Oregon task force finds ways to prevent patients from boarding in hospitals
Across a sprawling system of nearly 60 acute-care hospitals, Oregonians take up beds they do not need while other patients ...
$3.4M settlement reached in death of Penumbra Theatre founder’s son in jail
The founder of St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre has reached a $3.4 million settlement over his 41-year-old son’s death in the ...
‘I feel like they failed me’: North Texas woman says her baby fell on a Dallas freestanding ER floor after she gave birth
Makayla Thomas shared a video with WFAA of what she says happened at a freestanding emergency room. The ER would not answer ...
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Inova Fairfax Hospital set to open mental health unit as part of ER expansion
Inova Fairfax Hospital plans to open the region’s first EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) ...
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What Happens If You Swallow Mouthwash?
Accidentally swallowing a small amount of mouthwash isn’t likely to cause harm. However, a large amount can cause dizziness, ...
California expanded Medi-Cal to unauthorized residents. The results are mixed.
As California’s public insurance roll swells, advocates for immigrants praise the Golden State for an expansion that has ...
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The Most Common Reasons People Visit the ER In Texas
There are so many different reasons people end up in the emergency room in Texas. While we hope you don’t end up there ...
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Judge gives NH more time to end ER boarding of psychiatric patients
A federal judge has again given the state more time to end its practice of holding mental health patients in emergency ...
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New research from Philly ER doctors shows the ‘excruciating’ effect of xylazine withdrawal, and how to manage it
The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.
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An Emergency Doc's Experience Contracting Ebola
In part 1 of this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today 's editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Craig Spencer, MD, MPH, of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, about the 10-year ...
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Editorial by the Los Angeles Times | ER patients are still being hurt by racial and gender biases
Wait times should stem from objective measurements of that pain as well as other symptoms. Emergency room staff need training ...