Patients fill a row of chairs while waiting to be seen at an emergency room in Fresno. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) If you’re in pain and have to go to the emergency room, it’s good to be a white ...

I recently suffered from what doctors believe was encephalitis, a brain infection, likely contracted while traveling internationally. For the first time outside of pregnancy, I — an emergency doctor — ...

Patients nearing the end of life who go to the ER may have to wait for hospice care until it is too late One hospital's push to speed the transition got patients supportive end-of-life care sooner ...

If you’re in pain and have to go to the emergency room, it’s good to be a white man. A new study finds that women who go to the ER for treatment of pain are less likely to get the needed pain ...