Longtime newsman dies in New York City car accident
posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. A man who spent years reporting the news is now a part of the headlines. Longtime newsman Richard Threlkeld died earlier this month when his car crashed into a propane tanker. The car accident happened on Long Island. The 74-year-old man was taken to Southampton Hospital […]
Doctor’s failure to diagnose may have contributed to man’s death
When physicians fail to properly diagnose a patient, injury or even death can occur. That may have been the case for one man who died suddenly from a heart attack one year ago at the age of 50.
Repairman held responsible in one New York City elevator accident
Monday, January 9, 2012. Officials in Brooklyn recently announced that an elevator repairman will now face criminal charges after a woman became trapped in an elevator last Christmas while visiting a patient at a New York City hospital. According to the news source, the elevator accident happened after the repairman disabled a safety switch. The […]
Few hospital errors are ever reported
Some 130,000 Medicare recipients were harmed in just one month due to errors made by hospital staff, according to a recent report.
Woman receives jail sentence for fatal New York City car accident
More than a year ago, a 27-year-old man was killed while riding his motorcycle in New York City. Now, the woman who struck and killed him has been sentenced. The accident happened along the West Side Highway. According to reports, the woman left the scene of the fatal car crash, but turned herself into police […]
Are electronic devices causing doctor errors?
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.
Communication may be blamed for an increase in malpractice claims
Researchers at one New York institution have found that more physicians are facing medical malpractice lawsuits because of diagnostic factors.
Off-duty cop injured in apparent drunk driving car accident
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 […]
Everyday choices have a greater impact on breast cancer risk
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.
Woman killed in New York City elevator accident
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 […]