When rural hospitals close, bystander emergency rooms elsewhere see an increase in visits, new research finds.

The rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault outpaces the growth of law enforcement reporting, a study finds.

People with acute lower back pain who started physical therapy soon after symptoms used fewer health care resources in the first month and a year later.

The worse quality of sleep that emergency medical service workers get, the more anger they feel on the job, researchers report.

A pilot program in Denver indicates that sending mental health specialists instead of police for certain 911 calls can pay off.

Research finds that extremely hot summer days increase emergency room visits for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more.

Despite closure threats, ERs at rural hospitals save lives at similar rates to their urban counterparts, new research shows.

A protocol for rationing care in the emergency room, called SOFA, appears to disadvantage Black patients with COVID-19, report researchers.

Outsourcing is common in many hospitals. But when health care systems outsource certain clinical tasks to separate companies, costs can go up, quality of care can fall and patients can be harmed.

Fewer feverish babies went to a Montreal emergency department during COVID, but more of those who did had a serious bacterial infection. Here's why.