Tick-borne disease could be deadly without quick diagnosis
Despite its name, people in New York and all over the country are at risk of tick-borne illnesses like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Particularly widespread in the summer months when people camp, hike and engage in outdoor activities, they can be life-threatening for active individuals. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever has been reported all over North and South America. The potentially fatal disease is caused by a bacterium, Rickettsia rickettsia. Physicians report that there has been a slow increase in cases of the disease over the years.
Learning The Right Way to Fall Can Make Injuries Less Severe
Falls can cause devastating injuries to victims, and can sometimes those injuries can even be fatal. It is the responsibility of property owners to take steps to reduce the chances of a fall injury occurring. If a property owner is negligent in maintaining the property in a safe and effective way, this can result in […]
OSHA Reforms: Could They Work to Lower Workplace Injury Risks?
The American Society of Safety Engineers believes that the current approach to protecting employees from on-the-job accidents is not sufficient. The American Society of Safety Engineers has published an OSHA Reform Blueprint, which makes a number of different suggestions for changing OSHA that the Society believes would better prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. With understaffing […]
Lyme disease misdiagnoses increasing
According to a report released on June 15 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an increasing number of patients in New York and the rest of the United States who have confusing medical symptoms are being diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. They are also being prescribed dangerous, expensive and ineffective treatments. There have been cases in which patients have died from septic shock after being given the wrong, long-term treatment of intravenous antibiotics. For other patients, the misdiagnosis results in a dangerous delay of the treatment necessary to address the patient’s true underlying medical condition.
Wrong-site surgery rare but devastating for victims
New York patients who are preparing for surgery naturally have many concerns, and extreme events like wrong-site surgery unfortunately present themselves as possible negative outcomes. A study conducted in 2006 that analyzed almost 3 million procedures revealed a rate of wrong-site surgeries of 1 in every 112,994 cases.
Construction Worker Deaths in NYC Lead to Calls for New Safety Efforts
Within the past two years, a total of 33 construction workers have been killed on worksites throughout New York City. The fact that close to three dozen fatalities occurred in just a two-year period prompted an investigation by I-Team 33 into efforts that are being made by lawmakers to try to better protect workers. NBC […]
Facts about Legionnaires’ disease
Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. It is an infection that can be fatal if not properly treated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after researchers analyzed cases in New York City and 20 other jurisdictions, the bacterium linked to Legionnaires’ disease was found in a number of health care facilities. In fact, of the jurisdictions they studied, they found 16 of them had some cases that came directly from hospitals.
Higher risk of rare complication with some diabetes drugs
New York residents who have type 2 diabetes may be interested in a study that found that a new class of drugs, SGLT2 inhibitors, could raise the risk of a complication known as ketoacidosis. However, although the condition can be deadly, it is also rare, and experts say this should not deter people from taking the class of drugs. Researchers said only about 1 in 1,000 people using SGLT2 inhibitors would develop the condition.
New York City Council Passes Construction Safety Bill
Construction worker deaths have been on the rise in New York City, with more building projects leading to more fatal injuries. When a construction worker is killed or hurt on-the-job, New York construction accident lawyers should be consulted to provide help. Benefits may be available for work-injuries and wrongful death on-the-job, regardless of whether negligence […]
Man on bike killed after colliding with charter bus
If you are a cyclist in New York City, chances are good that you may have heard about the Citi Bike ride-sharing program that has been in effect for the past four years.