Nicholas Timko

September 16, 2010

New York Contractor Fined for Hazardous Working Conditions

Painting and Decorating Inc., a contractor providing painting and stucco services in New York, could face up to $225,000 in fines […]
September 14, 2010

Concussions Happen in Youth Basketball Too

There has recently been a lot of focus on the dramatic increase in concussions and traumatic brain injury among young […]
September 13, 2010

Car Doors, Potentially Deadly for New York Cyclists

There are more than enough obvious dangers facing cyclists in New York City. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are plenty of non-obvious […]
September 10, 2010

The Real Cost of Defensive Medicine is Revealed

$45 billion is nothing to scoff at; by any estimate that’s a lot of money. It’s also about what gets spent every […]
September 3, 2010

Medical Tube Errors Yet Another Example of Preventable Mix-ups

Say you go in to the hospital for treatment that requires you to use a feeding tube. However, the nurse […]
August 30, 2010

Brain Injuries Increasing at an Alarming Rate Among Youth

Between 1997 and 2007, concussions among children 14 to 19 years old increased by upwards of 200 percent. During that […]
August 27, 2010

The Push for Accountability Regarding Hospital-Acquired Infections

Every year, 80,000 hospital patients develop catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). Of those affected, nearly 40 percent – or 30,000 – […]
August 24, 2010

The Big Picture Behind Traffic-related Deaths and Injuries in New York

Most New Yorkers already know that the city’s streets are not for the faint of heart. In a report released last […]
August 19, 2010

Was Lou Gehrig a Victim of Repeated Blows to the Head?

Was Lou Gehrig the victim of repeated head trauma? In the past week, hundreds of news organizations, including the Wall […]