Should Medical Residents Work More Than 80 Hours Per Week?
Many old doctors argue long work weeks are necessary training for a demanding job. Others worry about unsafe working conditions.
Emergency Rooms
Don't Have a Heart Attack in a Poor Neighborhood
New research finds it takes longer for ambulances to arrive and transport a critically ill patient to a hospital in low-income areas.
Many E.R. Doctors Underestimate How Many Opioids They Prescribe
New research finds presenting them with actual numbers can change their behavior.
Emergency Room Visits for Opioid Overdoses Went Up 30 Percent Last Year
It seems few corners of America have been spared the ravages of opioid misuse.
PS Picks: Molly Osberg's Grim Picture of Life in America Without Health Insurance
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Emergency Rooms Face Critical Drug Shortages
The shortfalls reveal deep problems in the market forces that control drug supply and demand.
Why You Should Be Alarmed About Pediatric Emergency Care
The vast majority of doctors working in emergency care have received only four months of training in pediatrics, and what they learned about treating full-grown adults rarely translates well.