A potential solution to help get immobile bodies moving? A vibrating device to activate muscles — fulfilling a key part of a patient’s recovery while in intensive care.

A new trial plans to identify patients at urban hospitals who are at risk of hypertension and use text messages to help them reduce their blood pressure and obtain follow-up care.

Learn about SIREN, a new NIH-funded emergency care clinical trial network and find out how SIREN seeks to improve patient outcomes in early stages of critical care.

Summer fairs and festivals are in full swing. Two brothers with ties to such gatherings — one an artist, the other an emergency physician — offer tips to safely enjoy alfresco events.

Researchers examined if a particular trial type could be successfully applied to stroke patients — and whether this approach may accelerate discovery of new treatments.

Michigan Medicine researchers sought to determine how much certain factors affect a patient’s decision to have elective diagnostic tests in the emergency department.

These 7 foods, when not handled properly, can be a food safety nightmare at your BBQ or picnic. Learn how to picnic safely all summer long.

Why studying literature, and sometimes debating the results, is so important for emergency medicine physicians — especially as patient populations change.

After a 2015 national report detailed fragmentation among emergency medical services systems, Michigan Medicine researchers worked with stakeholders in Michigan to explore best practices in improving pre-hospital care.

Follow these lawn mowing safety tips to avoid a trip to the emergency room. Lawn mower safety may seem obvious, but these hazards are often overlooked despite easy avoidance.

Michigan Medicine researchers developed a new tool to gauge a young adult patient’s gun violence risk, in hopes of more efficiently using prevention resources.

Michigan Medicine researchers examined how a clinical trial on one drug’s efficacy affected its use in ambulances across the country.

A newly launched multicenter study analyzes the use of emergency mechanical circulatory support among critically ill children with cardiovascular conditions.

In a randomized controlled trial, a brief talk with a counselor helped ER patients reduce drug misuse, and a “virtual therapist” on a tablet also showed promise.

Learn more about when you should go to the emergency room for eye care and how to tell if your eye problem is really an emergency.