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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

by Shawn Butlere
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on …

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More money could result in fewer trips to ER, study suggests

by Shawn Butlere
More money could result in fewer trips to ER, study suggests

Giving cash to poor people could result in fewer emergency department visits, a new study suggests. The study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at …

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Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

by Shawn Butlere
Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

PHOENIX — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him get rehydrated with an intravenous saline solution dripping from …

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How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.

by Shawn Butlere
How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.

As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness …

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NHS rolls out ‘health MOTs’ for older patients arriving at A&E

by Shawn Butlere
NHS rolls out ‘health MOTs’ for older patients arriving at A&E

Tests will include blood pressure, heart health, mobility and malnutrition checks (Image: Getty) Older people who end up in A&E will be offered “health MOTs” to ensure they get the …

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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

by Shawn Butlere
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping …

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Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows

by Shawn Butlere
Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows

Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were …

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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

by Shawn Butlere
Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. Another woman learned that her fetus had …

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Texas fined $100,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegations

by Shawn Butlere
Texas fined 0,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegations

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge is fining Texas $100,000 per day for routinely neglecting to adequately investigate allegations of abuse and neglect raised by children in the state’s …

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How to stay warm in layered clothing and avoid frostbite this winter

by Shawn Butlere
How to stay warm in layered clothing and avoid frostbite this winter

MINNEAPOLIS — As a bout of bitter and deadly cold sweeps the U.S., millions of Americans are being told to dress in layers if they must go outside. In places …

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