The couple visited the emergency room in August to receive treatment. The sticker shock comes as Americans continue to battle high health care costs following the introduction of the American Care Act
Emergency Care
How Sweden’s New Text Message Plan Is Saving Cardiac Arrest Victims
Trained volunteers receive notifications in order to shave crucial minutes off emergency response times.
Lessons From Flight 214: Should Airplane Seats Have Shoulder Belts?
They’re already available on some flights, but only in business and first class.
Bangladeshi Woman Rescued After 17 Days: How People Survive Disasters
Reshma was trapped in a wide Muslim prayer room in the basement of the eight-story Rana Plaza building that housed five garment factories and thousands of workers in Bangladesh
Doctors’ Words Influence End-of-Life Decisions Made By Patients’ Families
Making the decision to approve heroic measures to save a loved one’s life can be fraught with emotion, so anxious family members tend to turn to the doctor for guidance, according to the first study to analyze the role that …
Listen: Nurse Refuses To Give CPR To Dying Woman
Why health personnel at some independent living facilities may not be eager to administer CPR
CPR: Chest Compressions Alone Can Preserve Brain Function
CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies.
Lessons from Storm Sandy: When Hospital Generators Fail
In the wake of superstorm Sandy, much of New York City was plunged into darkness. What happened to the patient?
Is Your Doctor Burned Out? Nearly Half of U.S. Physicians Say They’re Exhausted
Burnout and poor work-life balance are a bigger problem for doctors than other professions
New Testing Strategy Could Help Diagnose Heart Attacks in an Hour
Using a highly sensitive blood test, emergency room doctors may someday be able to rule in or rule out heart attack within an hour
Diagnosing Heart Disease, Faster
Adding a test can help doctors diagnose heart disease among people who arrive in the emergency room with chest pains. The test helps patients get home faster — but the jury’s still out on whether it’s good for them overall
Too Many Scans? Use of CT Scans Triples, Study Finds
The use of CT scans, MRIs and other imaging tests has skyrocketed over the last 15 years, leading some experts to raise alarms over the potential risks of patients’ increased exposure to radiation.
Bacteria-Blasting ‘Flashlight’ Could Help Save Lives
A battery-powered, hand-held plasma-emitting device created by Chinese and Australian scientists could speed wound sterilization in the field.