When an illness or injury strikes, the question of where to go for treatment often feels urgent in itself. In the stress of ...

Whether it’s illness or injury, our bodies are constantly sending alerts to our brain, signaling when something doesn’t feel ...

Response times to life-threatening medical emergencies by ambulances alone increased 29 seconds — a 4% increase — from 10 ...

Here’s a basic truth of human life: No one plans a visit to the emergency room, and no one really wants to be there. The ...

Riverside County is set to roll out a new 911 call distribution system that they hope will cut down on ambulance rides to the hospital that may not be necessary.

Even occasional or “weekend” binge drinking can have serious physical, mental, and social consequences, and recognizing ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Thursday excoriated Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., over his complaints that he was being "jerked around" by his agency, saying ...

Boulder County will conduct tests for 20 new emergency sirens from Thursday through Sept. 15. Those sirens are in Eldorado Springs, Jamestown, Lyons, Erie, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior and ...

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The Bloomington Animal Shelter will hold a fundraiser for much of September to support emergency medical care for animals. Here’s what you need to know. When is the animal shelter holding the ...

As the saying goes, play silly games, win silly prizes. US military strikes alleged 'drug vessel' from Venezuela in Caribbean Sea, 11 killed Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with ...