News tagged with 'Emergency Room'

Researchers from the University of Rochester believe there may be a way to reduce damage in a spinal cord injury, if a form of blue dye is injected almost immediately. The downside is that you may turn blue temporarily.

This first published study about bathtubs and shower dangers finds that an average of 43,600 injuries occur in the shower and tub, mostly to children under the age of four, and primarily at home. 

After reading this week’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, you may want to find the Level I trauma center nearest you if you want to have the best chance of surviving an injury, the leading cause of death for persons aged 1 through 44 years. 

Heart disease is still the leading killer in the U.S., but first time heart attacks are becoming less severe and more survivable than in the past, according to this long-running survey from several rural areas in the U.S. Better preventive measure and improved hospital care may be the reason.

After a new ruling by the California Supreme Court, consumers will no longer be caught in the middle of fee disputes between their HMO and ER hospitals and doctors.  The HMO and doctor/ hospital will have to work it out on their own without harassing the consumer to pay.

Even with employer sponsored health plans, Americans are having trouble paying their health care bills. While the premiums have doubled in the last decade, salaries have increased one-third.  Employers are offering less, deductibles are up. It's a formula for change, policy analysts conclude.

In the event of a terrorist attack, U.S. hospitals in seven cities are already unprepared and cannot take further cuts to Medicaid, public health hospital emergency rooms and physician training, lawmakers discussed.