A study recently published by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School reports a connection between childhood cancer survivors and adult women who fail to timely undergo mammograms, despite an increased...
Author: Bottar Law
Several different brands of children’s face paints have been recalled due to “adverse reactions.” The paints were recalled following a release from the Food and Drug Administration, which reported complaints of rashes,
A product liability trial arising out of an alleged custom motorcycle defect begins today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, a...
Recently, a team of doctors at a Michigan hospital formed an “I Am Sorry” team to speak to hospital patients and their families after a medical mistake is made by a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. The teams were created to
A building located at the corner of North Townsend Street and Union Avenue, in downtown Syracuse, New York, collapsed today without explanation. The structure, which may have been undergoing construction or renovations, is...
Highway and roadway work zones, which are the areas along many Central New York Roadways now marked by orange cones and hazard signs, are dangerous for all involved. Hundreds of car accidents occur every year in and around...
According to the Post Standard and a recent study conducted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, lead levels were elevated in the dirt from all but one Syracuse-area garden tested. The gardens tested...
A big rig rolled over on Route 17 yesterday on State Route 17 just before the Apalachin exit. The tractor trailer driver crashed while he was attempting to avoid a deer in the roadway. While the driver was not injured,...
Shoulder dystocia occurs in approximately 1% of deliveries. It occurs when, after delivery of the fetal head, a baby’s anterior shoulder becomes lodged (i.e., stuck) behind a mother’s pubic bone. In turn, the baby does...
Dr. Kimberly Silvers, of Ithaca Dermatology, recently began using a mobile clinic in order to increase the change of diagnosing skin cancer before it spreads. According to Silvers, “we’re just trying to make people aware