Emergency Ward

Safe? Sound? A Parent's Nightmare

13 hrs ago

By LIZ RAPPAPORT "Liz, you have to come to the hospital now," my husband, David, said in the office voicemail message that late April morning. Questions, not answers, have defined our quest to understand what happened to...

How to Reduce Health Care Costs in the State of Texas

pay for the claims that you face when you go to a medical facility to get treated. However, even with that, there are some ways that people can work to reduce health costs in the state of Texas. Going to an emergency room in...

Police probe Giants for delay of game

Giants brass admitted they knew Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself minutes after it happened - but the team didn't report the incident for at least eight hours. Investigators revealed they will subpoena cell phone...

Daly: No waiting if you're a star with a boo-boo

Four years before Plaxico's thigh, there was Britney's knee. The special treatment Britney Spears received upon arriving with an injured knee at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell emergency room seems to be...

Doctors resent change of director in 15 days

Thursday, December 04, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi The Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) academic council, faculty and doctors have vowed to reject the change of executive director (ED) of the federal-run...

A&E consultants to receive up to €200,000 in back pay

By Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent Thursday December 04 2008 A&E hospital consultants are to receive up to 10 years back pay worth nearly €200,000 in some cases. Emergency consultants have long claimed they should be...

Dr. Craig van Roekens Appointed as Chief Medical Officer at Manhattan's Physician Group

Dr. Craig van Roekens has been named as the Chief Medical Officer for Manhattan's Physician Group. His focus has been on improving the management of the delivery of emergency department services, achieving operational...

Doctors Advocate Universal Routine Testing for HIV

by Kilian Melloy EDGE Contributor Tuesday Dec 2, 2008 Federal health authorities have long advised that everyone get regular HIV tests, but that advice is often ignored. An American College of Physicians senior medical...

Let Them Eat Cake Recap

House starts with a fitness trainer making a commercial. A heavy man stumbles and she tells him to take a little break. She then helps him climb to the top again and he makes it. She suddenly looks strange and passes out,...

Doctors offer flat-rate, low-cost fees

Discounted services serve a growing uninsured population. PrimeCare Medical Centers is one of a small but growing number of area medical practices that offer flat-rate fees and low-cost services hoping to capitalize on the...