When Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin in 1995, the Food and Drug Administration permitted the company to make a unique claim for it: that its long acting formula would reduce its appeal to drug abusers who preferred short-acting opiates such as Percocet and Vicodin. The exact opposite occurred and OxyContin became…
A cyclist died after he was doored by a car in Queens, NYC, and ended up under the wheels of a truck. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon in Long Island City. The 45 year old man was riding his bike North on 21st Street near 46th Avenue when the passenger…
Sadly NYC motorcycle accidents are always increasing when the warm days come back in the city. Over the last few days two people died in two separate motorcycle accidents in New York City. Last Saturday night a motorcyclist was killed after he collided with a minivan in Queens. The accident…
The installation of protected bike lanes all over New York City not only protect bicyclists from dangerous accidents but also drivers and pedestrians alike. According to DOT statistics, streets with bike lanes have 40 percent fewer crashes ending in death or serious injury. A study realized after the Ninth Avenue protected…
Crane accidents can have dramatic consequences and one way to prevent such accidents is to make sure crane operators are proprely trained and certified. So far, operators of cranes and derricks have been receiving different levels of certification based on the rated operating capacity (ROC) of the machine they are…
A 20 year old woman was killed in a hit and run car accident last Thursday in Queens. The driver who hit her and tried to run away was arrested by the police. 19 year old Alfaheed Odesanya was driving North on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard when he blew a…
A 7 year old boy on a scooter was fatally struck by a bus in New York City. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. 7 year old Shevon Bethea was riding his scooter when a MTA bus driving south on Webster Ave hit him near the 184th Street…
Bud Frazier is a surgeon who is recognized worldwide for his role in the development of mechanical heart pumps and artificial hearts. Devices that are credited Today with extending the lives of thousands of people worldwide each year were tested at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and its research partner,…
A motorcyclist was injured in a road rage accident on Wednesday morning on the west side of Manhattan, New York City. The motorcyclist and the driver got into a verbal argument. After that the enraged driver intentionally struck the motorcyclist with his SUV. The bike ended up mangled under the SUV…
34 people suffered personal injury in an accidents involving two buses. The accident occurred in the center tube of the Lincoln tunnel that links New Jersey to Manhattan. The two NJ Transit bus who were coming from Wayne and from Oradell were following each others when one of them rear…