February 2, 2017 Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Increased Risk for Children Born Shortly After Bariatric Surgery A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that children who are born two years or less after their mother’s had bariatric surgery are at an increased risk for perinatal complications. In this case, perinatal complications refer to health complications that present either in the weeks precipitating or immediately following … Read More »
January 31, 2017 When Surgeons Operate on the Wrong Site When a person goes into the hospital for a surgical procedure, the last question to cross their mind may be: “what happens if the doctor does the wrong surgery?” But, as it turns out, sometimes doctors perform the wrong procedure altogether, and at other times they may do a surgery on the wrong site of … Read More »
January 30, 2017 Pennsylvania Granted Extension on REAL ID Pennsylvania was granted an extension on the implementation of the REAL ID law. This law requires residents to have new, acceptable forms of identification to enter various federal facilities. If the REAL ID law had gone forward without an extension, by just next year no Pennsylvania driver’s licenses would have been viable forms of identification … Read More »
January 29, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Discucss a Product Recall on Toshiba Batteries The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a statement recently recalling all battery packs in Toshiba laptops that were sold between June 2011 and January 2016. The recall includes multiple Toshiba PC models and upwards of 180,000 computers sold in the United States as well as Canada. The cause for the recall is … Read More »
January 28, 2017 Chances of Accident Increases during Winter Season Without the proper maintenance and treatment, icy roads, sidewalks and parking lots can pose a serious risk. Similarly, black ice, which forms when a wet surface freezes, creates danger because a pedestrian or driver believes a surface to be wet whereas the reality is the surface is a sheet of ice. If you or a loved … Read More »
January 27, 2017 Philadelphia Injury Lawyers Discuss Cancer Centers Hope to Increase HPV Vaccination Rate The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has initiated a nationwide effort to increase the rate of HPV vaccination. Although there is an effective vaccine to prevent HPV transmission, too few Americans are aware of or have received the vaccination. As a way to combat this serious public health threat, the NCI is now calling attention to … Read More »
January 26, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Discuss Snow Blowers and Risk of Injuries Many people use snow blowers during the winter season, particularly after a moderate to heavy snowfall. Snow blowers can be particularly effective products, since they clear fallen snow by blowing it off to the side. They are often used on driveways, sidewalks and roadways. But, as with many other machines, snow blowers pose certain safety … Read More »
January 25, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers Discuss a Product Recall of Yankee Candles Yankee Candle recently recalled more than 30,000 of its candles from the Luminous Collection. The candles, which sit in glass jars, can shatter or crack when they are lit, which poses a serious risk of injury to consumers. On its website, Yankee Candle acknowledged the risk of shattering or cracking glass and warned consumers of … Read More »
January 24, 2017 Philadelphia Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers Discuss Potential Changes to Regulations Pennsylvania lawmakers could be making some changes to nursing home regulations. A task force within the Department of Health conducted a recent review of these regulations and found that patients might be better served by oversight that prioritizes quality of life, rather than quality of a facility. The department made some specific policy recommendations and … Read More »
