Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patients fill a row of chairs while waiting to be seen at an emergency room in Fresno. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) If you’re ...

I recently suffered from what doctors believe was encephalitis, a brain infection, likely contracted while traveling internationally. For the first time outside of pregnancy, I — an emergency doctor — ...

Syracuse, NY – The baby boy came into Upstate University Hospital’s emergency room screaming and struggling to breathe. “A very sick baby coming in,” the intercom crackled. He needed to get to the ...

Boone Health says it is making strides to reduce stressors for patients waiting in the emergency department. In mid-October, Boone Health fully implemented a new method called the Rapid Care Path to ...

Many people with mental health or substance use disorders experience stigma and perceived biases when seeking medical care—not directly related to their mental health—in a hospital Emergency ...

A Canadian hospital built a virtual system inspired by Disney’s FastPass. It shrinks wait times in half.

If you’re in pain and have to go to the emergency room, it’s good to be a white man. A new study finds that women who go to the ER for treatment of pain are less likely to get the needed pain ...