What is the difference between an open vs. closed fracture? First of all, fractures are common injuries that can occur due to...

Someone in the United States has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Last fall, that someone was LaTeisha Pope. “I really don’t...

The following piece was written by Jessica Graves, MD, an attending physician at Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital. As I look back...

While heart attack and cardiac arrest are often used interchangeably, there is a big difference between how these two frightening and life-threatening...

When a health issue arises for you or a family member, this is usually one of the first questions to pop into...

In an emergency situation, time is of the essence. So, when Jeana Baucant Koon found herself in the middle of a medical...

When a serious health problem happens, you go to the hospital. However, some of the biggest challenges patients face happen after being...

Minutes matter, especially when it’s your mom’s life that hangs in the balance. “It was just so quick that the team found...

The country of Colombia and emergency medicine are in the hearts of two physicians connected to our Mercy Health – St. Rita’s...

It’s a condition many people may have never heard of or at least don’t know very much about. Yet, sepsis is responsible...