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• ER Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Nearly Double in One Year

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• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline

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• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study

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• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction

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• Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study

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• Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age

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• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness

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• Helmets Can Saves Lives in ATV, Dirt Bike Crashes

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• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911

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• High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says

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• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction

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• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake

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• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

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• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

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• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis

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• Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia

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• More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study

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• Most Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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• New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries

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• NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS

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• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use

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• Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion

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• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives

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• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis

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• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims

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• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey

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• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis

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• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger

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• Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries

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• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference

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• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar

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• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study

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• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes

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• Playing Football at Young Age Doesn't Slow Concussion Recovery in College

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• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER

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• Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion

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• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care

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• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study

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• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study

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• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida

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• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

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• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold

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• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic

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• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter

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• Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger

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• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm

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• Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study

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• Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study

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• Sports Position Doesn't Affect Risk of Concussion-Linked CTE Illness

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• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic

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• Strict Rest Not Recommended After Sports-Linked Concussion, Experts Say

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• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe

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• Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists

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• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen

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• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes

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• Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

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• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

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• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?

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• Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes

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• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses

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• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients

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• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?

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• What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions

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• When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?

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• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports

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• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve

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• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?

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• Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?

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• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update

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• Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?

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• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?

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• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession

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• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

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• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes