Distracted driving causes many fatalities every year, but a new survey suggests that distracted doctors may also be putting their patient’s lives at risk.
Researchers at one New York institution have found that more physicians are facing medical malpractice lawsuits because of diagnostic factors.
A 36-year-old man may face a long recovery after sustaining a serious head trauma from a car accident on Dec. 22. The injured man is a New York City police officer. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was being driven by another off-duty New York City police officer. The driver has been charged with drunk driving and vehicular assault. The car accident happened around 4:30 a.m. near the Cross Bronx Expressway. The injured police officer was taken to Jacobi Hospital after the accident. He is said to be in critical, but stable condition. According to the victim’s family, the man was put in
If all a doctor ever does is look at a patient’s exposure to industrial chemicals, like bisphenol A and phthalates, then an individual may be faced with a delayed cancer diagnosis. That’s because a newly released study has found that the everyday things women are exposed to put them at greater risk of developing breast cancer.
One New York City woman went to work last week expecting to arrive back home safely, but a freak elevator accident claimed her life. The incident occurred on Dec. 14 around 10 a.m. when the 41-year-old woman was on her way work. She arrived at her office building along Madison Avenue, but as she attempted to get into the elevator, the doors closed on her and the elevator shot upwards. Her body then became trapped between the elevator and the shaft wall. Two other people were on the elevator at the time. Although they were not hurt, they are being treated for trauma. The victim
There may be a misunderstanding between doctor’s and their patients in terms of the tolerance of side effects from one breast cancer medication, according to one study.
Car accidents are common in New York City and elsewhere, but most people don’t worry about them when they are safely resting in a hotel room. Unfortunately, one New York City disc jockey is fighting for his life after a bizarre car accident in which he was run over by a cab in his hotel room. Recently, the DJ traveled to Portland, Oregon for a show and was staying in a Juniper Hotel room. According to reports, police were called to the scene around 11 a.m. When authorities arrived they found that the cab had driven through the hotel room that the DJ was staying
New York state officials are trying to do what they can to improve care, reduce costs and hospital negligence at health care facilities in Brooklyn and across the state.
Pedestrians expect the roads to be safe and expect that drivers are looking out for them, but often distracted driving can lead to accidents. More than half of all traffic deaths are from pedestrian accidents, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. Early Sunday morning on Dec. 4 a 93-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a car on Long Island. According to police, the car accident happened as the woman was trying to cross New York Avenue. A car heading south hit her. The victim was taken to Huntington Hospital, but was later pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle was
Hospital negligence in New York can lead to many consequences for a physician who causes serious injury or death. In addition to a civil lawsuit by a party who is injured, doctors in New York may also be subject to sanctions and fines if charged with negligence by the New York state Board for Professional Medical Conduct. That was the case for one New York orthopedic surgeon.
