DUI/DWI and your career in medicine: what you need to know
You took all the tests. Studied hard, and now you finally have a chance to get into the career of your dreams in medicine. Maybe you want to be a nurse, or a PA, or even a surgeon. You go out to celebrate your hard work and good fortune, have a few drinks...
DUI…..in a wheelchair?
The challenges of trying to live a normal life as a disabled person are many. Often special accommodations have to be made to do even the most simple of tasks. Modern technology has made living life as a disabled person easier than it ever was. Motorized ...
major changes to blood testing on the way?
Tests are essential for authorities to be able to determine whether or not you are intoxicated. Field sobriety tests and breathalyzers are often the first line of defense utilized by officers in the battle against drunk driving. The most crucial test howe...
Thousands of Philadelphia DUI cases in question because of breathalyzer mishap
If you are pulled over on suspicion of DUI, you can be certain that at some point, you will have to blow into a breathalyzer. Breathalyzers are not as accurate as a blood test, but they certainly are enough to get you convicted in a court of law should th...
The Eyes Have It: New DUI Detection Technology Coming Soon
Despite the many great advances in technology we have made over the years, our methods for reliably detecting impaired driving are few. Law enforcement typically relies on three main tools to identify whether or not a driver is under the influence. Breath...
Ket-oh No!
The new year is barely underway, and many of you are faithfully adhering to your new year’s diet resolutions …..right? Of course. Typically alcohol is a big no-no in most diets, as it is generally considered empty and unnecessary calories. T...
Massachusetts: 21,587 cases set for dismissal
Annie Dookhan was a regular American success story. She immigrated to the United States at a young age with her parents from Trinidad and eventually gained her citizenship, along with a stellar career as a renowned chemist with the Middlesex county prosec...
Breathalyzer Source Code Creates Accuracy Dispute
A decade ago officials in Washington State began to look at replacements for their increasingly obsolete breathalyzer models. The sole company to bid for the contract was Draeger, a German medical technology company. Predictably they won the contract and ...
