Location isn’t the only difference between hospital-based and freestanding EDs, according to information from a report that compared clinical characteristics for adult visits with these facilities.

For years, public health officials have urged more widespread hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing, even outside the typical high-risk population. A new study shows how EDs can play a critical role.

Is neuroimaging overused when patients with seizures present to the ED? A new study suggests so.

In 2012, 12-year-old Rory Staunton died from undiagnosed sepsis, apparently related to a cut on his arm that had occurred while playing basketball. This led to new rules in New York, called Rory's Regulations.

Patients treated in 11 large trauma centers failed to get appropriate follow-up to mild traumatic brain injury. In fact, according to a recent study, many don’t even receive educational materials about their injury.

False-negative rates are high with the rapid influenza antigen test and can dangerously delay antiviral treatment for severely ill influenza patients, the authors of a new study warned.

Here’s a sweet solution to the question of how to reduce esophageal damage when children swallow button batteries: honey.

EDs in rural areas feature some significant differences from those in cities or suburbs, according to a new study.

New research may surprise clinicians who believe they know precisely how many opioids they’ve prescribed in the last six to 12 months.

Based on treatment guidelines, emergency clinicians sometimes are hesitant to use IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in stroke patients on anticoagulation therapy. Yet research discussed at the International Stroke Conference earlier this year indicates that being on anticoagulants should not prohibit tPA use in acute ischemic stroke patients, study authors determined.