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What is necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a premature baby?

June 15, 2015

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in premature infants, and involves damage to the intestine. It can range from a small mucosal lesion to full thickness necrosis, or death, of a portion of the bowel. Initial symptoms included feeding intolerance, abdominal distention, temperature instability, lethargy, vomiting, and bloody stools. If not promptly diagnosed and treated, NEC can […]

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Swimming pool safety tips

June 4, 2015

Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, meaning that many people are starting to spend time in swimming pools this season. But the fun that comes with summertime recreational activities also brings inherent risk that we must safeguard against. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, child drownings in pools

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Failure to diagnose a vertebral artery dissection can lead to stroke

June 2, 2015

The vertebral arteries are blood vessels located on each side of your neck that supply blood and oxygen to your brain. A vertebral artery dissection occurs when there is a tear or slit in the artery and it allows blood to leak out of the vessel. After the blood oozes out it starts to form

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Delay in treating spinal hematoma can lead to paralysis or paraplegia

May 29, 2015

A spinal hematoma or epidural hematoma is a collection of blood that presses on the spinal cord or nearby nerves. Bleeding into the epidural space can be caused by an epidural injection, back trauma, lumbar puncture, anticoagulant medication, traumatic fall or a catastrophic injury or accident. Symptoms of a spinal hematoma may begin with local

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Parents: Take responsibility for your teen drivers

May 27, 2015

Our Pennsylvania accident attorneys understand that the day your teenager receives his or her driver’s license is a milestone for that young person as well as for you as a parent. But the very real danger that teen drivers pose to themselves and the people with whom they share the roads means a parent’s responsibility

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Here’s why we reject ‘tort reform’ and you should, too

May 18, 2015

Few American law firms have the breadth of experience with medical malpractice lawsuits, or the number of successful medical malpractice verdicts and settlements, as Kline & Specter PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our attorneys draw on that significant “MedMal” expertise when arguing against damages caps for these types of lawsuits. At this time, nine states across

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What is cephalopelvic disproportion?

May 15, 2015

Cephalopelvic disproportion, or CPD, occurs when a baby’s head or body is too large to fit through a mother’s pelvis or birth canal. This may be due to a small pelvis, abnormally shaped pelvis, breech or transverse lie position or a large baby. If CPD is not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, it

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City fire escapes still not inspected long after tragedy

May 6, 2015

Fire escapes are supposed to save lives, but often these old, dilapidated – and, in Philadelphia, uninspected – structures actually result in severe injuries and loss of life. That was the case in January 2014, when a fire escape landing collapsed at a Center City apartment, sending three young adults hurtling about 40 feet to

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Common misdiagnoses

April 25, 2015

It has been estimated that missed, incorrect, or delayed diagnoses affect as much as five percent of—or 12 million—medical cases within the United States annually. Of those, about half of all diagnosis errors are harmful. For instance, a late or missed diagnosis of cancer can lead to a spread of the disease and result in

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Delaware County jury awards $7.4M in med-mal case

April 17, 2015

He was 61, a smoker, afflicted with high blood pressure and diabetes, but a doctor should not have ignored Finis Cuff’s high blood pressure of 200/80 during a visit in 2010. So said a jury in Delaware County recently in awarding nearly $7.4 million to Cuff, who suffered a stroke two days after leaving the

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Hit and run pedestrian accidents in Philadelphia

April 15, 2015

Two separate hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians have left a four-year-old boy dead and a mother and her young son critically hurt in Philadelphia. Both incidents happened last night, with the fatal accident occurring in Southwest Philadelphia and the second injuring a young mother and her two-year-old son as they were crossing the street in the

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The Latest Product Recalls from the CPSC

April 13, 2015

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Blinds To Go – (200,000 units) Custom-made window shades present a strangulation hazard. Urban Outfitters- (13,370) “Cheeky” Tea Cups mislabeled microwave safe, posing a possible fire hazard. Dream On Me- (13,000) 2-in-1 Bassinet-to-cradle model cribs present fall and

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Lumber Liquidators wood flooring contained carcinogen

March 12, 2015

People who installed wood laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators may have been exposed to excessive levels of formaldehyde, which can lead to cancer. According to a recent 60 Minutes investigation, the less expensive wood flooring was manufactured in China and sold by the giant lumber retailer in 46 states. The flooring used glues containing formaldehyde

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Kline Specter wins first Risperdal verdict

February 26, 2015

A $2.5 million verdict was handed down against Janssen Pharmaceuticals for failure to warn that it’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal can cause boys to develop female breasts – a permanent condition known as gynecomastia. The first-in-the-nation verdict was won by Tom Kline of Kline & Specter in Philadelphia, where more than 1,200 Risperdal lawsuits have been

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Consumer recall alerts

February 19, 2015

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Kidde – (4,060,000) Disposable plastic fire extinguishers due to failure to discharge. SRAM- (12,000) Zipp 88 bicycle wheel hubs due to crash and injury hazard. Jacko Transnational – (5,000) ZETA battery packs due to fire hazard. KTM North

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What is necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a premature baby?

Swimming pool safety tips

Failure to diagnose a vertebral artery dissection can lead to stroke

Delay in treating spinal hematoma can lead to paralysis or paraplegia

Parents: Take responsibility for your teen drivers

Here’s why we reject ‘tort reform’ and you should, too

What is cephalopelvic disproportion?

City fire escapes still not inspected long after tragedy

Common misdiagnoses

Delaware County jury awards $7.4M in med-mal case

Hit and run pedestrian accidents in Philadelphia

The Latest Product Recalls from the CPSC

Lumber Liquidators wood flooring contained carcinogen

Kline Specter wins first Risperdal verdict

Consumer recall alerts

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