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• Drunk Driving Deaths Lead to NHTSA Holiday ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign

  December 12, 2025

  Federal officials have launched a nationwide holiday campaign to raise awareness about drunk driving, aiming to build on a 6% decline in alcohol-related fatalities from last year.

• Driver-Side Blind Spots Linked to Rising Number of Pedestrian Deaths: Report

  December 9, 2025

  New research shows that driver-side blind spots covering more than 30% of a vehicle’s view are linked to a 70% increase in left-turn pedestrian crash risk.

• INIU Portable Charger Recall Issued After Nearly a Dozen Fires: CPSC

  December 8, 2025

  More than 200,000 INIU BI-B41 power bank chargers sold on Amazon are being recalled after reports that the lithium-ion batteries may overheat.

• Olympus PolyLoop Endoscope Ligation Device Linked to More Than 100 Injuries: FDA

  December 4, 2025

  Updated instructions have been issued for certain Olympus PolyLoop ligating devices after reports that the devices may not release properly, which can cause them to become stuck around a patient’s tissue.

• Road Debris Accidents Account for More Than 50,000 Car Crashes Annually: AAA

  December 1, 2025

  A new study finds that road debris contributes to thousands of crashes and injuries each year, including at least 433 deaths from 2018 to 2023.

• Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 Recall Issued After Faulty Glucose Sensor Readings Linked to Multiple Deaths

  November 26, 2025

  Abbott has issued a recall for about 3 million FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose sensors, warning that some units may report dangerously low glucose readings that could place users at serious risk.