Stay Safe This Season: Summer Injury Prevention Tips
Summer is a time for celebrating. This often means spending more time outdoors, enjoying cookouts, and participating in sports or other physical activities. The downside of summer is the increased risk of injury. Getting smart about summer injury prevention will help keep you safe this season. Summer Injury Prevention: What Are the Dangers? The Heat The warm sunshine is one of the best parts of summer… Read More
$500 a Stitch? Lacerations Costly in Hospital ER Setting
Did you scoop up Johnny and head straight for the ER after he cut his hand at the playground? Have a look at today’s MD Now press release to understand what every stitch may have cost you, and how urgent care is less expensive than that last trip to the ER. According to a 2013 New York Times article, emergency rooms have become one of the biggest cash cows for hospitals. Not surprisingly, people who blindly speed… Read More