An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours.

A confirmed measles case has been reported at the Houston Methodist Emergency Care Center, leading to a proactive alert to those potentially exposed.

The estate of Michael Crichton is suing Warner Bros.

According to the Houston Health Department, ER visits for flu-like illnesses are up, particularly among children.

Doctors and nurses are heroes and walking a day in their shoes is no easy feat. Houston Life Reporter Joe Sam got a glimpse of what a typical day looks like for medical professionals working in the ER at Texas Children's Hospital.

A mother said her 12-year-old son suffered blisters and burns following a physical education teacher’s form of discipline at Anthony Aguirre Junior High School earlier this week.

Tests are supposed to be free, but one family is asking Amy what to do if you get a bill after you get your results. Do you have to pay a bill for a COVID test?

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State lawmakers passed a new law that makes price gouging for tests and vaccines during the pandemic illegal.

With hospitals being full, emergency room doctors are asking patients not to go to the ER just to take a COVID test.

We’re well into season 6 of NBC’s ‘Chicago Med,’ but the drama is far from over!

The coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. There are no national studies on kids’ ER waits for mental health treatment, a practice called “boarding,” according to a recent review published in the journal Pediatrics. They are kept stable but often receive little or no mental health care during those waits. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and hospital closures have worsened the problem and contributed to rising ER mental health visits, the Pediatrics review said. The number of U.S. children's mental health hospitals dropped to 38 from 50 between 2008 and 2018.

As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)FENTON, Mich. – As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Aspirus recently was able to hire 18 nurses from outside agencies, and may need more if the surge continues. Greg Abbott recently announced he was sending 75 nurses and respiratory therapists to El Paso to help handle the city's surge. Travel nurses say the need at small hospitals tends to be greater than at larger facilities.