Chile wildfires: State of emergency declared in two regions
Several people have died in Chile after wildfires swept through 14,000 hectares. The government has declared a state of emergency
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Will Biden’s plans to lift COVID emergency end free tests and vaccines?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What will happen to free testing, vaccination and treatment for COVID-19 under the Biden administration’s plan
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How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?
A nurse prepares for a COVID-19 test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department, Dec. 20, 2022, in Salt Lake
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Tyre Nichols: Three emergency workers fired over response to father-of-one after he was beaten by police | US News
Three emergency workers have been fired over their response to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police. The Memphis
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Thousands more hospital beds and 800 new ambulances promised amid plan to ‘fix’ emergency care | Politics News
The government has pledged thousands more hospital beds and 800 new ambulances as part of a plan to “fix” emergency
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NI Health: Daisy Hill to lose emergency surgery for good under new proposal
Health trust approves proposal to permanently move the service from Daisy Hill Hospital to Craigavon. Read more BBC News Now
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Auckland floods: New Zealand city declares emergency after torrential rain
A torrential downpour in New Zealand’s largest city prompts evacuations, power cuts and other chaos. Read more BBC News Now
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Bee-harming pesticide use given emergency authorisation
Permission to treat sugar beet seeds with a pesticide that can harm bees is given by the government. Read more
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India uses emergency powers to block BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being seen in the country | World News
India says it has used emergency powers to block a BBC documentary about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being
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Poll finds nearly half of Americans unprepared for medical emergency
A medical emergency can happen at any moment. Will you be prepared? Nearly half of American adults will not, according
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Rate of opioid Rx at discharge from emergency department declining
From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to
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Stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, need emergency assessment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need
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Glasgow man stole defibrillator from Oxenholme emergency scene
The court heard the theft could have been fatal if the machine had been needed. BBC News Now retrieving an
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Emergency action over Lockerbie squirrelpox outbreak
A number of red squirrels are suspected of having been killed by the disease near Lockerbie. BBC News Now retrieving
Read moreHospital overcrowding in Ireland has become ‘undoubtedly dangerous’, emergency doctor warns | World News
A leading emergency medicine doctor has described Ireland’s overcrowded hospitals as life-threatening – as the head of the health service
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Adopting pediatric readiness standards found to improve survival in hospital emergency departments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Emergency departments that have the highest levels of coordination of health care, personnel, procedures and medical
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UAVs to deliver first aid drugs to emergency patients quickly
Figure 1. Schematic and physical diagram of the UAV autonomous drug delivery system for first aid. Credit: Advanced Materials (2022).
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Emergency care vs. urgent care: What’s the difference?
If you’re sick or have been injured, you might not know whether the emergency room or urgent care is the
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Cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults on the rise
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms,
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South Africa: Jake White has emergency abdominal surgery
Jake White became South Africa coach in 2004 and guided them to their second world title three years, beating England
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