According to the Diederich Healthcare’s “2014 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis,” medical malpractice payouts in 2013 increased to $3,733,678,100, an increase of 4.7% in 2012. Payouts in 38 states increased in 2013 compared to the payouts the previous year.
According to statistics, an estimated 764,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of cerebral palsy symptoms. The CDC reports that roughly 10,000 infants born each year in the US hold the risk to develop cerebral palsy.
Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of premature death in men in one of the most developed countries – The United States, behind lung cancer and colorectal cancer. 1 out of every 39 men in the country will die of this cancer.
People in New York who have suffered a bad medical outcome might want tougher malpractice laws. However, improving medical care appears to be outside the purview of litigation. A study that compared the risks of malpractice claims and surgical outcomes found almost no influence between legal standards and better patient care.
Construction workers who are hurt on-the-job have legal protections available to them and should consult with a New York workers’ compensation law firm. Unfortunately, a substantial number of construction workers have been getting hurt in recent years, with some even suffering fatal injuries. An increase in construction in New York has helped to contribute to the rising risk of construction workers being hurt or killed. More building, however, should not lead to more life-changing or serious injuries if there are proper safety protocols in place and if those protocols are actually followed. In light of the high number of injuries that have occurred on New
According to 2015 data by the National Safety Council, it is estimated that 38,300 people were killed on roads in the United States in 2015. Approximately 4.4 million people sustained injuries that required medical attention. The number of deaths caused by car accidents increased by 8% compared to 2014. The NSC stated that the highest increase in one-year percentage in traffic deaths in 50 years occurred in 2015. An average of 1,098 deaths occurs each year in New York as a result of unintentional injuries caused motor vehicle accidents. Common Questions about Car Accidents Many times, people who have been in a car accident do
According to research published by the National Library of Medicine, “occupational burn injuries remain a workplace safety concern.” The research revealed that more than a million non-fatal occupational burns were treated in emergency departments in the United States over the course of a single decade, and 450,000 burns in 2013 alone necessitated medical treatment. Burns can be serious, very costly to treat and can leave lasting scarring. Burn injuries can also be fatal to affected workers. Burns can happen in many different industries, including the field of construction. Just recently, News 10 reported on a fire at a construction site that luckily did not lead
Mammograms are an important screening tool for breast cancer. They often allow women to receive treatment sooner and improve the chances of beating a cancerous growth. However, New York residents might be interested to learn about a recent study that suggests that mammograms could also lead to “overdiagnosis.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.98 million births in the United States in 2015. In 2014, the number of births in the country was 3,988,076. This means that the birth rate was 12.5 per 1,000 people. The fertility rate for the same year was 62.9 per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44.
CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT INJURES 5 PEOPLE IN ROOF COLLAPSE YONKERS, NEW YORK (January 15, 2017) – Five people were injured in a freak accident after a Bobcat feel through the roof of a store, according to ABC News. Police are saying that the Bobcat fell through the National Wholesale Liquidators store on Central Park Avenue. Around two dozen customers were inside the store at the time of the accident. Witnessses described the scene of the accident as chaotic. Everyone was screaming and there was a panic after the construction machinery fell. In addition to the Bobcat falling, a major portion of the roof came down as well.
