Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

Patients at an unidentified facility who received perfusion CT imaging performed to aid in the diagnosis of stroke accidentally received radiation doses approximately eight times the expected level, putting patients at increased risk for long-term radiation effects, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Over an 18-month period, 206 patients at the one facility involved received the radiation overdoses to the head. In some cases, this excessive dose resulted in hair loss and erythema. The facility has notified all patients who received the overexposure and provided resources for additional information.

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A safety feature common in most German vehicles, which reduces the likelihood of an unintended acceleration, could have prevented the injuries and deaths of people caught in runaway Toyotas. According to a report published by the New York Times, the technology isn’t new. It just hasn’t been adopted by most automobile manufacturers outside of Germany.

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