“Pain in the right upper abdomen may reflect gallbladder disease, perhaps from gallstones,” Raufman said. If you notice pain in the lower quadrants of your stomach that persists and is sharp and ...

Sometimes it’s pretty obvious that it’s time to head to the emergency room, but others…you might not be so sure. You may start to second-guess yourself: Is it really that serious? Especially for women ...

The emergency room doors slide open, and triage nurses immediately assess who needs attention first. Every day, medical professionals make split-second decisions about patient priority based on ...

Chest pain ranks as the second most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, making it a key concern for patients and doctors. However, 80% of these cases are considered low-risk and not ...

It's something nobody wants to do. No matter how sick you are, there's nothing worse than having to go to the emergency room. You are sitting with other sick people, it's expensive and you know unless ...

Six and a half million people cannot be wrong, or could they? Millions of people each year go to the emergency room with chest pain, believing they are experiencing a heart attack, but are not. Fifty ...

Age-old biases are steering pain treatment in emergency rooms, a new study found. Published Aug. 5 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study explains that women are ...

Researchers are looking more and more at reducing or eliminating pain without the use of opioids. Combining over-the-counter pain medications, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen is one way. Still, there ...

AND ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AN OSCEOLA COUNTY WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS LEFT BROKEN AND BRUISED AFTER A WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION. WESH TWO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JUSTIN SCHECKER SHARES HER WARNING.