Simon Driver, PhD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses preventing traumatic brain injuries.

Simon Driver, PhD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses traumatic brain injuries.  What You Need to Know: A traumatic brain injury is a blow or jolt to the body or head. Common traumatic brain injuries occur during vehicle accidents,…

Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows

Adopting permanent DST in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions and likely prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths, 2,054 human injuries and $1.19 billion in costs each year. Deer-vehicle collisions would decrease under permanent DST because skies would be brighter later in the evening

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‘Reality’ driver’s ed increases teens’ awareness of outcomes of risky driving

September 6, 2019 Teens who took a supplemental drivers’ education program — including tours of emergency rooms, intensive care units and a morgue — showed greater awareness of the consequences of risky driving and of how they can avoid dangers,…