Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Elizabeth
The civilians enlisted by Michigan’s police departments to patrol streets and communities have badges, uniforms, and guns. These armed civilians are also, terrifyingly, unregulated. Though reserve officers work alongside real police officers and sometimes assist in arrests, there are no state-established training requirements, according to a Detroit Free Press investigation. That means no screening the […]
Posted on October 29th, 2018 by Elizabeth
In the second or third trimester of pregnancy, women can experience preeclampsia, a condition that involves dangerously high blood pressure. Preeclampsia is not only a threat to expectant mothers and their babies during the baby’s development. According to new research, this pregnancy complication can affect a woman later in life, decades after she has given […]
Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Elizabeth
Halloween is supposed to be fun. Sure, it’s a little creepy or scary at times but, ideally, the only source of fear comes from costumes and haunted houses. No one should have to worry about their children or themselves suffering a personal injury on Halloween because of someone else’s distraction, impairment, or negligence.
Posted on October 25th, 2018 by Elizabeth
Car crashes are the number one cause of teen deaths in the United States. National Teen Driver Safety Week is designed to raise awareness of this fact and seeks solutions to prevent injuries and deaths of teen drivers. It’s important to acknowledge, however, that teens not only pose a danger to themselves when they’re behind […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2018 by Elizabeth
Any woman who has ever suffered a miscarriage finds herself facing a wall of guilt. Did she eat the wrong thing? Not get enough sleep? Exercise too much? Doctors will tell women there is nothing they really could have done to prevent the miscarriage; if the pregnancy isn’t viable, it will end itself. Some women, […]
Nearly six years ago, Lamont Johnson was fatally shot on the 14000 block of Tireman on Detroit’s west side. The shooters? Two Detroit police officers...
In December 2023, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill that holds drug companies accountable for wrongdoing. People harmed by prescription drugs now have...
Fidgets are all the rage and come in many shapes and sizes. Some are squishy and quiet, others click and clack. And then there are...
