Emergency Room
Emergency Rooms Often Don't Do Enough for People Who Survive an Overdose
Only a small percentage of people who survived an opioid overdose in West Virginia received some form of addiction treatment in the next year, according to a new analysis. Experts say the findings underscore a national disconnect.
When Your Young Patient Refuses Life-Saving Treatment
She had pushed a three-inch sewing needle into her heart some time ago, and the damage was starting to show.
Doctors Should Be Handing Out Addiction Meds on Demand
“Every dose of buprenorphine consumed is at least a dose of heroin not getting consumed, if not several.”
Another Cause of Doctor Burnout: Being Forced to Give Undocumented People Unequal Care
Undocumented immigrants often can't get routine dialysis for kidney failure and have to wait until their condition is critical to receive emergency care. A new study found that seeing these patients suffer is distressing for doctors.
When There's Nothing More Your Doctor Can Do
Every shift in the ER can offer a chilling reminder of your own mortality. One doctor takes us inside a patient's final minutes.
Opioid overdoses are sending more people in Canada to the emergency room
New numbers shed light on opioid-related hospitalizations as the overdose death toll continues to rise
White Kids Are More Likely to Be Given Antibiotics They Don't Need
This is both good and bad news for kids of color.
Rape Victims Who Go to the Emergency Room Forced to Pay About $1,000 in Bills
A new study that examines the medical bills incurred by privately insured women who received emergency room care for rape offers a snapshot of just how expensive sexual assault can be.
Weed Might Be a Solution to the Opioid Crisis
After seeing the onset of the biggest drug safety crisis of our lifetime from inside a hospital, Ira Price thinks embracing medical marijuana is a vital step forward.
This ER Doctor Thinks Weed Might Be a Solution to the Opioid Crisis
After seeing the onset of the biggest drug safety crisis of our lifetime from inside a hospital, Ira Price thinks embracing medical marijuana is a vital step forward.
Why Ketamine Is the Best Drug on Earth
An emergency-room doctor explains why he routinely sticks his patients in the K-hole.
When There's Nothing More Your Doctor Can Do
Every shift in the ER can offer a chilling reminder of your own mortality. One doctor takes us inside a patient's final minutes.