New Yorkers are using the last pleasant weekends before winter hits to visit amusement parks and theme parks around the city – still making up for lost time last year. While many visitors enjoy rides that are thrilling and a bit scary, they don’t expect to be...
No one ever wants to find themselves in an emergency room (ER). Many people who go there are in such dire straits that they can’t wait to see their primary care physician. Countless patients feel that they have no other choice but to be seen in an ER. A recent study...
If you're like most parents, then you probably spend a lot of time in your car transporting your child to school, extracurricular activities, medical visits and other places. You may feel fairly confident in your driving skills, but realize there's little you can do...
Cancer is an aggressive medical condition that, fortunately, many people can survive if individuals receive their diagnoses early. Many patients who don't survive cancer fail to do so for one of two reasons. They either do so because they wait too long to see a doctor...
If you work in construction here in New York, you don't likely need anyone telling you how dangerous your work in this industry can be. Work on any building can be hazardous. Fall risks are at the top of that list in terms of dangers workers face. "Falls" can refer to...
When a loved one has reached the final days of their life, families often move them into a hospice care facility. These facilities provide palliative care to ease a person’s pain and make them as comfortable as possible when their condition – for example, cancer – has...
Medical malpractice committed by a doctor may not be easy for a patient to prove if the patient suffered an avoidable injury because their medical provider didn’t offer a high level of care. “Medical malpractice” means that a medical or dental professional may have...
Working in construction can be quite rewarding. You make something physical and long-lasting that you can point out to others. You also probably earn a competitive wage. Unfortunately, one of the reasons you can receive higher wages in construction is that you have a...
When you rent an apartment, you expect it to be safe. You expect not to be injured due to some inherent flaw or unnecessary risk. This isn’t to say that accidents and injuries won’t happen, but just that you shouldn’t feel like the apartment’s condition led to that...
Those who do not ride motorcycles often stereotype riders as thrill-seeking adrenaline junkies who take risks and cause serious accidents. When a motorcyclist crashes, they assume that the rider was at fault and should have done more to avoid the wreck. However,...
