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    911 Faces Its Own Emergency – Fitnessnacks

    The national 911 emergency response system is in the midst of its own code red. The lack of federal funding to upgrade aging 911...

    It’s Called an Urgent Care Emergency Center — But Which Is It? – Fitnessnacks

    One evening last December, Tieqiao Zhang felt severe stomach pain. After it subsided later that night, he thought it might be food poisoning. When...

    Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances – Fitnessnacks

    Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a...

    Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties – Fitnessnacks

    Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, but has become...

    Emergency Physicians Decry Surprise Air-Ambulance Bills – Fitnessnacks

    Emergency room doctors say insurers are increasingly declining to cover costly air-ambulance rides for critically ill patients, claiming they aren’t medically necessary. And...

    A Record Number of Californians Are Visiting Emergency Rooms for Dog Bites – Fitnessnacks

    Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern. The latest California data shows increased rates of emergency room visits, hospitalizations,...

    ‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe. – Fitnessnacks

    With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the...

    Walensky to Leave CDC in June as Covid Emergency Winds Down – Fitnessnacks

    Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is stepping down at the end of June after 2½ tumultuous years...

    Community Paramedics Don’t Wait for an Emergency to Visit Rural Patients at Home – Fitnessnacks

    Arielle Zionts GILLETTE, Wyo. — Sandra Lane said she has been to the emergency room about eight times this year. The 62-year-old has had...

    As Federal Emergency Declaration Expires, the Picture of the Pandemic Grows Fuzzier – Fitnessnacks

    Sam Whitehead Joel Wakefield isn’t just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of covid is personal. The 58-year-old lawyer who lives in...
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