Hospitals and Healthcare

Baby Jarrod was in "absolute agony" when his parents took him to the emergency department two days in a row. He only received a diagnosis when his father called in Ryan's Rule.

It's one of the busiest and most esteemed emergency rooms in the country, but for decades some of the most vulnerable have slipped through the cracks — until now.

Westmead Hospital’s emergency department has the worst treatment times in the state for the second quarter, as staff contended with an influx of critically ill patients, the latest NSW hospital data shows.

Judge Rachel Freier has helped dozens of Orthodox Jewish women in New York City get training and start work as emergency medical technicians. In doing so, she challenged her community’s conception of the role women can play in public and professional life.

Having a pet that requires daily physical activity can be motivation to go for a walk, but unfortunately leash-dependent dog walking increases fracture risk in older adults.