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Lawmakers Consider Tougher Lead-Testing Measure

July 15, 2018

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera recently introduced Dakota’s Law. The measure would require all state health officials to test for lead using the new standard of a maximum five micrograms per deciliter. The Bronx Democrat says the new law would “create stronger requirements to protect all New York children from lead poisoning and to address lead…Read the article

How to Break Up a Dogfight as Safely as Possible

February 12, 2016

According to Dogbites.org, roughly 1,000 people per day (or 365,000 annually) seek medical attention for dog bites. While fatalities are very rare in the U.S. (just 42 in 2014), dog bites are much more common. In many circumstances the dog is just plain aggressive and may need to be put down if it aggressions are…Read the article

Quest Diagnostics Data Breach: Tens of Thousands Affected

December 13, 2016

New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc. is reporting that one of its web applications (MyQuest by Care 360) has been breached by an unauthorized third party on November 26, 2016. This unknown cyber attack accessed the Protected Health Information of 34,000 individuals, including their name and birth date, information about their lab results and in some cases, telephone…Read the article