Abortion-rights activists rally for reproductive rights and emergency abortion care outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a case that deals with whether Idaho's near-total abortion ...

One evening last December, Tieqiao Zhang felt severe stomach pain. After it subsided later that night, he thought it might be food poisoning. When the pain returned the next morning, Zhang realized ...

After suffering an injury or experiencing symptoms, what’s the best place to get care – an emergency room or urgent care clinic? Doctors say it all depends on what the patient needs treated. For any ...

Many people head to a hospital when they feel sick or have a minor injury, but this isn’t always the best option. When appropriate, visiting an urgent care facility usually results in shorter wait ...

While it isn’t a substitute for primary care or specialist management, urgent care can support you during acute flare-ups or when your usual healthcare professional isn’t accessible. Urgent care ...

When illness or injury strikes, your first instinct might be to go to the nearest emergency department. It's familiar, safe and fully equipped to handle serious medical situations. But before you make ...

Urgent care centers can treat flare-ups of chronic conditions and new symptoms. However, a person’s primary care team is responsible for managing chronic conditions long term. Around 129 million ...

Waking up to those words is terrifying for any parent. For me as a pediatric emergency physician, it was especially scary coming from my 8-year-old son while on a trip in rural New York, hours from a ...