Medical Xpress

Young children more likely to visit ER after virtual care than in-person visits, study shows

A new Ontario-based study finds that children aged three months to two years are more likely to visit the emergency department (ED) within three days after a virtual primary care appointment compared ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

COVID Vaccines Cut ER Visits for Children, CDC Reports

The CDC reported that COVID vaccines reduced the risk of ER visits by 76% in kids under age 4 and by 56% in kids ages 5 to 17 during the first 6 months after vaccination. (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 ...
Seattle Times

COVID vaccines reduced children’s likelihood of ER and urgent care visits, the CDC reported

COVID vaccines administered last fall sharply decreased the risk of emergency department and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease ...
WUNC

Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER

Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental ...