• posted: Dec. 14, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

A recent birth injury study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology examined the comparative safety of using forceps during delivery. Use of forceps by obstetricians has steadily decreased in recent decades in favor Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Medical malpractice cases can arise out of a many different kinds of health care provider negligence. One of the more common malpractice claims seen by Ridgewood medical negligence lawyers is injury Read More

• posted: Oct. 27, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Anyone who has ever watched a late night infomercial knows there are many products being sold that people really don’t need. It might be surprising to learn, however, that many Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Loss of bone density and osteoporosis are a serious concern for women, especially as they age. Weakened bones can lead to bone fractures, especially in the hip or spine, which Read More

• posted: Sep. 28, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the anti-fungal drug Fluconazole can cause birth defects when taken in large doses during the first trimester of pregnancy. Fluconazole, which also goes Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Breast cancer remains the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in the United States. One of the leading weapons in the fight against breast cancer is mammography. Recently, the Read More

• posted: Aug. 19, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Cancer is second-only to heart disease-as one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Unfortunately, some treatment protocols may be as dangerous as the disease if they Read More

• posted: Jul. 08, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

For many years, patients who received a cancer diagnosis faced long odds against survival. While much advancement has been made in the treatment of certain cancers, research continues in an Read More

• posted: Jun. 24, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

For young doctors, one of the rights of passage is working long shifts during their residencies. Having to spend days at a time at the hospital trained student doctors how Read More

• posted: Jun. 08, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Although surgeons receive years of intense training and perform hundreds or even thousands of procedures for which they are trained, they can and do make surgical errors that may lead Read More