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New Federal Report: Zero Five-Star Hospitals In Kentucky
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new hospital quality ratings last week, but no Kentucky hospitals received a five-star rating. The majority...
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office Targets Drugged Drivers
Since April, the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office has been stepping up patrols targeted at drugged drivers. In the last four months, the sheriff’s office has...
Ignition Switch Lawsuits Can Proceed Against General Motors
The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that lawsuits over defective ignition switches can proceed against General Motors. The defective switches caused airbags to...
Almost 30 Percent Of Rehab Facility Patients Harmed By Inadequate Care
Nearly 30 percent of Medicare patients at inpatient rehabilitation hospitals suffer care-related harm, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and...
New Report Shows Preventable Deaths At An All-Time High
The National Safety Council’s (NSC) latest report reveals that preventable deaths are at an all-time high. In 2014, there were 136,053 deaths from preventable causes,...
Allstate Report Says Cincinnati Has The Worst Drivers In Ohio
Cincinnati is home to the worst drivers in Ohio, according to the Allstate Insurance Agency’s “America’s Best Drivers Report,” which ranked the Queen City 160 out...
Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Reduces MRSA Infections
A new study by the Greenville Health System (GHS) of South Carolina found that an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system led to a 42 percent...
Volkswagen To Pay $15 Billion In Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen will pay approximately $14.7 billion to settle a diesel-emissions scandal, the largest automotive settlement in U.S. history. The scandal began in September 2015 when the Environmental...
Some Takata Airbags Have A Higher Risk Of Rupturing
Some Honda and Acura vehicles are equipped with Takata airbags that have a nearly 50 percent chance of rupturing in a crash and injuring or...