MANHATTAN: Bella-Yury Krementsova Dead After MTA Bus Accident By Trinity and Exchange
BUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL CRASH MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (October 22, 2016) A woman was killed in a tragic MTA bus accident after the driver struck her and dragged her for several blocks, according to ABC News. Authorities have been able to identify the woman that died as Bella-Yury Krementsova. The accident happened on Friday evening […]
MANHATTAN: Bella-Yury Krementsova Killed In MTA Bus Crash Near Broadway After Being Dragged Several Blocks
FATAL ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (October 22, 2016) A pedestrian was killed in a fatal bus accident after a QM7 MTA bus crashed into her at Trinity Place and Exchange Place, according to ABC News. Police have been able to identify the woman that died as Bella-Yury Krementsova. According to the New York Police Department Bella-Yury […]
MANHATTAN: Woman Killed In MTA Bus Accident After Being Dragged Several Blocks by Whitehall and State Street
BUS DRIVER MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL MTA BUS CRASH MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (October 22, 2016) A woman was killed in a tragic bus accident after an MTA driver hit her and dragged her for several blocks by Whitehall and State Street, according to ABC News. Authorities have still not been able to identify the victim. […]
Misdiagnosing cancer in children
September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in New York as well as across the country and around the world. The purpose of this annual event is to provide parents and caregivers with information about the different types of cancers that children can contract as well as to raise funds for research and support.
Keeping elderly loved ones safe from nursing home abuse
When aging loved ones in New York require consistent care, it is a common practice for their family members to place them into a long-term care facility, such as a nursing home. While most nursing homes are professionally run, the unfortunate reality is that some facilities have low standards of patient care, or even a history of negligence and abuse. In the past, standard arbitration clauses in facility contracts made it difficult for families to hold a nursing home or negligent nurse accountable for their negative behavior.
Does defensive medicine really prevent litigation?
Most people are familiar with the Hippocratic Oath by which all doctors and medical professionals live. But a doctor’s duty to make the best judgments possible and to do no harm is often mired by the looming threat that if they fail to meet these expectations, they could face litigation as a result.
In New York, who is at fault for a birth injury?
Every parent hopes that their child will be born happy and healthy. Unfortunately, when mistakes are made in the delivery room or a member of the hospital staff misses a warning sign, children and mothers can suffer serious injuries that can require everything from extensive medical treatment to long-term care.
Dementia in people under 60 often overlooked
Neurologists in New York must consider symptoms and neural imagining in order to accurately diagnose dementia diseases. Alzheimer’s disease is often presumed to be present in people exhibiting changes in behavior, language, motor skills and personality, but frontotemporal lobar degeneration and primary progressive aphasias represent two diseases that could also cause these problems.
Medical errors behind thousands of deaths annually
The BMJ has published a study indicating that medical errors result in between 200,000 and 400,000 deaths annually across the United States. The BMJ estimate took into account diagnostic errors, communications breakdowns, systems failures, inadequate skill and poor judgment. The focus of the study was fatalities that occur secondary to a medical error, and many occurred in New York.
HOBOKEN: Over 100 People Injured And At Least 1 Person Killed When Speeding Train Crashes Into Hoboken Station Terminal
BREAKING SYSTEM MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY (October 10, 2016) One person was killed and at least 100 people were injured when a commuter train crashed through a number of barriers at a train station, according to NJ.com Authorities are still working to determine the source of the crash. The NTSB has […]