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America’s emergency rooms are near the breaking point, causing long wait times and boarding of patients awaiting care, a new study says.

Essentially, ERs are being asked to serve as health care hubs that offer services far beyond emergency care, according to a new report from the non-profit research organization RAND.

And they are asked to do this with less money,

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • April 9, 2025
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    • Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off, a new study says.

    During the pandemic, visits to ERs for emergency care dropped by about 30% as lockdowns and fea...

    It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about a third in 2024 compared to the year before, new data show.

    The United States continues to be the most likely country in which to get bitten by a shark, according to the annual International Shark Attack File from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Twenty-eight of the 47 unprovoked shar...

    Los Angeles County residents are still recovering from the devastation of the Palisades and Eaton fires, and new data show that emergency department (ED) visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the fires broke out.

    In fact, the new data "likely underestimate the prevalence of wildfire-associated ED encounters," a team led by

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • February 7, 2025
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    • Hospitalizations for firearm injuries sharply increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after years of steady decline, a new study says.

    Overall, 34% more people landed in the hospital for a gunshot injury in 2020 and 2021 than would have been predicted based on pre-pandemic trends, researchers reported Jan. 27 in

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • February 4, 2025
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    • A simple acronym -- F.A.S.T. -- can help bystanders recognize the first signs of stroke and call 911 right away, a new study says.

    Both F.A.S.T and another acronym, BE-FAST, helped people remember the symptoms of stroke, according to findings to be presented Wednesday at a meeting of the American Stroke Associati...

    Most community crisis services did not expand following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says.

    Walk-in psychiatric services, mobile crisis response units and suicide prevention programs all declined following the launch of the 988 line in July 2022, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 29 ...

    Time is of the essence during a medical emergency, and helicopter transport often is essential to saving a patient teetering near death.

    Unfortunately, Black, Asian and Hispanic people with life-threatening injuries are significantly less likely than white...

    It's a perhaps unexpected consequence of climate change that periods of deep cold now occur more frequently during American winters, despite an overall trend to warmer temperatures year round.

    That uptick in cold snaps, along with other possible factors, has been linked to a doubling of U.S. deaths from freezing temperatures since 1999, according to new research published Dec. 19 in the <...

    In news that suggest the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024.

    Per new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 94,000 people died from drug overdoses (ODs) during that 12-month period, down from more than 113,000...

    Actor Jamie Foxx has shared the details of a life-threatening medical emergency he experienced last year after doctors discovered he had suffered a brain bleed.

    In his new Netflix comedy special, “What Had Happened Was,” Jamie Foxx finally described what left him fighting for his life in 2023, Variety magazine

    Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows.

    Overall, rates of injuries from these "micromobility" devices have tripled in recent years -- from close to 23,000 in 2019 to nearly 66,000 by 2022, the new study found.

    Alcohol use was a factor in many of the injuries, and rates of use were hig...

    Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new government report shows.

    About 70% of fatal drug overdoses recorded in 2023 involved fentanyl, the research showed. The number o...

    Winter storms that are bearing down on Americansalso bring a hidden killer in their wake: carbon monoxide.

    Experts at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are warning of the potentially lethal effects of carbon monoxide (CO), emitted by the gas generators folks may use to power their homes when storms knock out electricity.

    According to data from the U.S. Centers for ...

    There's yet another downside to global warming: Higher health care expenditures for medical scans on hot days.

    So report Canadian researchers who discovered that periods of heat and air pollution bumped up demand for X-rays and CT scans by about 5%. Over time, that could really add u...

    After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row.

    By how much did these deaths of despair drop? There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to new provisional data from the 

  • Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 14, 2024
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    • People are at higher risk of schizophrenia if they indulge in psychedelic drugs, a new study warns.

    Patients who land in the ER following hallucinogen use have a 21-fold higher risk of developing schizophrenia compared to the general population, Canadian researchers report.

    Even after controlling for a person’s existing

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 13, 2024
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    • You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911. 

    Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could mean life or death, especially if the victim is female, new research shows.

    In a study involving nearly 2,400 emergency calls for cardiac arrest in North Carolina, rates for bystander CPR rose dramatically w...

    Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. 

    But new research finds that on extremely hot days, people with the devices face nearly triple the odds for a dangerous arrhythmia known as

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 11, 2024
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    • Folks are more likely to drive drowsy than drive drunk, even though both raise the risk of a fatal crash, a new survey shows.

    About 4 in 10 adults say they’ll find alternative transportation when they haven’t gotten enough sleep, according to the poll from the

    Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis.

    Many of the visits ended up being caused by symptoms related to the cancer, noted a team led by Dr. Keerat Grewal, an emergency physicia...

    Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths occurring on the continent would not have happened if human-led climate change wasn't in place.

    "Without strong action, record temperatures and heat-related mortality will continue to rise in the coming years,” said study senior author

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 29, 2024
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    • Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds.

    "Our research shows that every minute of delay in giving the first shock has a major impact," said study first author says Remy Stieglis, a researcher at Amsterdam Un...

    Wildfires that spread so fast they outrun the efforts of fire crews trying to contain them: These types of conflagrations are becoming far more common across the Western United States, a new study warns.

    A fire's velocity could be even more important than its size when it comes to the threat to people and property, researchers say.

    “We hear a lot about megafires because of the...

    Anaphylaxis involves a sudden, potentially life-threatening reaction to an allergen, including even very small amounts of food allergens such as egg or peanut.

    Now, two studies find that people with allergies, as well as those charged with their care, are often unsure what to do when anaphylaxis strikes, and how soon.

    Too often, patients were hesitant to get emergency help when ne...

    Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other stimulant drugs, a new study suggests.

    OD death rates were 8.9 deaths per 100,000 in communities with expanded acce...

    An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds.

    The clot-buster tenecteplase is associated with a slightly...

    Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of the country's IV fluids, U.S. health officials have invoked the Defense Production Act to hasten rebuilding of the factory.

    A nationwide shortage of IV fluids has only worsened since Hurricane Helene wrecked the plant run by Baxter International Inc. late last month, and hospitals say they are still postpon...

    The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds.

    Drug poisonings among kids resulting in seizures increased from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, steadily rising about 5% each year, results showed.

    These cases doubled among children ages 6 to 19 during that 15-year period, resear...

    Accident victims tend to flood emergency rooms on days with heavy air pollution, a new study shows.

    The number of patients treated at ERs increase by 10% to 15% on days with increased particle pollution in the air, researchers found.

    That increase is driven by cases of trauma, along with more people suffering

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 16, 2024
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    • It’s natural for a parent to bundle an injured child into a car and rush their kid to the emergency room.

    But that decision could actually delay their child’s emergency care, a new study shows.

    Severely injured children brought to an ER by their parents aren’t treated as quickly as those who arrive via ambulance, the researchers discovered.

    On average, a chil...

    As temperatures soar in some of America's hottest spots, death rates among local homeless people rise as well, new research shows.

    Data from 2015 through 2022 finds a big bump in deaths among unhoused people in Clark County in Nevada (which includes Las Vegas), and Los Angeles County in California.

    The death toll could rise even higher as climate change advances, said study senior a...

    New findings may worry many parents: Nearly 8 in 10 emergency rooms lack the supplies and training needed to treat pediatric patients, new U.S. research shows.

    To be ready to address children’s emergencies, ERs need “key pediatric equipment and supplies,” training, policies and staff tailored to meet pediatric needs, the researchers wrote in the analysis, published in th...

    More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows.

    Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before paramedics arrived, according to emergency medical services records from June 2020 to June 2022.

    “Our findings revealed that people receiving naloxone from laypersons increased by 4...

    Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared by Hurricane Milton and remains functional.

    According to the New York Times, a spokeswoman for B. Braun, the company that runs the Daytona Beach plant, said the fa...

    After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply.

    The situation could get even worse: As Hurricane Milton barreled down on Florida, a second IV fluid maker's facility in Daytona Beach was in its crosshairs, the New York ...

    As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready.

    Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in counties where mandatory evacuations have been issued have taken their patients elsewhere, while some hospitals prepare to stay open through the storm, the Associat...

    High winds, torrential rain: All dangerous, but there's a silent killer lurking in the aftermath of hurricanes like Milton -- carbon monoxide.

    Experts at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are warning of the potentially lethal effects of carbon monoxide (CO), emitted by the gas generators folks may use to power their homes during and after big storms.

    According to da...

    AI isn’t ready to run a hospital’s emergency room just yet, a new study concludes.

    ChatGPT likely would ask for unnecessary x-rays and antibiotics for some patients, and admit others who don’t really need hospital treatment, researchers reported Oct. 8 ...

    TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) --- The recent approval of a new epinephrine nasal spray gives patients a powerful new way to keep life-threatening allergic reactions at bay.

    But that doesn't mean folks no longer have to...

    • Todd A. Mahr, MD, Executive Medical Director, American College Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology HealthDay Reporter
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    • October 8, 2024
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    The large majority of people with food allergy, and the caregivers of kids with such allergies, say the condition has led to psychological distress, a new study finds.

    However, only about 1 in every 5 such people have ever been assessed and counseled on their anxieties, the same report also found.

    “Our research highlights a major unmet need for psychological support for food a...

    In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children's emergency rooms spiked 170% between 2012 and 2023.

    Study leader Dr. Taylor Merritt, a ...

    Grandma's pill organizer. Fido's pain medication. A tossed-away tissue.

    All are potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children, researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center report.

    Their five-year look at 230 cases of opioid exposure in children between 1 month and 6 years of age shows how easily they get their hands on dangerous drugs.

    "I've seen too many kid...

    Laws that ban assault weapons do indeed protect children from dying in mass shootings, but the same can't be said for more common types of gun restrictions and regulations, new research shows.

    “Mass shootings are horrific events. We found that large capacity magazine bans may have the biggest effect on reducing child deaths in mass shootings,” said senior study author

    In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead of their area code.

    “The goal of 988 is to help people in a mental health or substance use crisis get 24/7 access to compassionat...

    If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate.

    These deaths could affect poor and minority Americans much more than the white and better-off, according to a team led by Dr. Sameed Khatana of the Univers...

    Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.

    Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by Valery Feigin, of the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

    It's now the third leading cause of d...

    Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds.

    Every second counts when it comes to treating a stroke, experts say.

    Any moment’s delay ...

    Rural hospitals – and their patients -- are particularly vulnerable to the aftershocks caused by ransomware attacks, a new study reports.

    “Ransomware attacks are bad news for hospitals and patients no matter where they happen, but they’re especially harmful to rural hospitals and patients,” lead re...

    Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found.

    About 11% of patients admitted to intensive cardiac care units have been using recreational drugs, said researcher Dr. Raphael Mirail...

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