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Whether it’s a DIY Brazilian wax or a botched attempt at "manscaping," homegrown efforts to remove the hair down there are sending more people to emergency rooms, new research suggests.

Fever is the most common reason parents bring children to emergency rooms, especially in the middle of the night. It’s responsible for 1.6 million pediatric ER visits and nearly one-third of pediatrician office visits.

Up to half of the people who are treated at hospital ERs and trauma centers are under the influence of alcohol.

The average stay in an emergency room is more than four hours, and a recent GAO report found that emergency room patients who "need" to be seen in less than 15 minutes are usually seen in twice that time.

Accidental falls are the leading injury-related reason why Americans seek emergency medical care, with nearly 9 million visits a year, but some ...

Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting the intensity of kids' sports has ...

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses ...

To prevent injuries in babies, car seats should stay in the car.

Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation's new health law.

More than 8,700 infants end up in the emergency room each year because their car seats are used improperly outside the car, according ...