The importance of law as a tool for improving health and wellbeing across the nation and across the world has been brought into the limelight by a recent report, Advancing the Right to Health: The Vital Role of Law, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Development Law Organization, the University of Sydney, […]
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Frightening Loser Pay Rule in Idaho
The legal community in Idaho is deeply concerned about a potentially dangerous change to their civil court system. The Idaho Supreme Court is on track to implement a “loser pay” system. This means that if you lose a court case, you would have to pay for the other side’s attorney fees. This nearly unprecedented stance […]
Could a Blood Test Diagnose a Concussion?
A recent Wired article reported on the findings of a study published in The Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study set out to look at acute plasma tau in relation to prolonged return to play after a concussion. Gill and her colleagues found that elevated plasma tau concentration within six hours […]
Avoiding Deadly ATV Crashes
California is in the top five states when it comes to total reported deaths due to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use. For the reported years of 1982-2014, the Golden State lost 680 people in ATV crashes. California laws contain more requirements to enhance ATV safety than many other states: significant age and supervision requirements for minors; […]
What Is the Process of a Plane Crash Investigation?
In the last 10 years, there have been only two fatal commercial plane crashes in the U.S.: Colgan Air’s 2009 flight from Newark to Buffalo, N.Y. and Asiana Airlines’ 2013 crash at San Francisco International Airport. Still, after a major crash, the nation waits for additional information, hoping to find out the cause of the […]
