(HealthDay)—During 2009 to 2018, there were 596,972 emergency department visits for bicycle-related traumatic brain injury (TBI), with the rates highest
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Dramatic drops in ER visits likely led to uncounted deaths
Hospital officials, anticipating a surge of COVID-19 cases, urged deferring routine, nonemergency care so doctors, nurses, and other personnel could
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Discriminatory redlining practices in the 1930s associated with present-day rates of ED visits due to asthma
Current rates of emergency department visits due to asthma are around 2.4 times higher in areas that were redlined—deprioritised for
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Researchers use telehealth to head off hospitalizations and ER visits
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rural Americans are more likely than their urban counterparts to die
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Sleep disorders up health care visits, costs for low back pain
(HealthDay)—The presence of a sleep disorder diagnosis has a significant effect on low back pain (LBP)-related health care visits and
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Online intervention may cut unnecessary primary care visits
(HealthDay)—An online intervention may be effective in reducing a mother’s intention to bring her child to a primary care clinic
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Doctor video visits increase access to healthcare but could risk fragmentation
In today’s fast-paced digital society, virtual doctor visits are on the rise and offer patients a more convenient way to
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Virtual Video Visits Liked by Patients, Providers
FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 2019 — Virtual video visits can effectively replace office visits for selected patients across medical specialties without
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Sharp Rise Seen in Kids’ ER Visits for Mental Health Woes
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 — Mental health issues are sending more and more kids and teens to hospital emergency rooms,
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Urgent care visits increase as emergency room visits fall
Treatment for new health problems, or acute care visits, encompass over one-third of all ambulatory care delivered in the United
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