Is TikTok empowering or endangering the health of kids and teens in the U.S.? As an emergency physician, I often ask myself that question. There are some positives to the platform. Trends that go ...

An increasing number of children and teenagers with mental health issues are turning to the emergency room for help, prompting ER doctors to urgently request assistance to treat them. Due to the lack ...

Outbreaks linked to declining vaccination rates are threatening to overwhelm hospital emergency departments — most of which ...

The day brings more than just broken hearts to the ER. — -- Unlike New Year’s Eve or the Fourth of July, Valentine’s Day is not known for being one of the most dangerous days of the year.

13,064. That’s the number of times children covered by HUSKY visited Connecticut emergency departments for behavioral health crises in 2023. Suicidality, severe anxiety, major depression, self-harm.

The story starts with a toddler whose eating quirks stopped being quirky and turned into a medical emergency. What looked ...

UPDATE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS FACING KIDS. MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER THEY DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY, THE ISSUE REMAINS URGENT. JOINING US NOW, DOCTOR ERIC ALI, A ...

Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications for U.S. kids. Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications for children in the United States, but new research shows ...

The percentage of THC, the psychoactive element of cannabis, in marijuana being seized by federal drug agents was about 4% in the mid-90s. By 2022, that percentage was 16%, or a 300% spike. And that's ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Having to go to the hospital for an emergency is never fun, especially not for kids. To help make sure kids having their worst day feel more comfortable, Providence St. Vincent ...