Dec 18th, 2009 · Dr. Julie Holland ran the weekend shift at Bellevue's psychiatric emergency room for nine years. In her new memoir Weekends at Bellevue, Holland describes the patients she encountered — from the manic to the criminally insane — and the reasons she eventually left the job.
Oct 23rd, 2009 · Weekends at Bellevue is psychiatrist Julie Holland's account of her years treating patients in a New York City psychiatric ER. She says one of the hardest parts of her job was figuring out which patients were manic or schizophrenic and which were high on cocaine or methamphetamines.
Sep 12th, 2009 · Are you ready for some football? Wait — we're not done with baseball! Or tennis, golf, or lacrosse! The pro football season opened on Thursday — with the Steeler and the Titans. But the "real" show starts Sunday with a full slate. NPR's Tom Goldman joins us to offer his random guesses — er, expert picks — about this 90th NFL season.
Sep 11th, 2009 · Health workers are anticipating overcrowded emergency rooms as swine flu ramps up this fall. Now doctors have come up with a decision tree for patients with flu-like symptoms to help them decide whether to stay home or visit the ER.
Apr 30th, 2009 · The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the U.S. has topped 100. People with flu-like symptoms are heading to doctors' offices and hospitals. If you work in an ER, clinic or doctors' office, we want to hear from you. What are you seeing?
Apr 2nd, 2009 · Tonight NBC devotes its entire prime-time schedule to a sendoff of ER, the medical drama series that has been running on the network since 1994. Critic David Bianculli wonders what comes next.
Mar 12th, 2009 · After 14 seasons and 120 Emmy nominations, NBC will pull the curtain on the medical drama ER in April. Surgeon and Oprah Winfrey Show regular Dr. Mehmet Oz bids a fond farewell to the show he found authentic and revealing.
Feb 18th, 2009 · Only infants go to hospital emergency rooms more than elderly patients. For years, hospitals have set up ERs just for kids. But now, a Maryland hospital has an ER specifically for patients 65 and older.