Some people take their Halloween celebrations way too far. — -- The scariest place on Halloween isn't a cemetery or haunted house -- it's the emergency room. The majority of cases emergency room ...

It's probably best to leave the fireworks to the professionals. — -- Summer is in full force by the time Fourth of July weekend rolls around every year -- and so are the opportunities to injure ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Navigating an emergency room can ...

Hospital emergency rooms (or departments) deal with sudden illnesses and injuries. They maintain preparedness for every kind of health emergency, including vehicular accidents, heart attacks, strokes, ...

Medical professionals at urgent care centers and hospital emergency rooms give people immediate medical attention. Understanding the services each offers may save people time and money if they are ...

Suffering stomach pain, a Dallas man visited what he thought was an urgent care clinic — and got a bill 10 times what he’d expected. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: It's time for our June Bill of ...

Your ER experience and wait time will depend on the severity of your condition. Reasons to go to the ER might be excessive bleeding, a high fever, a seizure, or chest pains. If you need to see a ...

This is part of our hour on emergency room overcrowding and its impact on patient care, which you can listen to here. Emergency departments undoubtedly exist for emergencies. But as health care has ...

The last thing you want to do in an emergency is wait. Here are some tips on how to get seen sooner in the emergency room. Mark Winfrey/Shutterstock The median wait time in an American emergency room ...

With more than two decades of experience in higher education, cultural criticism and politics, Horacio Sierra's writing and public speaking aims to demystify higher education and promote the ...

A 9-year-old boy lived for weeks in a hospital emergency room, dressed in paper scrubs, because his parents couldn't handle him and the state's social services agency had nowhere to place him. A ...