Understanding the bladder condition of interstitial cystitis
New York residents may be interested in learning more about a troublesome bladder condition known as interstitial cystitis or “painful bladder syndrome.” While many people, including physicians, are unfamiliar with the condition, it is a disease that affects roughly 3 percent of women and 1 percent of men throughout the world. However, because many people who suffer from interstitial cystitis are often wrongly diagnosed, the numbers could be significantly higher.
HOWELL: George Miecke Critically Injured In Car Accident After Garbage Truck Amputated His Leg When It Backed Over Him At The Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park
GARBAGE TRUCK COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT HOWELL, NEW JERSEY (July 28, 2016) An 82-year-old was critically injured after a garbage truck ran over his leg and amputated it in the process, according to NJ.com. Police say that the man suffered severe injuries in addition to losing his leg. The garage truck was backing […]
(UPDATE) HOWELL: George Miecke Seriously Injured And Loses Leg In Trash Truck Accident Outside Parking Lot In Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park
TRASH TRUCK COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR ACCIDENT HOWELL, NEW JERSEY (July 28, 2016) A pedestrian was critically injured outside of the Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park when a garbage truck driver recklessly backed over him and amputated his leg, according to NJ.com. Facebook users have been able to identify the man that lost his leg in the […]
Do rehab hospitals harm more than help?
Rehab hospitals are a place for rest and recovery after surgery or injury. Patients expect a healing environment as they recover from knee replacement surgeries, strokes and other procedures. According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), however, almost one-third of Medicare patients in rehab facilities suffered harm due to the care they received.
Death of young child shows danger anesthesia poses to children
When a child dies, it’s always a tragedy not only for the parents but for the community as well. But when a child dies because of someone else’s negligence, grief is oftentimes accompanied by anger and the gut-wrenching question, “Could anything have been done to prevent the tragedy?”
NEW BRUNSWICK: Robert Veras-Toribio and Kelvin Lantigua Killed In Car Accident On Freeway Route 18 After The Vehicle Crashed Into A Guardrail and Fell Into the Raritan River
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT FOR INSTALLING INADEQUATE RAILING NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY (July 25, 2016) – A 22-year-old man and his 21-year-old passenger were killed in a car accident after their car pierced through a guardrail and went into the Raritan River while the vehicle was traveling down the freeway on Route 18, according […]
MANHATTAN: Jose Fernandez Killed In Freight Elevator Accident at La Reguera Dominican Store In Washington Heights
BUILDING OWNER AND/OR ELEVATOR INSTALLER MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016)
A 43-year-old employee at a Washington Heights variety store has died in a tragic freight elevator accident near 552 W. 182nd Street, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Jose Fernandez. Fernandez also by the nicknames “Morenito” and “Flaco.” The employee was loading boxes onto a lift at La Reguera Dominican when it suddenly pulled the man upward and pinned him to the ceiling. Emergency medical workers tried to save him, but he was later pronounced dead. There was an outpouring of grief at the business as people remembered Jose Fernandez. He was remembered as an extremely good person who had been working at La Reguera Dominican after he emigrated from the Dominican Republic. People who worked at shops around the store described him as very hard working and energetic and were deeply saddened that he died. This tragic accident is the second time that a person was killed or injured in a freight elevator accident in the last year. One other person was crushed to death and another worker lost an arm in a freak accident. The building was fined $1,200 in December of 2015 according to records that are available online. A building owner next door said that the elevator was installed about 1 year ago after an auto repair shop was turned into a discount store. A department investigation revealed that the elevator was built illegally to to accommodate a new storage space on the second floor. Building department investigators are still trying to determine what caused the lift to malfunction as Jose Fernandez was loading merchandise. It remains unclear if there was even supposed to be an elevator at that address.
BROOKLYN: Construction Worker Critically Injured After Falling Cinderblock Struck Him In The Head At Work Site In Ocean Hill
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC CINDERBLOCK ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016) A 44-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when a cinderblock fell on his head Friday afternoon, according to NY Daily News. The accident happened in Ocean Hill by Eastern Parkway near Dean Street. The construction site employee was transported to the Brookdale University […]
Health care industry improves disclosures about errors
Surgical patients in New York hospitals certainly dread the possibility of errors during a procedure. A changing attitude about disclosing mistakes to patients, however, could result in them hearing about mistakes more often. Commenting about the challenges of informing patients, a professor of health policy, management, medicine and surgery said that physicians also endure negative emotions about their mistakes. Communicating them to patients is a challenge.
ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Mark Feldman Killed In Highway Car Accident After USPS Truck Crashed Into His Car On the Long Island Expressway
MAIL TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) News 12 Long Island is reporting that a 54-year-old man from Sands Point has died after a United States Postal Service (USPS) Mail Truck crashed into his car as he was pulled over to the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway. Police […]