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Congressional action needed to prevent cuts in disability benefits
July 05, 2015
Social Security, also known as the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program, provides monetary benefits to those who are unable to work. This includes disabled[...]Could New Technology Reduce Speed Related Semi Accidents?
July 05, 2015
A proposed federal trucking regulation requiring speed limiters or “governors” on semi-trucks has moved a step closer to becoming law. Speed, distraction, fatigue and impairment[...]Dangerous by nature: Pennsylvania construction work
July 05, 2015
Massive building materials. Power tools. Electricity, gas, chemicals and explosives. High temperatures. Soaring heights and underground depths. Heavy industrial vehicles. Wind. Complex engineering. Deadlines. Negligence.[...]Drivers in hit-and-run accidents in Pennsylvania face felony charges
July 05, 2015
Motor vehicle drivers in Allegheny County who leave the scene of a car accident are often leaving their victims with physical injuries and property damage.[...]Fatal Fracking Explosion at Marcellus Shale Field
July 05, 2015
The United States has more recoverable shale gas than any other country in the world. Deep under Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Maryland is[...]Heart attack risks linked to kidney dialysis drug GranuFlo
July 05, 2015
Last year, the Federal Drug Administration issued a Class I recall notice for GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Dry Acid Concentrates. A spike in the sudden cardiac[...]Medical negligence leads to Pennsylvania birth injury
July 05, 2015
The delivery of a baby is a delicate procedure. If a physician does not continually monitor the vitals of the baby, a serious injury can[...]Medicare set-aside: allocations in workers’ compensation claims
July 05, 2015
In some cases, an injury suffered at work has the potential to leave an individual permanently disabled. A construction fall or an on-the-job car accident[...]New research could aid in brain injury recovery
July 05, 2015
[vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”] New research on the ways that traumatic brain injuries progress over time may help experts find[...]New fracking study calls for closer monitoring of pollutants from Marcellus Shale Field
July 05, 2015
Members of the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project, a nonprofit based near Pittsburgh, has surveyed data regarding exposure to toxins and pollutants from the fracking[...]OSHA collaboration to increase construction site safety in Pennsylvania
July 05, 2015
If you have walked or driven by a construction site in Allegheny County recently, you may have noticed barricades and caution signs warning people of[...]OSHA Launches Campaign to Prevent Workplace Falls
July 05, 2015
Some of the most common workplaces injuries are caused by falls at worksites across the country and in Pennsylvania. Studies show that when construction workers[...]