As temperatures climb, ER visits for tick bites surge. Cases reach highest levels in 10 years, according to CDC data.
When you’re dealing with an immediate and serious health concern, your top priority is getting the most effective care as quickly as possible. But what’s the best place to find that care? Outside of ...
A slight man falls off his barstool. Now he’s an ER patient, slurring insults and flailing at staff trying to examine him for injuries. When a nurse begs him not to because we don’t know yet whether ...
As nurses and doctors worked to resuscitate a man passed out on the linoleum floor of the UCSF Parnassus Medical Center waiting room, the words of a ...
Should you go to the ER for back pain? In this episode of ER or Not, emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen details the two symptoms you should be looking for that could be signs of something ...
As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, an ever-changing and improving environment of options becomes available to anyone in need of medical expertise. When it comes time to seek out such ...