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Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care

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While both facilities provide immediate medical attention, they serve very different purposes and handle varying levels of injuries and illness. When To Go To the Emergency Room (ER) Emergency rooms are typically part of hospitals, and generally are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They offer lab services and even televisits.

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Digestive Health: When To See Your Doctor About Chronic Gut Problems

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In some cases, sharp, localized pain could be a sign of appendicitis, which requires immediate medical attention. Vomiting blood, known as hematemesis, requires immediate medical attention and could be a sign of a serious condition like a bleeding ulcer or esophageal varices.

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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

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Alex 00:23 All right, first, we’re welcoming back Ricky Le it er, who’s a palliative care doc at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and is co-founder of the Palliative Story Exchange. I’ve been running a medical storytelling program called the Nocturnus.

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