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March 16, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers

Nearly Half of Disability Claims by Federal Employees are for Mental Illness

. This comes after an earlier study stated that employees are “drowning in a pool of repetitive, menial and uninspiring tasks,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter. A report by the Department...

March 15, 2023

Disability Insurers

Steroid Injections May Worsen Arthritis

, intended to treat arthritis in the knee, may actually worsen the condition. Data gathered by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Chicago Medical School observed...

March 9, 2023

Lawyers MVA Insurers

Charges for Driving While Impaired by Drugs Increase for the Fourth Year in a Row

0 from Western Standard According to an article published by Blacklock’s Reporter, the number of people caught high behind the wheel is up for the fourth year in a row. Stats Canada data also...

March 8, 2023

Disability Insurers

Why We Should Expect Insurance Companies to Sue Vaccine Manufacturers

. Yale University epidemiologist Harvey Risch predicts that insurers will be looking for financial compensation from Covid-19 vaccine makers to cover “early expected mortality claims” which would...

March 1, 2023

Lawyers MVA Insurers

One-third of Recent Cannabis Users reported Driving While High

% of Canadians who report having used cannabis in the previous year also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. 26% of Canadians who reported using cannabis at some point in their...

February 23, 2023

Disability Insurers MVA Insurers

Are We Treating Acute Pain Wrong?

-inflammatory medication may be counterproductive. By using medication like ibuprofen or aspirin to treat pain, we may be promoting pain in the long term. A paper published in Science Translational...

November 5, 2020

Employers Lawyers

The window of detection when using fingernail clippings for drug testing

Fingernail, a keratinized protein like hair, is emerging as a popular specimen type for drug and alcohol testing.

November 1, 2020

Lawyers MVA Insurers

New Device for Detecting Traumatic Brain Injury ‘On the Spot’

A method for detecting traumatic brain injury at the point of care has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.

February 12, 2019

Disability Insurers MVA Insurers

What are TelePsych IMEs, and How Can They Help Insurers?

Insurers have to deal with mental illness issues just as they do physical. A mental ailment can disqualify someone from working under many insurance policies, and so insurers need to be aware of the...

February 5, 2019

Disability Insurers MVA Insurers

VISAR (Video Surveillance Analysis Report): Assurance for Insurers

Insurance adjusters who deal with claims involving disability, injury, and illness, perform a difficult role. Nobody wants to deny a legitimate claim where a person is rightfully entitled to benefits...