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Medical Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis led to whooping cough deaths
- Women Should Be Given Antibiotics Within One Hour Before Caesarian Delivery
- Family Sues Minnesota Hospital -- Patient Dies After Falling Off Operating Table
- Hospital delay in administering angioplasty to heart attack patients almost doubles death rate
- Death from Stroke While Hospitalized for Heart Attack
Breast Cancer
- Recurrence and Treatment of Ductal Breast Cancer
- Healthier life style linked to lower risk of breast cancer
- Study Shows No Causal Link Between Drinking Coffee and Risk of Breast Cancer
- Test Now Offered for Common Breast Cancer Gene
- Using Avastin questioned in treating breast cancer
Cervical Cancer
- Study Shows that Cervical Cancer Drug Can Protect for Over Six Years
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Combination Improves Survival for Cervical Cancer Patients
- New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Tests
- New DNA Test Outperforms Pap Smears for Detecting Cervical Cancer
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Colon Cancer
- Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Colon, Esophageal and Stomach Cancers
- Taking Aspirin Shown to Improve Survival Rates in Non-Metastatic Colon and Rectal Cancer Patients
- Chinese herbal mixture may boost chemotherapy treatment of colon cancer
- Pitt Researchers Testing Colon Cancer Vaccine
- Understanding the link between colon cancer and meat
Cerebral Palsy
- New research on risk of cerebral palsy
- Epilepsy Linked To Preeclampsia
- Vitamins C and E Studied for Prevention of Preeclampsia
- Cerebral palsy often not diagnosed until more than a year after birth
- Girl with Cerebral Palsy Uses Special Computer to Speak for the First Time
Pennsylvania Car and Truck Accidents
- Truck Accident Pittsburgh Attorney | PA Truck Accident Lawyers
- Woman Killed Driving Wrong Way on Turnpike
- Car Crash in Westmoreland County Kills One
- Texting While Driving May Cause Crash
- Motorcycle Crash on Route 136 Kills Man
Food Poisoning
- FDA Issues Warning - Alfalfa Sprouts Infected with Salmonella
- Pistachios Recall Due to Salmonella Contamination
- FDA Says Production Error at Fault in Pistachio Salmonella Contamination
- One Million Pounds of Pistachios Being Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
- FBI Raids Georgia Plant at Fault in Salmonella Outbreak
Construction Accidents
- Injured Construction Worker Awarded Over $4.3 Million
- Death in Sewickley Wastewater Treatment Plant Incident
- Serious burns suffered by U.S. Steel Clairton coke workers today
- Workers Injured at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant
- Carpenter Fell from Defective Scaffold | Jury Awards Verdict for Injuries
Other Accidents
Dangerous and Defective Products
- Severe Liver Injury Alert -- Xenical and Alli Weight Loss Products
- Taking Calcium Supplements Can Significantly Increase Heart Attack Risk Study Says
- Drug Trial Test Results More Favorable in Trials Funded by Pharmaceutical Industry
- Drug company agrees to settle Paxil birth defect cases
- FDA Issues Warning for Body Building Products
Other cancers
- New Drug Treats Metastatic Skin Cancer
- Rectal Cancer Rates Rising for People Under 40 -- Better Screening Recommended
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Affected by Common Medicines
- New Study Says Certain Type of Sugar May Promote Cancer Growth
General
- Information Resource on the New Healthcare Law
- Dye developed in Pittsburgh could predict Alzheimer's 10 years before it strikes
- Zimmer Durom Hip Replacement
- Sooner is better than later when it comes to contacting a lawyer
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News
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds $2.5 Million Verdict Against UPMC
Posted on 3/24/2010 - UPMC Over Charging Patients for Copies of Medical Records
Posted on 2/8/2010 - Jury awards 2.5 million against UPMC for medical malpractice
Posted on 1/21/2010 - Jury Verdict Awarded to Off-duty Officer Injured in Collision
Posted on 12/23/2009 - Contractor Settles With Warehouse for Torn Rotator Cuff
Posted on 12/23/2009
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Medical Malpractice
- Should My Cancer Have Been Diagnosed Sooner? Four Reasons You Should Get Answers Now.
- Named Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in America, Berger & Lagnese have great experience and success on medical malpractice cases against UPMC Mercy Hospital. We will investigate your case at no cost to you.
- Named Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in America, Berger & Lagnese have great experience and success on medical malpractice cases against Brownsville General Hospital. We will investigate your case at no cost to you.
- Named Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in America. Berger & Lagnese have great experience and success on medical malpractice cases against UPMC. We will investigate your case at no cost to you.
- Named Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in America. We have great experience and success with pulmonary embolism cases. We will investigate your pulmonary embolism case at no cost to you.
Breast Cancer
- Lobular Breast Cancer
- Ductal Breast Cancer
- Estrogen Receptors and Breast Cancer
- Her-2 Positive Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer Malpractice Lawyer
- Breast Cancer Genes
Cervical Cancer
- Annual Meeting Report on Cervical and other Gynecologic Cancers
- Pap Smear - High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) Photo #1
- High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL)
- Biopsy of the Cervix
- HPV Vaccine
Colon Cancer
- Colon Cancer Screening Greatly Underused
- Medicare's Proposed Decision on CT Colonography for Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps -- Five Key Facts You Should Know
- Tests For Diagnosing Colon Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
- Would you like to know whether your child's Spastic Cerebral Palsy was caused by medical malpractice? We can help.
- Want to know whether medical malpractice in the handling of your vasa previa caused your baby to suffer cerebral palsy? We can help you find out.
- VBAC, Medical Malpractice, and Cerebral Palsy
- Medical Malpractice During Childbirth
- Placenta Previa, Medical Malpractice, and Cerebral Palsy
Pennsylvania Car and Truck Accidents
- Cell Phone Use While Driving in Pennsylvania -- Know The Law
- Truck and Tractor-Trailer Accident Lawyers
- Number of Hours that Truck Drivers Can Drive
Food Poisoning
- Salmonella Food Poisoning -- What Every Consumer Should Know
- Salmonella Saintpaul Food Poisoning Outbreak of 2008 -- Timeline of What We Know So Far
Construction Accidents
- 3 Things You Need to Know About Scaffolding Injuries
- OSHA Scaffolding Regulations for the Construction Industry
- Defective Tools and Equipment Cause Construction Accidents
- Scaffolding Construction Accident Attorney
- Crane Accident Construction Attorneys
Other Accidents
Dangerous and Defective Products
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Dangerous and Defective Products
Stork Craft Baby Cribs Recalled Due to Suffocation Hazard
The makers of Stork Craft baby cribs is recalling more than a million cribs in Canada and the United States because of a potential suffocation hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the metal brackets used to support the mattress and mattress board can crack and break. The cribs were sold at major retailers like Kmart, Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney.
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Medical Malpractice
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