Emergencies

Cara Murez TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The two COVID emergency measures declared by the White House at the start of the pandemic will end in May.President Joe Biden informed Congress of…

By ZEKE MILLER and AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to new research in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (JACEP) Open, the rate of children with mental health emergencies staying in the emergency…

It seems that owners of the Apple Watch or iPhone 14 should avoid roller coasters for a little while, as the devices are having trouble telling the difference between a fairground ride and a life-threatening accident. READ MORE: ‘Dead…

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency…

Cara Murez FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Both San Francisco and New York state declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, as they struggle to gain access to more resources to…

By LINDSEY TANNER - AP Medical Writer Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies will soon be as easy as 9-8-8.The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S.…

Physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies under federal law and will face penalties if they decline to offer the procedure in these cases, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra wrote in a letter to health care…

As U.S. cities rethink the role of law enforcement in nonviolent 911 emergencies, new Stanford research uncovers the strongest evidence yet that dispatching mental health professionals instead of police officers in some instances can have…