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Social Security Disability backlog now means a nearly 2-year wait
In many ways, they are the people least-equipped to wait for long periods. They are the Americans who are waiting for a hearing their Social Security Disability appeal. According to recent news reports, more than a million people are today waiting to hear the results of their SSDI appeal. The average…
Police: Drunk driver struck, killed North Carolina firefighter
Northwest of the Charlotte metro area is where you will find the small town of Drexel in Burke County. After a recent storm in the area, a pair of firefighters were helping clean up debris from Highway 70. The firefighters were wearing safety vests and turnout gear and their vehicle’s…
Bad vibrations: preventing hand-arm vibration syndrome
It has been 100 years since it first occurred to doctors to look closely at the reports from certain workers of numbness in their arms and fingers, as well as discoloration. Back in 1918, an occupational physician studied stone cutters who complained of the symptoms. In 2017, the condition is…
Social Security Disability benefits to rise 2 percent next year
There is good news today from the Social Security Administration. The federal agency announced that Social Security Disability benefits recipients are to receive a 2 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA). The increase means the average SSDI beneficiary will see their monthly check rise from $1,173 to $1,197. The maximum SSDI monthly…
Take care of yourself if you care for others
Early this year, the Charlotte Business Journal listed the top 10 fastest growing jobs in North Carolina. Five of the 10 were in the health care industry. While health care workers care for others, they are often at risk of contracting illness or sustaining a workplace injury in the course of their…
North Carolina tragedy highlights dangers of teen drivers
It’s a little more than an hour’s drive northeast of Charlotte to get to the small North Carolina town of Advance. The community is grieving the recent tragic loss of three teenagers killed in a car accident. The 16-year-old boy who was driving tried to pass a pick-up truck on…
October 10 is World Mental Health Day
No matter where you go on planet Earth — from Charlotte to Cherbourg or from Cape Town to Caracas, October 10th will be World Mental Health Day. Regardless of geography, the objective of the day’s observation will be raising awareness of mental illness and the ways in which people can…
Flying high over North Carolina highway crashes
Drones can be used to take spectacular aerial video of your vacation spot, wedding or family reunion. The miniature copters have a wide variety of uses in warfare, as flying “scarecrows” used to chase birds from crops, for surveillance of cheating spouses (and others) and much more. Now North Carolina…
Spinal cord injuries: A quick primer on a devastating injury
Many things can lead to a spinal cord injury. Regardless of how the injury occurs, the results can be devastating. It is imperative for all victims, as well as their loved ones, to know some of the basics of this type of injury. Not all spinal cord injuries are the…
Shifts in teen behavior could reduce drunk driving crashes
Since the dawn of time, older people have bemoaned younger generations. They’re irresponsible and reckless, the older folks will complain, and simply not up to the standards set by their elders. That time-honored tradition might not be passed on if results from a new study are accurate. The research published…
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