Public Health

Breast Cancer Awareness Month marks a time during the year dedicated not only to raising support for those currently fighting cancer, but to promote breast cancer education and prevention for all women.

When it comes to ER overcrowding, hospital staff must balance the impossible: mile-high patient demand with a shortage of physicians and resources.

While one in three American children is considered overweight or obese, in Napa County the numbers are mind-boggling.

With emergency visits in the U.S. climbing from 115 million in 2005 to 136.3 million in 2016, industry thought leaders have been exploring innovative ways to impact wait times, over crowding, and patient outcomes in emergency departments.

Children between 2 and 10 years old who showed up at the ER with public insurance were roughly 20 percent less likely to get admitted during these peak times, according to a recent article published by the Washington Post.

For low-level problems like bronchitis or urinary tract infections, consumers are more likely to go to the emergency department than to a health clinic located less than a 10-minute drive away, a new study suggests.

With the former administration's policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on the brink of being repealed, the fate of dozens of doctors-in-training has become unclear.

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