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When assessing a patient and devising a treatment plan, doctors must consider numerous factors. In many cases, doctors are called upon to weigh the risks vs. benefits to a patients and must often make difficult decisions. When a doctor chooses...
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Today, the Karen Rohan Fund spaghetti dinner benefit will be held at the West Middlesex VFW. The dinner will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and there is take-out available if you would like to contribute, but cannot...
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For many residents of Pennsylvania, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending the day or evening at a casino in front of a slot machine. While many who participate in this activity likely have ideas about how they would like...
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Car accidents are just one of many ways in which a Pittsburgh resident could be injured. While many may not think about it, once an accident occurs, the scene itself can become a dangerous location as well. At times such...
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Patients at hospitals throughout the nation suffer injuries at the hands of the very individuals charged with improving their health. In many instances the inclination of those involved is to try to hide the infraction that constitutes hospital negligence, particularly...
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Situations that could lead to a medical malpractice claim occur much more often than anyone likely wants to think about. In medical facilities throughout the nation, including the Pittsburgh area, mistakes, omissions and outright accidents due to negligence are regularly...
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Earlier this year we wrote a post about the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in a Pittsburgh VA Hospital. The outbreak led to five deaths. At that time the CDC had recently released the results of its investigation into the matter....
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Most people view nursing homes as a place their loved ones with serious medical conditions can reside, either for the remainder of their lives, or while recovering from serious injuries. In situations where individuals are dealing with serious illness that...
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Car accidents occur all too frequently in the Pittsburgh area. In the worst cases they result in serious injuries, sometimes even death. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cares about the lives of residents of the state. Accordingly, in observance of...
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When a medical emergency presents, doctors and nurses must often make life and death decisions. Years of education, training and experience help prepare doctors to make such critical decisions. In the event a doctor or nurse makes an error in...
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Ohio Department of Transportation employees often perform work duties to help promote public and highway safety. Many of these employees risk their lives by working in close proximity to moving motor vehicles. A recent fatal accident involving a semi truck...
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The term "app" has entered the vocabulary of many individuals throughout the nation, including many residents of Western Pennsylvania. When an issue arises the initial response for many these days is that there must be an app that can be...
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