http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Emergency_MedicineFind stories, videos, and photos about Emergency Medicine from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:42:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Emergency_Medicine14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Emergency Medicine from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/11/07/best.california.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/11/07/best.california.ap/index.htmlBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- California tailback Jahvid Best was carted off the field Saturday night and taken to the emergency room after he landed on the back of his head when he leapt more than 5 feet in the air and flipped over a defender to score a touchdown.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.swine.flu.er.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.swine.flu.er.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextNate Wordell, 7, just feels lousy: swollen eyes, cough, high fever, stomach ache and he's dehydrated. Nate has H1N1.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/04/ep.first.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/04/ep.first.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextQuick: What would you do if you impaled yourself with a large, sharp, piece of wood? If your tooth fell out? If you fell from a high ladder? If your friend had a severe allergic reaction?Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/cheating.death.harden.cpr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/cheating.death.harden.cpr/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Hardens were losing track of each other's conversations. It had been a long, exhausting day for both Scott, a sheriff's deputy, and Kathie, an elementary school teacher. The couple put their two young children to bed, turned on the Food Network for a few minutes, then called it a night.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/14/travolta.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/14/travolta.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA paramedic accused of plotting to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta after his 16-year-old son died in the Bahamas told a jury Wednesday the boy had been dead for some time before the ambulance service was called.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309413,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309413,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHe says Pleasant Bridgewater tried to sell him a document she claimed was damaging to TravoltaThu, 01 Oct 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/somalia.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/somalia.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTextChaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/29/travolta.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/29/travolta.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextJohn Travolta's lawyer testified Tuesday that the paramedic who drove Travolta's son to a hospital the day he died later wanted money for documents the driver suggested could be detrimental to the actor.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20306295,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20306295,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor signed a document at the center of the extortion case without reading it because "time was of the essence"Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20306582,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20306582,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnEarly testimony focuses on whether son Jett was alive when EMS arrivedWed, 23 Sep 2009 12:06:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305793,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305793,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe movie star may be forced to relive the painful day of his son's death in a Bahamian courtMon, 21 Sep 2009 01:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/healthcare_911_abuse/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/healthcare_911_abuse/index.htmPeople struggling with headaches, toothaches, and even feelings of loneliness are calling 911 -- often several times a day.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/01/parents.h1n1.flu.guide.gupta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/01/parents.h1n1.flu.guide.gupta/index.html#cnnSTCTextOver this past week, I had some interesting conversations with colleagues who are also health care professionals. These conversations usually start with, "You know what I hate about the media ... ?"Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/pho.doctor.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/pho.doctor.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama recently cited the number of Americans without health insurance, he declared that, "We are not a nation that accepts nearly 46 million uninsured men, women, and children."Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/23/oklahoma.trooper.suspended/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/23/oklahoma.trooper.suspended/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was suspended Wednesday for five days without pay following a highly publicized scuffle with a paramedic in Okfuskee County in May, according to the Highway Patrol.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/25/emergency.room.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/25/emergency.room.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA friend of mine had a houseguest recently who, while sipping a cup of tea at her kitchen table late at night, broke out into nasty-looking hives all over his back. A quick inspection found that a tick had burrowed its way into his skin. After removing it with a pair of tweezers, she whisked him to the emergency room.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson/index.html#cnnSTCTextEntertainer Michael Jackson died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday having suffered cardiac arrest, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/04/ny.facebook.corpse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/04/ny.facebook.corpse/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New York City emergency medical technician is facing misdemeanor charges after being accused of taking a picture of a female murder victim and then posting it to his Facebook page.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/worried.well.hospitals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/worried.well.hospitals/index.html#cnnSTCTextA runny nose. A cough. A sore throat. And even pork eaten a week ago.Sat, 02 May 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/16/ep.emergency.room.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/16/ep.emergency.room.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextNaomi Zikmund-Fisher says her son's life was saved by her maternal instincts -- and her son's flat ears.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/news/companies/easton_healthcare.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/news/companies/easton_healthcare.fortune/index.htmI'm inside a van barreling down a North Florida highway, just shy of the Georgia border, sitting next to (1) the Gordon Gekko of the hospital business; (2) the Leona Helmsley of medicine; or (3) Public Enemy No. 1 of health-care reform.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/09/richardson.injury.timeline.gupta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/09/richardson.injury.timeline.gupta/index.html#cnnSTCTextNatasha Richardson came to Mont Tremblant ski resort in eastern Canada last month for what was supposed to be a skiing getaway.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20266545_20267163,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20266545_20267163,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnConfusing symptoms and antiquated medical evacuation system may have contributed to the actress's deathMon, 23 Mar 2009 07:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/20/richardson.tribute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/20/richardson.tribute/index.html#cnnSTCTextBroadway dimmed its lights Thursday night to honor actress Natasha Richardson, who died after suffering a brain injury while skiing at a Canadian resort.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/19/richardson.paramedics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/19/richardson.paramedics/index.html#cnnSTCTextActress Natasha Richardson died of injuries caused by blunt impact to the head, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Thursday.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/15/ep.emergency.room/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/15/ep.emergency.room/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe video is deeply disturbing.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/02/hm.mrsa.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/02/hm.mrsa.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was 10 a.m. on a recent weekday and the emergency room at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, was quiet, except for a little boy crying in room 45.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/ep.911.women.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/ep.911.women.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive days after giving birth to her daughter, Rhonda Monroe laid Dominique back in her crib after nursing, sat down and had a heart attack.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/30/ems.choppers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/30/ems.choppers/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators are again on the scene of a fatal medical helicopter crash. Four people were killed Saturday night in suburban Washington when the chopper operated by the Maryland State Police went down in a park.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/29/ems.choppers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/29/ems.choppers/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators are again on the scene of a fatal medical helicopter crash. Four people were killed Saturday night in suburban Washington when the chopper, operated by the Maryland State Police, went down in a park.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845258,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845258,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSun, 28 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/28/medivac.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/28/medivac.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Maryland State Police personnel, a medical technician and a teenager were killed when a medical evacuation helicopter crashed Sunday in suburban Maryland, police said.Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/30/hospital.lockdowns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/30/hospital.lockdowns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe emergency rooms at two hospitals in Missouri were placed on lockdown Saturday after patients arrived complaining that they had been exposed to a chemical.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe average time that hospital emergency rooms patients wait to see a doctor has grown from about 38 minutes to almost an hour over the past decade, according to new federal statistics released WednesdayWed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812130,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812130,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the deadThu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20200771,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20200771,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor loses weight to film a role as a war reporter in TriageFri, 16 May 2008 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/29/nola.nurses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/29/nola.nurses/index.html#cnnSTCTextThink your commute is bad? Imagine driving 280 miles roundtrip to work.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/04/10/ep.kids.er/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/04/10/ep.kids.er/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Andrea Buie-Branam brought her asthmatic baby to the nearest emergency room, she thought she was doing the right thing. But once she got there, she began to suspect she wasn't in the right place.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/31/moh.cpr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/31/moh.cpr/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Mertz was dead. With no pulse, no heartbeat and no vital signs, he lay slumped in the front seat of his Saturn, foot wedged against the accelerator with the car stuck between a tree and a stucco wall in Mertz's townhome complex in Glendale, Arizona.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/02/ep.health.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/02/ep.health.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 33 years, the routine in the emergency room was the same. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1698163,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1698163,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA recent study says doctors are performing too many unwarranted CT scans, exposing patients to cancer-causing radiationMon, 24 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1693924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1693924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe tranquilizing drug ketamine is undergoing a resurgence in emergency medical settings. It's riskier for some patients than othersWed, 12 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/18/flying.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/18/flying.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. troops are pinned down in a crowded city center. Several are wounded and need immediate evacuation. There are miles of labyrinthine roads and thousands of enemy gunmen between them and the nearest base. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1644250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1644250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA noninvasive test detects heart disease and saves lives, but for some patients, it can raise the risk of cancerFri, 20 Jul 2007 19:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/29/future.ambulances/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/29/future.ambulances/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat do roadside recovery and home-delivered groceries have in common? They're both inspiring new approaches to paramedic and ambulance care.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/companies/bc.healthcare.hospitals.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/companies/bc.healthcare.hospitals.reut/index.htmIt's the sort of promotion you might expect from a pizza delivery chain, not a U.S. hospital system.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/29/news/economy/grove_column.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/29/news/economy/grove_column.fortune/index.htmTo: Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, John Edwards, John McCain, et al.Tue, 29 May 2007 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/02/otsc.gupta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/02/otsc.gupta/index.htmlSix people, including four college athletes, were killed Friday when their tour bus crashed through a wall and plummeted 30 feet from a bridge onto a busy interstate.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/10/golden.hour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/10/golden.hour/index.htmlLosing blood has immediate and guaranteed effects on the human body. In three to four minutes, neurons in the brain begin to die. In four to five minutes, permanent brain damage occurs. In 20 minutes, the heart no longer beats.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/btsc.quade.doctor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/btsc.quade.doctor/index.htmlDid you hear the one about the doctor and the dictator?Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/06/btsc.perry.dozier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/06/btsc.perry.dozier/index.htmlIt's the 12th day of filming at a combat hospital for CNN cameraman Dominic Swann and me. In all the days spent there -- the last thing we ever thought we'd see is a colleague lying on one of the beds -- fighting for her life.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.medics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.medics/index.html"Don't let me die! Please, don't let me die," the U.S. soldier said repeatedly as medics carried him to the trauma room.Wed, 10 May 2006 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/07/new.you.srasch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/07/new.you.srasch/index.htmlWorking 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. as an emergency room doctor makes it difficult for Stuart Rasch to eat anything but takeout food, but he's trying to put an end to that.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/28/nola.hospitals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/28/nola.hospitals/index.htmlSix months after its near death by drowning, the Crescent City is marking its resuscitation with Mardi Gras.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/profile.rypka/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/profile.rypka/index.htmlFor more than 20 years Bill Rypka's career plans have been up in the air, and there are plenty of people alive today who can thank him and his colleagues for it.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/31/new.you.srasch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/31/new.you.srasch/index.htmlWorking 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. as an ER doctor makes it difficult for Stuart Rasch to eat anything but takeout food, but he's trying to put an end to that.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/10/er.report.card/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/10/er.report.card/index.htmlHere are overall grades for the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the American College of Emergency Physicians' annual report on the state of emergency medicine in the United States. The grades were produced after analysis in four areas: access to emergency care, quality and patient safety, public health and injury prevention, and medical liability environment.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/international/cpr/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/international/cpr/index.htmA talking defibrillator, the first of its kind, could soon be in the hands of paramedics to help them focus on one of the most important but often downplayed aspects of CPR following a heart attack, chest compressions.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/12/01/8362007/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/12/01/8362007/index.htmFunny Thing About Emergencies: You don't see them coming. So when my 84-year-old stepfather Jim quietly slumped out of his chair late last year, my mother and I were stunned. Ten years of helping h...Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/pf/feature_ers_0512/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/pf/feature_ers_0512/index.htmFunny thing about emergencies: you don't see them coming.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/14/profile.roberts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/14/profile.roberts/index.htmlAsk Roxanne Roberts what she thinks about television's "ER," and she will fire back a two-word review: "Not realistic."Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/02/profile.ship.doctor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/02/profile.ship.doctor/index.htmlWhen people learn that Dr. John Bradberry is a ship's doctor the first question they ask is, "Do you wear white shorts?"Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/19/highway.pileup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/19/highway.pileup/index.htmlAuthorities reopened Interstate 80 near Pennsylvania's border with Ohio on Sunday night, hours after an estimated 70 vehicles crashed in near-whiteout conditions.Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/02/wed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/02/wed/index.htmlPresident Bush and John Kerry campaign today in battlegrounds Colorado and Florida, respectively. If not respectfully. But the political headlines this morning come out of South Dakota and Alabama, where tight elections with echoes of comebacks kept us guessing till early this morning.Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359617/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359617/index.htmEmergency room physician John Halamka is on one of his evening shifts at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "Got a new admit for you, John," a nurse yells, as Halamka watches a heavyse...Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314074/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314074/index.htmAs anthrax terrorized America in mid-October, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley met with his high command in the city's Emergency Communications Center, a technology-packed fortress two miles from the do...Mon, 26 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269129/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269129/index.htmBefore Dwight Eisenhower, men's heart attacks were marked by whispered rumors and hidden recoveries. Before Norman Schwarzkopf and Andy Grove, prostate cancer was borne in silence and shame. Until ...Mon, 22 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/09/01/216128/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/09/01/216128/index.htmYou might think that joining a managed-health-care plan, such as a health maintenance organization, guarantees that your insurance bills will be paid if a health crisis sends you rushing to an emer...Sun, 01 Sep 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/19/207772/index.htmWEIRD FACT OF LIFE: for every problem we face, someone has come up with a solution way too slick to be true. 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