Apple's CarPlay system allows drivers to access their iPhones as part of the car's infotainment system. The makers tout the system as being safe because it helps keep a driver's eyes on the road, but Texas residents should know that a study from the safety charity IAM...
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IIHS: driver-assist features must keep drivers’ attention
Following in the steps of NHTSA and other agencies that have studied driver-assist systems, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has issued some recommendations to help make this technology safer. Texas motorists who are excited about the progress being made in...
Survey: 26% of Parkinson’s patients were at first misdiagnosed
The charity Parkinson's UK conducted a survey of over 2,000 people with the disease and found that 26% had initially been misdiagnosed. Texas residents who know someone with Parkinson's disease might realize that it is a very complex condition and therefore hard to...
Fatal car crashes increase in first workweek after DST
Some Texas residents may feel fine after losing one hour of sleep with daylight saving time, but others are affected to the point where they drive drowsy. This, in turn, can lead to more car crashes. In fact, a study from the University of Colorado Boulder calculates...
What can be done about medical diagnostic errors
Every year in Texas and across the U.S., some 12 million people are affected by diagnostic errors. This is according to a 2014 report from the BMJ Quality & Safety. In the same report, researchers estimated that half of these errors are potentially harmful. In...
