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NYC Car Accident Deaths and Injuries: The Carnage Continues

Another pedestrian died in a a car accident in Brooklyn, NYC, early Tuesday morning.  The 62 year old  woman stepped off the curb on Pennsylvania Avenue near the intersection of Linden Boulevard stumbled and fell on the road around 12:58 am. Shortly after a car ran over her and kept…

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Recent cybersecurity alerts from FDA affect more than 150 different types of medical devices that if hacked can potentially result in harm to patients

More than 150 models of medical devices manufactured by more than 100 manufacturers and equipped with PTC Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server  have dangerous cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could potentially harm patients. The Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop server  sold by PTC are  components allowing one or more people to…

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In New York City fines for not proprely protecting construction workers from accidents are much cheaper than fines for illegal Airbnb or illegal advertising

Building owners, contractors or other construction professionals that do not respect construction safety rules put workers and civilians at risk of accidents. To prevent misconduct, the NYC Department of Buildings conducts thousands of inspections and bad actors are sanctioned. A list of the main sanctions is published monthly by the…

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1 pedestrian dead and 12 injured in two separate dump truck accidents in NYC, including one with a MTA Bus

A 76 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a dump truck in the Bronx, NYC, on Monday morning. 76 year old Lola Blair was crossing Enstein Loop around 11:45 am when she was hit by a dump truck making a left turn from the Hutchinson River Parkway service road…

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Pedestrian killed in garbage truck accident at dangerous Brooklyn intersection

A 62 year old man was killed in a garbage truck accident in Brooklyn, NYC, on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred around 3:30 pm in front of the Atlantic Terminal Mall near the Barclay Center.  The pedestrian was crossing Flatbush Avenue at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue when he was…

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New York City has tools to reduce the recent increase in car accident fatalities but Albany has the control over them

There are multiple ways to reduce car accident deaths in New York City.  One of the most successful ones has been the implementation of speed cameras and red light cameras in the city and the lowering of the speed limit to 25mph. The camera program as well as the speed…

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Lawyers for doctors charged with illegally prescribing opioids to argue in front of the Supreme Court of the United States

The lawyers for Dr Xiulu Ruan and Dr Shakeel Kahn will argue tomorrow before the Supreme Court of the United States that the criminal standard that physicians faced is not applied consistently among the federal circuits. Dr Xiulu Ruan was one of the largest prescribers of quick-release fentanyl drugs in…

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Hospital Negligence or Product Liability? 3 out of 4 infusion pumps vulnerable to cybersecurity threats

75% of infusion pumps used by hospitals and other healthcare providers are at risk of being compromised by hackers and as a result can cause harm to patients or expose sensitive data. Infusion pumps are some of the most commonly used medical devices and some big hospitals are managing thousands…

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6 injured after car chased by police crashed into two houses in Staten Island

6 people were injured and two houses were destroyed after a car driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a residential building in Staten Island. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Mark Robles, was initially pulled over by the police for a broken brake light. One of the officers…

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Apple 12 iPhone and other electronic devices with magnets may put pacemaker wearers at risk of injury or death

A recent study found that strong magnets in some electronic devices can interfere with the good functioning of  pacemakers and result in potential injury or death for the wearer.   “If you carry a portable electronic device close to your chest and have a history of tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) with an…

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