Last March a New York City tour bus fell off an elevated highway at 78 mph, struck a utility pole and killed 15 people. Authorities are still investigating the crash, with one passenger reporting the driver fell asleep at the…
A New York City police officer is suing an apartment building after being bitten in the face while responding to a police call involving illegal drug activities. It was nearing midnight when Lieutenant James Giblin and two other officers moved…
People have known of the dangers lead poses to human beings for a very long time. For example, when General Motors and Standard Oil added lead to gasoline in 1924, public health officials decried the move. The government has since…
A former New York City police officer was released from prison recently after serving 10 years for his role in a drunk driving crash that killed several members of a family in 2001. According to news reports, the officer had…
A 12-year-old New York boy named Rory lost his life recently after a series of communication failures between his medical providers. Many doctors and nurses say these lapses occur with alarming frequency in New York hospitals, but Rory's death has…
The United States is one of the wealthiest, most technologically advanced nations in the world. Even so, there are many flaws in our system of health care. According to a new report from Save the Children, an international organization dedicated…
A recent alert issued by The Joint Commission (the non-profit organization tasked with accrediting and certifying thousands of the nation's healthcare provider programs) aims to raise awareness of what happens when surgical implements get left behind following surgery. The "retained…
