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According to the Chambersburg Public Opinion, a Harrisonville man was injured after crashing into a cow in the roadway before hitting a house.  Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg said Randy E. Black, Harrisonville, suffered moderate injuries in the crash early Saturday morning, May 20, 2014. Police said he was driving south on Pa. 655 when he […]

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Posted on May 15, 2014 Recently, the Pa. Board of Medicine entered into a Consent Agreement in which Dr. Szada admitted:  “following a joint investigation by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs and the Commonwealth Department of Health it was determined that the Respondent [Dr. Szada] : 1) failed […]

  ID Theft is becoming more and more of a problem.  The Consumer Federation of America has tips on how you can minimize the risk of ID theft.  Click on the link below for a video on what can happen if your ID is stolen and how you can reduce the chances of it being […]

In addition to providing tips ofr drivers who operate vehicles on Pennsylvania rural roads, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau wants farmers who operate machinery on the roads to be safe. Farmers have a role in rural road safety too. Here are some tips to alleviate some hazards when taking wide equipment onto the road: *Pennsylvania law […]

Alcohol affects the human body in many different ways, none of which are helpful when it comes to safely operating a motor vehicle. However, one impairment people grossly underestimate is the effect alcohol has on an individual’s ability to see clearly. In fact, researchers in Canada recently found that our vision can be impaired by […]

What is a Nurse Case Manager/Rehab Nurse? If you’ve been on workers’ compensation, either getting medical benefits, wage loss benefits, or both, you may have had some dealings with a nurse case manager.  A frequent question we hear is: “What is the nurse case manager there to do?”.  The answer is simple; the nurse case […]

Were you injured while serving our country? Social Security provides disability benefits for Wounded Warriors. In fact, military service members who become disabled while on active military duty on or after October 1, 2001, are able to receive expedited processing of their disability claim. These benefits are different than those from the Department of Veterans […]

Posted on May 06, 2014 An Associated Press analysis of traffic deaths and U.S. census data in six drilling states, including Pennsylvania, shows that in some places, fatalities have more than quadrupled since 2004 — a period when most American roads have become much safer even as the population has grown. The average rate of deaths […]

There’s a misconception that most on-the-job injuries are sudden and traumatic. The reality? Many injuries form slowly over time, like repetitive motion injuries. In fact, repetitive motion injuries are among the most common injuries in the entire country. These can happen from overuse from someone doing the same motions, or sitting/standing in the same position […]