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New consumer survey shows many still incorrectly believe CPR requires special training

Written by | 16 Feb 2026

New consumer survey findings from the American Heart Association show that nearly six in every ten American adults still  incorrectly believe only those with special training should perform […]

Low-cost system turns smartphones into emergency radiation detectors

Written by | 2 Feb 2026

Prompt, individual-based dose assessment is essential to protect people from the negative consequences of radiation exposure after large-scale nuclear or radiological incidents. However, traditional dosimetry methods often require […]

As school returns, so do infections & asthma emergencies. Where kids live can make it worse

Written by | 18 Aug 2025

Asthma-related emergency room visits spike every year when kids return to school and are exposed to respiratory viruses like common colds and the flu — and the increase […]

Community resources help food-insecure kids make fewer ER visits

Written by | 8 May 2025

In a new clinical study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found that a low-intensity program that “prescribes” community resources to every parent or other primary […]

Emergency clinicians increase prescriptions of buprenorphine, effectively help patients get started on the path to recovery

Written by | 26 Feb 2025

In the face of the alarming number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., there have been national efforts to increase emergency clinician prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used […]

Naloxone prescriptions increased at US hospitals between 2012 and 2019

Written by | 31 Mar 2023

Rates of prescriptions for naloxone to people at high risk for opioid overdose, as well as co-prescribing with opioids, has increased in emergency departments throughout the United States over the past […]

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