Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Workers’ Compensation
Workers who protect our planet by doing the heavy lifting required for recycling face a high risk of unnecessary injury and death, according to a new report by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH). Additionally, many workers who are injured may not understand their legal rights, including the right to pursue a …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
An autopsy is an examination of a person’s body after death for the purpose of determining the actual cause of death. In many cases, the autopsy can produce painful truths such as the fact that a person’s cancer was misdiagnosed or that it likely could have been diagnosed at a much earlier stage. For instance, …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Truck Accidents
One of New York’s U.S. Senators, Charles Schumer, is taking an aggressive stance against a federal bill that would allow commercial trucks with twin 33-foot trailers to travel on National Highway System roads in New York State and across the U.S. Schumer’s concern – one shared by many traffic safety advocates – is that longer …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
A former Ohio state Congressman is fighting an uphill battle with pancreatic cancer, allegedly due to negligence on the part of his government doctors. His case illustrates what is commonly called the “loss of chance” doctrine. According to Cleveland.com, the Congressman’s lawyer claims that government doctors failed to inform the Congressman of a pancreatic lesion …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
A recently released report by the Leapfrog Group patient safety organization and an op-ed piece in the New York Times shed light on a major factor in hospital injuries: A lack of support for nurses – specifically, understaffing. In the report, “Nursing Workforce Safe Practices,” Leapfrog states that a large percentage of the hospitals which …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
A new analysis of construction accidents in New York City underscores the fact that it is not only workers who are at risk of being injured or killed at work sites. Innocent passersby are exposed to the risk as well. A Wall Street Journal review of NYC Department of Buildings records found that “at least …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that HAIs – “hospital-acquired infections” or “healthcare-associated infections” – are a serious problem in New York and in hospitals and clinics across the country, including staph infections such as MRSA. Because these infections are largely preventable, they are often cited as examples of …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Medical Malpractice & Errors
Pathologists whose work was analyzed for a recently published study often failed to properly diagnose early, non-invasive breast cancer in biopsy tissue samples. The results of the study underscore the importance of getting a second opinion after a breast cancer diagnosis, according to the study’s authors. HealthDay News reports that researchers gave 240 breast biopsy …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Cancer Prevention
With the arrival of Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month in May, attention clearly will be focused melanoma, which is considered to be the deadliest of skin cancers. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that, in 2015, there will be: 73,870 new cases of melanoma diagnosed 9,940 deaths from melanoma. However, the ACS notes, melanoma …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Cancer Prevention
The experiences recently shared in public by two actresses – Suzanne Somers and Rita Wilson – underscore why it is so important for people to get a second opinion about a cancer diagnosis. Too often, cancer is misdiagnosed, carrying tragic consequences for patients and their families. One actress, Suzanne Somers, experienced a false-positive diagnosis. As …
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