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National

‘Mi amor’: A nurse treated her mom, ailing with cancer, with unusual gentleness

5:00am July 30, 2024

by Laura Kwerel

Rasha Kowalewski was struck by the extra care a nurse gave her mom, which allowed Kowalewski to experience a moment of comfort during one of the hardest times of her life.

Rukaya Mumuni, nurse and public health specialist from Ghana, at the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. "I wish women [could] get the right training, compensation, mentorship and recognition for the vital work they do in health care," she says.

Health & Safety

What does it take to be a heroine of health? Education, dedication ... a stealth plan

10:30am August 16, 2023

by Ruchi Kumar

We interview two honorees from this summer's Women Deliver conference: a community health worker with an innovative strategy and a nurse who aims to heal the sick and bolster her profession.

The sign for Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center is seen on Google Earth. The facility pronounced a living woman dead and is being fined $10,000.

Iowa Alzheimer's care facility is fined $10,000 after pronouncing a living woman dead

11:20am February 04, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

The woman was unresponsive, and nurses were unable to detect her breathing. A state agency report found the facility "failed to ensure residents received dignified treatment and care at end of life."

A chain-link fence lock is seen on a gate at a closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles on July 13. Amid spiking coronavirus cases, the Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing a testing contact tracin

School Nurses To Play Big Role In Eventual Reopening Of In-Class Learning In LA

5:01pm August 21, 2020

The Los Angeles Unified School District began virtual classes this week. The second-largest U.S. school district hopes students will be back in classrooms this year. To do that, nurses will be key.

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Some governors are taking notice of the pool of medical professionals in immigrant communities and the bigger role they could play against the coronavirus.

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How Immigrant Medical Professionals Are Helping To Fight The Coronavirus

9:55am April 16, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

A growing number of health care workers in the U.S. are immigrants. Some states are issuing emergency orders authorizing licensing waivers for internationally trained health care providers.

Hands in protective gloves holding stretching bands on protective mask for application.

Nurses Are Facing Coronavirus Without Enough Protective Gear

2:35pm March 24, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

In many places, a shortage of personal protective equipment means that that nurses must reuse masks or improvise gear. Some of them are worried.

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Kristin Sollars (left) and Marci Ebberts say nursing is more than just a job. "Sometimes I wonder why everyone in the world doesn't want to be a nurse," Sollars says.

For 2 Nurses, Working In The ICU Is 'A Gift Of A Job'

12:26pm August 30, 2019

For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for critically ill patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. "You carry a little bit of them with you," Ebberts said.

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Science

Endangered Blue-Eyed Black Lemur Born In NC

6:00am May 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

An endangered lemur has been born in North Carolina. It's the first time in over 20 years that there's been a birth by a lemur that came directly from Madagascar.

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Pauline Cafferkey is now in isolation at the Royal Free Hospital in North London, where she was treated in January for Ebola.

Scottish Nurse Who Recovered From Ebola Is Back In Isolation

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Pauline Cafferkey, who caught the virus last winter in Sierra Leone, was taken to the hospital with an "unusual late complication" from her previous infection. That's a surprise — and a concern.

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