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
Author: Bottar Law
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
Community General Hospital, located in Syracuse, New York, announced today that it will be adding 36 private rooms as part of a $7.6 million expansion of its inpatient orthopedic services department. Community General...
An M&T truck driver was critically injured yesterday when a tractor trailer tire burst and struck him in the face and head. According to the Watertown Daily Times, the driver was waiting at the M&T garage while a...
The Syracuse chapter of the Brain Injury Association of New York State recently announced that it will hold its Fourth Annual Golf Classic on June 25, 2009, at Turning Stone. Cost to enter the tournament is $200 per player...