger or apparent desire to exact retribution on the part of the loved ones of a San Antonio husband and wife whose lives were taken away suddenly last month. Instead, there is a clear sense from comments made to KABB-TV that the family is confident that neither that couple, nor […]