Cardiology
Stroke, blindness, a heart transplant—and a can-do spirit
Hana Hooper went to college with dreams of becoming a veterinarian. She aspired to boost her knowledge of biology and intended to amplify her interest in art.
Mar 23, 2021
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News tagged with emergency room doctor
Psychology & Psychiatry
Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: 'We're human beings, just like everyone else'
Chicago emergency room doctor Meeta Shah wiped down her face shield and stethoscope as she rushed from one patient to the next, some of them very sick with COVID-19, some of them dying.
Mar 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emotional moment shows health care workers feel COVID-19 fatigue too. 'We feel trapped in many ways'
Dr. Seth Trueger is tired of the pandemic.
Nov 5, 2020
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Health
Pandemic dangers drive some doctors to switch jobs, retire early
(HealthDay)—Dr. Brad Cotton enjoyed working on the front lines as an emergency room doctor. Yet in March, as the coronavirus pandemic burst through the doors at hospitals across the world, Cotton left that more dangerous ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Cardiology
For young health care worker, stroke 'Didn't even occur to me'
An agonizing headache jolted Whitney Spotts awake in the middle of the night.
May 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Think you have COVID-19 symptoms? Here's what to do
Coronavirus is officially a pandemic, and Americans are adopting "social distancing" to prevent a surge in potential illnesses and death.
Mar 17, 2020
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Health
Dozens of Utah public pool swimmers sickened by chlorine gas
Chlorine gas has sickened dozens of swimmers at a Utah public pool in what police called a freak accident.
Jun 5, 2019
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Medications
Team finds ketamine alleviates acute pain during ambulance rides
Dr. Gary Andolfatto didn't anticipate that furthering his pain management research would become a personal mission—but he didn't expect to injure himself either.
Apr 26, 2019
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Health
You can have a role to play in ER care
(HealthDay)—There are few life events more unsettling than being in a hospital emergency room. In situations that threaten life or limb, you may not have any say in your care.
Jan 2, 2019
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Health
Most hospitals aren't ready for mass tragedies, ER docs say
(HealthDay)—Nine out of 10 ER doctors say their hospitals aren't fully prepared for major disasters or mass tragedies.
May 22, 2018
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