Monthly Archives: September 2013
At least one case of hepatitis C linked to dentist office
It is fair to say that there is a certain level of trust that residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania place with doctors and other medical providers when they seek assistance for medical conditions. Dentists are included in this group. There are...
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Symptoms of a concussion may not be obvious initially
Residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania likely often hear the words brain injury. Throughout the state, residents suffer these injuries on a regular basis. While a brain injury can take multiple forms. One that is likely commonly suffered is a concussion. Though...
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Virginia Distracted Driving Summit posts important question, gives frightening answers
The Chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Deborah Hersman, says that the United States can reduce the number of highway deaths to zero and it starts with the end of distracted driving. "It can be done. All of...
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Pittsburgh area construction worker pinned by steam roller
In states throughout the nation, including Pennsylvania, summer months mean one thing for drivers--road work. Some of these construction projects take all summer, while others only a few days. Regardless of the length of the project, these worksites can be...
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Driver involved in fatal pedestrian accident faces charges
Any motor vehicle accident that results in a loss of life is tragic in nature. Those that result from the negligent acts of another driver, however, are especially difficult to bear. The family of a 58-year-old Ohio woman was recently...
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Doctor’s ordering of test results in man’s paralysis injury
When a medical emergency presents, doctors and surgeons are often called upon to make decisions that may ultimately impact whether a patient lives or dies. Despite working under extreme conditions, emergency department doctors are highly trained and experienced professionals who...
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Cell phone companies endorse and sponsor anti-texting-while-driving film
As high school and college students have made their way back to school this semester, there is one thing in particular that social focus and parent/teacher groups are trying to push: the potential effects of distracted driving. AT&T, Sprint, and...
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Chesapeake Energy paying out millions to landowners
The nation's second leading producer of natural gas, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, has decided to settle a Pennsylvania leaseholders' complaint and pay out $7.5 million to PA residents who claimed they were shorted, sometimes as much as 95%, on their royalty...
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Woman injured while aboard bus sues driver and bus company
Each year, millions of people across the U.S. and in states like Ohio rely upon city and charter buses for transportation. While riding aboard a bus, passengers have a right to expect that a bus driver will employ safe driving...
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Hospitals ultimately responsible for accuracy of EHRs
In previous years, hospitals often relied upon handwritten charts while tracking and treating patients. Under a recent federal mandate, however, hospitals are now required to chart patients via electronic means. Today, electronic health records are used to store and track...
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Is CPOE the answer to reducing medication errors?
For residents of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area it is likely difficult to imagine a time when prescription drugs were not available. While the availability of such medications has dramatically changed the way in which injured or ill individuals are treated,...
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Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. and others honored at Grove City YMCA for generous donations
On Saturday the 21st of September, at the Grove City YMCA, a dedication with be made to its newest facilities: the Program Arena, sponsored by Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., as well as the Eugene Miller Jr. Memorial Teen Center, and...
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