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• As Heat Waves Continue, Experts Urge Steps to Stay Safe
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• ATVs: How to Avoid Injuries This Summer
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• Backyard Fireworks on the 4th?  Rethink It to Keep Your Child Safe
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Biden Administration to Tackle Lead in Drinking Water
• Big Rise in Injuries From E-Scooters, Hoverboards
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• 'Boarding' Patients for Days, Weeks in Crowded ERs Is Common Now
• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend
• Booming Sales of Legal Marijuana Linked to More Car Crashes
• Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
• Bystander CPR, Defib Use Saves Lives Even If Ambulance Arrives Quickly
• Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child
• California's Wildfires Caused Uptick in Skin Ailments
• Canadian Wildfire Smoke Caused Spikes in Asthma-Related ER Visits Across the U.S.
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• Carbon Monoxide From Generators Can Be Silent Killer After Disasters
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
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• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• Cats Injured in Wildfires at High Risk for Blood Clots
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• ChatGPT Equals Doctors in Diagnosing Emergency Department Patients
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• Check Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries as Clocks Go Back on Sunday
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• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter
• Controlled Fires Cut Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Shows
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• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
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• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Damar Hamlin Improving, Alert, Communicating by Writing
• Damar Hamlin Moved to Buffalo Hospital As He Recovers From Cardiac Arrest
• Damar Hamlin Showing 'Signs of Improvement' After Cardiac Arrest
• Dementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
• Devastating Tornadoes Leave Hazards in Their Wake: Tips to Stay Safe
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
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• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
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• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drowning Deaths for U.S. Kids Have Fallen 38% Since 1999
• Drownings in Home Pools, Hot Tubs Kill Hundreds of Kids Each Year
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Each Year, People Start Fires That Cost 20,000 American Lives
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• Earthquakes Are Unpredictable: Plan Ahead to Lower the Danger
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
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• EPA Awards $58 Million to Help Schools, Daycare Centers Remove Lead From Drinking Water
• ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula
• ER Visits by Teens in Mental Health Crisis Have Declined: CDC
• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault
• Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• Feds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls
• Firefighters Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• Firefighters, Police Can Be Lifesavers If You're Hit by Cardiac Arrest
• Fireworks Deaths Spiked in Pandemic; Stay Safe This 4th
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• Follow-Up Care Can Prevent Repeat ER Visits for Child's Asthma
• For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic
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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
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• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
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• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
• Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
• Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Holiday Kitchen Accident? Here's How to Treat Minor Cuts, Burns
• Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• How To Fix a Broken Tooth So You’re No Longer in Pain
• How to Guard Against Home Heating Hazards
• How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
• Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
• Hundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year — Learn How to Protect Yours
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
• In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Is Child's Tummy Pain a Serious Concern? Poll Finds Many Parents Unsure
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
• Is Your Tap Water Too Hot? Scalding Burns Send Thousands to ER Each Year
• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
• It's BBQ Season, Prime Time for Grill Fires
• It's Time to Replace Your Smoke Alarm Batteries
• Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water. Here's How
• Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
• Kids Still Getting Injured After Swallowing High-Powered Magnets
• Know Your Burn Risks This Summer
• Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Hits Long Island, N.Y.
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Live in a Wildfire Zone? Be Prepared
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
• No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
• Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries
• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
• Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• 'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
• Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper's Daughter, Alice. Now, She's Working to Keep Others Safe
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide
• Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
• Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
• Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
• Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
• 'Spring Forward' This Weekend By Checking Your Home Smoke Alarms
• 'Spring Forward': A Good Time to Check Batteries in Your Smoke Alarms
• Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
• Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
• Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
• Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'
• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
• Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
• The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
• This Summer, Could You Spot the Signs of Heat Illness?
• This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
• 'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. to Tighten Control of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
• U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
• Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
• What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
• What's in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
• When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
• Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
• Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
• Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
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• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
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