Luca Imagine this: you’ve just been hit with a snowstorm and your knuckles are white as you’re driving home to a snowy Philly. No music on the radio. No distractions—just focus. The roads are already bad enough as it is. You’re just trying not to slip and slide into the other cars. You finally get there … Read more
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that after heart disease and cancer, the third leading cause of death in America was caused by medical negligence. Despite those figures, medical malpractice cases can often be the most contentious type of negligence case victims may file – that is to say they are boldly … Read more
Dog owners…restrain your pets, warns the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). The statistics are frightening how a seemingly innocent dog can instantly contribute to a public health nightmare by biting an unassuming passerby, neighbor, friend, child, or visitor. As of September 5, 2014, the CDC estimated that in the United States alone, dogs … Read more
Expectant mothers often face the difficult choice of whether they should take antidepressants such as serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), or completely forego these medications during their pregnancies. According to the American Psychological Association (“APA”), depression affects more than 17 million adults on an annual basis and of that … Read more
Parking lots and parking garages abound in most major cities and even smaller towns across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. These structures allow individuals easy access to businesses, schools, office buildings, retail establishments, and airports. While convenient and useful, parking ramps, garages, and lots can be highly dangerous. In fact, these parking structures are the … Read more
The Takata airbag recall has reached massive levels, with approximately 17 million vehicles affected in the U.S. and another seven million worldwide. The recall stems from an issue within the airbag inflator that can cause airbags to deploy improperly in the event of a crash and shoot metal fragments at the occupants. Initially, only six … Read more
Liquor store manager Gregory Kochanowicz never imagined he would come face to face with a masked robber while at work. Nor did he think he would be duct-taped to a chair and his life threatened if he tried to escape. This, however, is exactly what the state Liquor Control Board contended, arguing that 60 year … Read more
Pelvic mesh is commonly used in pelvic surgeries after pelvic organ prolapse (POP), or when muscles in the pelvic region weaken, causing organs to bulge or slip into the vagina. Pelvic organ prolapse can happen due to age, childbirth, or other reasons and is associated with pain along with bladder leakage. Countless women receive this … Read more
Your child’s birth is a precious moment you will remember forever. It is every parent’s hope that the birth of their child is free of complications, but sadly for some parents and newborns, medical complications do arise. Seven out of every 1,000 babies born in the U.S. will sustain a birth injury. Over 30,000 birth … Read more
Head on collisions are perhaps the most violent of all car accidents. When two vehicles traveling at opposite directions hit each other head on, the force experienced by both vehicles is tremendous. Head on collisions account for 18 percent of all fatal accidents but only two percent of all accidents. Those involved in a head … Read more
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