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Father who went for kidney stones discovers he is a woman

Denver - Steve Crecelius, a photographer from Denver, Colorado, who has a wife and six children, went to hospital for a kidney stone ultrasound. But he got unexpected news. The ultrasound results revealed that he has woman's internal organs.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 3 comments

Antidote to cocaine overdose developed

La Jolla - In what could be a major breakthrough in treating cocaine addiction, investigators at the Scripps Research Institute have developed an injectable solution that can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine.

In the Media by Liz Seegert

Flying squirrel checks into New Jersey ER

Rahway - On Tuesday night hospital personnel were faced with a unique situation when a flying squirrel came into a Rahway, N.J. hospital emergency room.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 2 comments

Study: Rate of children poisoned by medicine rising dramatically

Atlanta - A new study has found the number of children under 18 seen in emergency rooms due to an accidental overdose of prescription or over-the-counter medication has risen dramatically, with over 70,000 visits to hospitals occurring each year.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 1 comment

British Columbia hospital uses Tim Hortons as emergency room

Vancouver - Due to a shortage of beds, staff at the Royal Columbian Hospital near Vancouver used the Tim Hortons coffee shop as a temporary emergency room for five patients between 11:15 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. PST.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 3 comments

Wounded dog takes himself to New Mexico emergency room

When the automatic doors opened at the San Juan Regional Medical Center, in walked a German Shepherd mix with blood on his nose and paw, and a small puncture wound on one of his rear legs.

In the Media by Cynthia Trowbridge - 10 comments

OP/ED: Two 911 calls, ER staff and police on hand as woman dies

A woman lay bleeding in a ER waiting room and could get no help, two calls were made to 911 to get this woman medical treatment, then police were called and the woman dies as she's arrested. Listen to the 911 tapes and judge for yourself.

In the Media by patxxoo - 11 comments

ER Closed by Swarm of Bees

7000 bees rendered a Little Rock emergency room closed for a few hours.

In the Media by wiccania - 3 comments

Hospital ER rooms are over crowded

For this, we needed a study?

In the Media by mrkkbb

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Watch: Synthetic Marijuana Harmful To Teenagers

New drug menace could land your children in the emergency room.

Manitoba says it's not to blame in ER wait death

The province of Manitoba says it's not responsible for the death of a man who languished 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency room.

Alberta doctors bullied by bosses, panel finds

Patients wait too long in emergency rooms and doctors dare not advocate for patients if they want to keep their jobs, according to a report on Alberta's healthcare system.

Saint John software may reduce ER frustration

Saint John software developer Shawn Peterson is going to the geekfest conference in Toronto on March 7 to showcase a new tool to predict emergency room wait times.

ER wait times peak at 11 hours at Windsor Regional

'Inappropriately placed' patients at Windsor Regional Hospital forced emergency room wait times to peak at 11 hours Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.