A 40-year-old law requires ERs to treat everyone—unless they opt out
For 40 years, U.S. emergency departments have been barred from turning away patients who cannot pay.
Jun 30, 2026
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Unconsciousness
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It's not just deep sleep: Anesthesia drives brain into a strange state doctors are only beginning to map
People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a "deep sleep." An anesthesiologist enters the operating room, and part of their mission is to ensure that the patient is completely unaware of what is ...
May 13, 2026
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Language and consciousness: An essential dialogue at the heart of our mind
Can we be conscious without language? Does language influence our conscious experience? These questions, which are central to understanding the human mind, have been explored by researchers at the University of Liège. Their ...
Feb 10, 2026
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A new approach to assessing patients with disorders of consciousness
In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To better diagnose them and predict their recovery potential, Dragana Manasova, Jacobo Sitt, and their colleagues ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Study reveals long-term associations of strangulation-related brain injury from intimate partner violence
A study by Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation.
Nov 20, 2025
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Identifying young people at risk of cardiac arrest
Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms (EKG) could help prevent such cases, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg.
Oct 31, 2025
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Study finds new system can cut patient waiting times for discharge
A new approach to hospital discharges at UCLA reduced the time patients spend waiting to leave the hospital by nearly 50% for four common diagnoses and improved length of hospital stay by 2.5 days, according to a new pilot ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Disconnected cerebral hemisphere in epilepsy patients shows sleep-like state during wakefulness
Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Marcello Massimini from Universita degli Studi di Milano, ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Study tests the effect of slow-tempo relaxing music to address delirium in critically ill older adults
A multi-center randomized controlled trial with critically ill adults aged 50 years and older admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) found that twice-daily slow-tempo music (60 to 80 beats per minute) did not shorten the ...
Oct 13, 2025
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Social media challenges linked to dangerous misuse of over-the-counter antihistamines by teens
Adolescents and young adults are misusing common over‐the‐counter antihistamines, putting them at risk of severe health outcomes including heart arrhythmias, seizures or death, according to research presented during the American ...
Sep 26, 2025
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