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• America's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches Saturday
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• America's ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to 'Tripledemic'
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• Anchor It! Toppling TVs, Furniture Can Injure and Kill Kids
• Answering the Call: How COVID-19 Hotline Staffers Helped Panicked New Yorkers
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Heat Waves Continue, Experts Urge Steps to Stay Safe
• As Popularity of Weed Edibles Rises, So Do Accidental Poisonings in Kids
• Asthma, Lower Grades, Homelessness: How Climate Change Will Harm America's Kids
• ATVs: How to Avoid Injuries This Summer
• Baby First Aid Kit: The 15 Items You Really Need
• Backyard Fireworks on the 4th?  Rethink It to Keep Your Child Safe
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Beware of Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol
• Big Rise in Injuries From E-Scooters, Hoverboards
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Hairdressers May Be at High Risk From Toxic Chemicals
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• Carbon Monoxide From Generators Can Be Silent Killer After Disasters
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You
• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• Cats Injured in Wildfires at High Risk for Blood Clots
• Cats, Dogs and Snakebite: One Pet Has an Advantage
• CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Youngest Kids
• Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury
• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
• Check Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries as Clocks Go Back on Sunday
• Child Danger: Almost Half of Parents Have Leftover Meds at Home
• Child ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter
• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Drones Delivering Defibrillators Save Lives?
• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No
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• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Damar Hamlin Improving, Alert, Communicating by Writing
• Damar Hamlin Moved to Buffalo Hospital As He Recovers From Cardiac Arrest
• Damar Hamlin Showing 'Signs of Improvement' After Cardiac Arrest
• Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis
• Devastating Tornadoes Leave Hazards in Their Wake: Tips to Stay Safe
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• Does Your Home Have Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Radon?
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Each Year, People Start Fires That Cost 20,000 American Lives
• Early Responders to 9/11 Now Face Higher Odds for COPD
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.
• ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula
• ER Visits by Teens in Mental Health Crisis Have Declined: CDC
• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault
• Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Experts Issue Warning About Carbon Monoxide Dangers Ahead of Hurricane Ian
• Fall in the Southeast Means Guarding Against Fire Ant Stings
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• Feds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls
• Firefighters, Police Can Be Lifesavers If You're Hit by Cardiac Arrest
• Fireworks Deaths Spiked in Pandemic; Stay Safe This 4th
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• Follow-Up Care Can Prevent Repeat ER Visits for Child's Asthma
• For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic
• 'Forever Chemicals' Used in Furniture May Not Help Fabrics Resist Stains
• Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study
• Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
• Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes, Often Seriously
• Hand Sanitizer Vapors Can Cause Nausea, Dizziness
• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
• Head Bump? Here's Signs You Need ER Care
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
• Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
• Hidden Poisons Can Make Trick-or-Treating Truly Scary
• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Holiday Kitchen Accident? Here's How to Treat Minor Cuts, Burns
• Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
• Home COVID Tests Can Cause Harm If Not Stored Safely: FDA
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?
• How To Fix a Broken Tooth So You’re No Longer in Pain
• How to Guard Against Home Heating Hazards
• How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
• Is Your Tap Water Too Hot? Scalding Burns Send Thousands to ER Each Year
• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
• It's Time to Replace Your Smoke Alarm Batteries
• Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
• Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
• Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Melatonin Poisoning Cases Soaring Among U.S. Kids
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis
• More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
• More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
• No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries
• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Poison Centers Warn Against Gas Siphoning
• Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily
• Pretty Poison: 'Luster Dust' Sprinkled on Cakes Can Be Toxic
• Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
• Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
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• Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
• Some Pot Edibles Mimic Candy, Raising Dangers for Kids
• Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
• Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
• Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
• Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
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• This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
• What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
• When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
• With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
• Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Workers' Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
• Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?