Flu season is causing a surge in patients at emergency rooms in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Urgent care facilities treat non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, while emergency departments handle life-threatening conditions. Conditions like the flu, minor fractures, and cuts needing ...

TUPELO — When dealing with sickness or injury, it can be difficult to determine whether to seek care at an urgent care clinic or an emergency room. Dr. Erik Dukes, who has worked as a family medicine ...

FOREST, Va. (WSET) — Our region is seeing a surge in sickness, including the flu. If you're sick, you may be heading to the urgent care or emergency room, but the two facilities serve very different ...