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How Long Is the Wait in Kentucky Emergency Rooms?

Emergency rooms are busy places. The average amount of time before someone is discharged to their home or admitted to the hospital is measured in...

11 Ways Insurance Companies Try to Deny Valid Claims

The insurance company does not want to pay your claim. It doesn’t matter who you are, how long you’ve been a customer, or what has...

How does triage work in the emergency room?

Triage means “to sort.” Emergency rooms must have a way of sorting patients to ensure that the patients who need care first to avoid serious...

What Happens When Emergency Room Staff Fails to Follow Procedures

Emergency room procedures exist for a reason. These procedures, which often include triage procedures, are meant to prevent significant pain and health complications for emergency...

How Lack of Staff Training Causes Emergency Room Delays

Emergency room staff members triage patients and quickly provide critical medical care to prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths. Emergency room doctors, nurses, and other workers...

What are antitumor antibiotics?

Unlike regular antibiotics that are used to treat infections, antitumor antibiotics treat cancer. Antitumor antibiotics block cancer cell growth by interfering with each cell’s DNA....