Could a Flu Misdiagnosis be Medical Malpractice?
For many, the flu is an annoying, but otherwise simple inconvenience. While some forms of the flu are indeed mild, influenza can be a serious, and potentially deadly, diagnosis. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes 35.6 million...
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Connecticut Teacher Dies in Fatal Accident with School Bus
Authorities are in the midst of investigating an accident between a school bus and a sedan. Reportedly, a Connecticut teacher was killed in the fatal accident in the early morning hour commute. As part of the investigation, authorities checked the bus for...
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Common Injuries Caused by Truck Accidents
In 2016, there were 3,986 fatalities in large truck crashes, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute. Sixty-six percent of those killed were occupants in cars and other passenger vehicles. This is because occupants in...
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Choate Rosemary Hall Apologizes for Decades of Sexual Abuse
Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Wallingford, issued a statement apologizing for decades of sexual abuse involving faculty and staff members who engaged in sexual misconduct with students. A 50-page report issued after a seven-month long independent investigation initiated by...
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Challenges for Truck Drivers that Increase Their Risk of an Accident
One of the main causes of truck accidents is negligent driving by the person behind the wheel of the truck. There are many risk factors for truck drivers that make them more likely to cause an accident. Below, learn more...
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Centers for Disease Control to Study Health Risks of E-Scooters After Numerous Injuries in Texas
Three epidemiologists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been conducting a study of e-scooter accidents and injuries in Austin, Texas since December. Austin city leaders asked for the investigation because of the high number of...
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Can I Sue a Hospital for Medical Malpractice?
Hospitals and medical institutions have an obligation to apply procedures and hire staff members that meet the standards held by the medical community. When a hospital’s failure to uphold its duty results in a patient’s injury or death, it can...
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Can a Nursing Home Be Held Liable for Abuse or Neglect?
Nursing homes have an obligation to ensure the patients under their care are receiving the treatment they require. If a resident is deprived of the treatment he or she needs, it may result in the resident suffering serious injury or...
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Are Surgeons Giving Living Donors Enough Information?
It takes a brave person to be willing to go under the knife for a relative, friend or total stranger. To give someone a kidney or part of a liver as a live donor is incredibly compassionate, but it is...
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Amazed at the Outcome
Dear Tom and Kim, Just wanted to thank you again for all you have done. Tom, thank you for being the best at what you do, and Kim for being so patient and kind. I am still amazed at the...
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