Sometimes, the waiting is the hardest part. You’re sitting in a crowded emergency room, sick or injured, wondering when they’ll call your name. Now you have a chance to go to the head of the line.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patients fill a row of chairs while waiting to be seen at an emergency room in Fresno. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) If you’re ...

Anyone who is not in the medical profession and who has wandered into an emergency room may be baffled by the hours of waiting and the mysterious process by which nurses and doctors move patients ...

Many people with mental health or substance use disorders experience stigma and perceived biases when seeking medical care—not directly related to their mental health—in a hospital Emergency ...