"Black Lives Matter" street sign near the White house in 2020 after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis that Memorial Day ignited nationwide protests against police brutality. Following a ...

Dec. 16—When Angelo Quinto's family learned that officials blamed his 2020 death on "excited delirium," a term they had never heard before, they couldn't believe it. To them, it was obvious the ...

Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are typically minor—albeit painful—health issues for most people, they can pose ...

The term “excited delirium” has been a contentious issue within law enforcement circles and the medical community for decades. It has been used by police to justify in-custody deaths despite ...

Here are four things to know: 1. Delirium is a mental state of confusion and disorientation that can develop suddenly over hours or days. Older adults are vulnerable to this condition and it can lead ...

Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard the term “excited delirium,” momentum is building in several states to ban the discredited medical diagnosis from death certificates, law ...

Virginia Helton says her husband is a "brilliant" man. He's a scientist who can explain complex chemistry and physics. But when he was in the hospital last February, she didn't recognize the man ...

Now, lawmakers in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, and New York are considering bills that also would rein in how the excited delirium concept is used. Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard ...

When Angelo Quinto’s family learned that officials blamed his 2020 death on “excited delirium,” a term they had never heard before, they couldn’t believe it. To them, it was obvious the science behind ...

Critics have highlighted the ‘lack of evidence that this is an actual medical syndrome’ and condoned the ‘junk science’ excuse of ‘police brutality resulting in death.’ By Renuka Rayasam / KFF Health ...