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By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Thursday, August 2, 2012.The arrest of David Kwiatkowski, a temporary radiologic technologist, for stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C has shed a new light on...
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A family whose son has cerebral palsy was recently awarded a $21 million settlement in a lawsuit they filed against the hospital where he was delivered. Citing hospital negligence, the couple asserted decisions made by the doctors and nurses during...
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The arrest of David Kwiatkowski, a temporary radiologic technologist, for stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C has shed a new light on temporary workers across the nation.Kwiatkowski worked in 13 hospitals in eight states between January 2007 and...
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Throughout the nation, including the state of Pennsylvania, there is a constant attempt to identify reasons behind high numbers of patient infections in hospitals. As it turns out, according to one study, some of these could be prevented, by addressing...
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With so many trucks on roads throughout Pennsylvania and our nation it is inevitable that some will be involved in accidents at some point. There are a wide variety of reasons that a truck accident could occur including:Tire blowoutsOverloaded trucksDriver...
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ABC News is also reporting that "Hepatitis C 'Serial Infector' Could Have Spread Disease to Thousands." The report by Sydney Lupkin was posted to the ABC website on July 28, 2012 and indicates that "David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician...
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Organ transplants have provided people throughout the country including those in the Pittsburgh area, the chance at extended or "normal" lives. Individuals on the receiving end of the transplant often assume that if the surgery goes well and their body...
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Pregnant women entrust health care providers with not only their health and wellbeing, but also that of their unborn baby. When medical errors occur that result in birth injuries, those impacted are often left to deal with permanent and severe...
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Throughout the nation, families find themselves making the decision to place loved ones, who for a variety of reason can no longer care for themselves, in nursing homes. The idea behind these facilities, many of which are located in the...
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Over half of the more than 4.5 million people suffering dog bites annually are children younger than 14. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those between the ages of five and nine are the most likely...
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With the large number of parts that go into constructing an automobile there are many opportunities for things to go wrong, which they sometimes do. While at times the problems are minor and only affect a few vehicles, other times,...
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This summer, record numbers of residents over the age of 50 will travel Ohio's roads and highways. Drivers age 50 and older face some unique challenges related to vision and hearing loss as well as possible physical ailments and delayed...
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