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How Is the Apgar Score Related to Birth Injuries?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 24th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

Developed in 1953 by physician Virginia Apgar, M.D., the Apgar score is a way to measure the initial health of a newborn. The score brought about a more uniform way of measuring heart rate,...

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Drunk Driver Hits Patrol Car, Injuring Cop

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 22nd, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog

According to reports, a police officer has been injured in New Jersey after a drunk driver hit the back of his patrol vehicle. The officer was responding to a crash on Interstate 287 at...

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Types of Birth Injuries

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 17th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

While the birth of a child should be one of the greatest experiences of the parents’ lives, sometimes birth injuries mar the joy. There are different types of birth injuries, with some being only...

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At Least 31 Injured In Lincoln Tunnel Rush-Hour Bus Accident

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 15th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

Police have reported that at least 31 people were injured in a NJ Transit bus accident. Reports reveal that the NJ Transit bus rear-ended a Canadian tour bus while both vehicles were inside the...

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Early Morning Crash Involves Motorcycle and Four Cars

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 11th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

Police report that an early morning Brooklyn crash that involved four cars and a motorcycle on Ft. Greene Street resulted in several injuries. According to witnesses, the driver of a gray Dodge SUV ran...

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Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 10th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

Transvaginal mesh is a type of plastic device that is implanted surgically through the vagina to treat pelvic organ prolapse or POP and stress urinary incontinence or SUI. These conditions are common after a...

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Child Killed When Car Crashes Into Restaurant in Bronx

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 8th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

Police report that a 7-year-old boy was killed and others were injured when a car crashed into a restaurant in the Bronx. The driver has been identified as Kwasi Oduro, 73. Though he initially...

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Cyclist-Pedestrian Crashes

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 4th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

Cyclist-pedestrian crashes are becoming more common, especially in crowded cities like New York. According to a report written by four city agencies, there have been 11 New York City accidents where a bicyclist struck...

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Drunken Train Motorman Victim of Hit-and-Run

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 3rd, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

In 1991, a train crash killed five passengers and injured more than 200 in New York. The motorman, Robert E. Ray, was operating the train while drunk and ran the train at a high...

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“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician Killed With Wife in Car Crash

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 1st, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

According to police, Nobel Prize winner and Princeton University mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., and his wife were killed in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. John Forbes Nash, Jr.’s, life was...

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