When researchers divided out-of-hours general practitioners (GPs) into four groups based on how often they admit their patients to the hospital, they found that if you are seen by a doctor who belongs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Emergency physicians spend years treating patients with the downstream consequences of noncommunicable diseases.

Sometimes it’s pretty obvious that it’s time to head to the emergency room, but others…you might not be so sure. You may start to second-guess yourself: Is it really that serious? Especially for women ...

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 ...

We've all been there: grabbing a hot pan without oven mitts, accidentally slicing your hand while cutting an avocado, or hurting yourself during home-reno-gone-wrong. Accidents are part of life, and ...