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Failure to Prevent Skin Cancer: Could 3D Total-Body Photography Be the Missed Opportunity?

From the perspective of our skin cancer misdiagnoses attorneys As attorneys handling failure-to-diagnose skin cancer cases, we have seen the devastating effects of delayed melanoma diagnoses. While medical technology continues to evolve, the legal system often lags behind in addressing how emerging tools should be integrated into standard care. A…

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Queens Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drugging and Raping Women — Including Hospital Patients

The recent guilty plea of Queens gastroenterologist Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng underscores a chilling breach of medical trust — and a tragic reminder of how vulnerable patients can be to sexual abuse, even in the most trusted settings. As New York doctor sexual abuse attorneys,  we represent survivors of physician misconduct…

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Was Your Transplant Medication Safe? The Disturbing Truth About Tacrolimus and the FDA’s Hidden Exemptions

When a patient receives a life-saving kidney transplant, they rely on immunosuppressive medications like tacrolimus to prevent their body from rejecting the organ. These drugs are not optional—they are critical. But what happens when the very drug meant to protect a transplant patient may have contributed to the failure of…

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Men’s Health in 2025: What Every Patient and Medical Provider Needs to Know

As New York medical malpractice attorneys, we have seen firsthand how delayed diagnoses, improper screenings, and mismanaged care can have devastating consequences for male patients. In 2025, men continue to face serious health risks—including heart disease, cancer, stroke, and mental health issues—that demand timely, competent, and proactive medical attention. Unfortunately,…

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Cybersecurity and Patient Safety: A Growing Concern in Medical Malpractice Litigation

Our Medical Malpractice Lawyers Explain How Data Breaches and Cyberattacks Are Endangering Patient Care in 2025 The landscape of healthcare risk continues to evolve, and in 2025, cybersecurity breaches have become one of the most pressing patient safety concerns. According to the most recent patient safety rankings, cybersecurity now ranks…

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Baxter Novum IQ Pump Recall: What Parents Should Know if Their Infant Was Exposed to This Dangerous Device

Infants in neonatal intensive care units rely on precise intravenous infusions for survival—but a recent recall by Baxter International reveals that a widely used infusion pump may be putting vulnerable newborns at risk. Baxter has issued a Class I recall—the FDA’s most serious designation—for its Novum IQ large volume pump…

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Most Common Personal Injury Claims in New York in June: Insights from Top NYC Trial Attorneys

At Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, our New York personal injury attorneys have represented victims of negligence in New York for more than 100 years. Each June, we see a seasonal rise in serious personal injury claims across the five boroughs. Below are the most common…

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When Medical Misinformation Leads to Harm: A Legal Perspective from our Medical Malpractice Lawyers

In the digital age, false medical claims travel faster than ever before. One study revealed that misinformation is 70% more likely to be shared on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) than truthful content—and it reaches readers six times faster. While social media has made health information more accessible, it has…

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Historic $60 Million Verdict Secured in Nassau County by Medical Malpractice Attorney Marijo Adimey

In a landmark victory for medical malpractice victims in New York, attorney Marijo C. Adimey of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf has obtained what is believed to be the highest medical malpractice verdict ever recorded in Nassau County. The jury awarded a unanimous $60,033,041.23 to a 65-year-old electrical…

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Medical Misinformation Is a Patient Safety Crisis: How Health Literacy Can Save Lives

As medical malpractice attorneys representing patients across New York, We’ve witnessed the serious harm that can result when patients rely on false or misleading medical information.. Today, the widespread and viral nature of medical misinformation is not just a public health issue—it is a patient safety crisis. According to the…

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