To investigate the link between thunderstorms and ER visits, researchers analyzed lots of data from the National Weather Service and Medicare.

More than 2.5 million glass table injuries are reported each year. New research gauges the scope of the problem and indicates a solution.

A wearable device could one day help EMTs, medics, and ER doctors assess blood loss to better treat victims of accidents, gunshots, and battle injuries.

New research on ICU beds in hospitals reveals how starkly a person's ZIP code affects access to COVID-19 care.

With news that the US bought almost the entire global supply of remdesivir, new research shows the drug saves more lives in places with overwhelmed ICUs.

Calls for emergency medical services have dropped 26.1% since March, but EMS-attended deaths have doubled, research finds.

There are big gaps between urban and rural care for strokes in the US, new research shows. In remote areas, death rates are 21% higher than in cities.

An expert discusses why these strokes are increasingly occurring in younger people with COVID-19 and the precautionary measures that can help save their lives.

The risk of delaying care for a stroke is much greater than the risk of contracting COVID-19, says Akash Kansagra.

Patients transported to the hospital in air ambulances may get a shock later when they receive a "surprise bill," a new study shows.