Emergency

A rare and more dangerous strain of the Mpox virus, known as Clade 1, has been confirmed in Queensland, marking the first-ever case in the state and only the second known detection of this strain in Australia’s history. Queensland Health officials say the individual had recently returned from overseas and was diagnosed while seeking care

Science & Nature These emergency lighting solutions go from simple flashlights to full-on generators, all of which will make things safer when you're in...

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The number of Australians experiencing lengthy waits in hospital emergency departments for admission to a ward is three times the target set by emergency medicine specialists, according to a new report.  ...

The recent lawsuit against Amazon’s telehealth clinic One Medical is a wake-up call about the pitfalls of prioritizing corporate growth over patient safety in health care. Last Christmas, The Washington Post reported, Philip Tong, a 45-year-old man with diabetes, began coughing up blood and experiencing shortness of breath. His feet had turned blue. Seeking urgent

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Special Reports > Exclusives — Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today November 26, 2024 Last Updated November 27, 2024 NES Health, the staffing firm that drew attention recently for not paying its doctors, says it will "wind down

Joel Wakefield isn’t just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of covid is personal. The 58-year-old lawyer who lives in Phoenix has an immunodeficiency disease that increases his risk of severe outcomes from covid-19 and other infections. He has spent lots of time since 2020 checking state, federal, and private sector covid