As hospitals across the country weather a surge of COVID-19 patients, in Seattle — an early epicenter of the outbreak — nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians are staring down a startling resurgence of the coronavirus that’s expected to test even […]
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American nurses are becoming iconic images of hope as they receive the first SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations approved for emergency use. Â A gathering of reporters, officials, and healthcare providers applauded when they witnessed the first vaccination in Oklahoma, as Erica Arrocha, RN
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Fashion Nurses? Of course they’re in New York City. It all started last March on Instagram. New York City artist and designer Rebecca Moses, 62, is accustomed to drawing and painting every day, but life under spring lockdown in NYC
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People with mental illness are at greater risk for developing COVID-19 than the general population, and vice versa — meaning reverberations from the pandemic are likely to be felt long after the virus has been brought to heel. And whether
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We have all seen the alarming headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate. Health officials have warned that the U.S. must act quickly to halt the spread – or
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As hospitalizations and deaths mount, nurses are losing patience with COVID-19 conspiracy theories and distorted libertarian mores that depict masking mandates as an infringement of personal liberty. For frontline nurses tending to Covid patients who shunned masks or insisted on
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On December 2, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the CDC is allotting over 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Texas this month. The initial vaccine doses, which should arrive by December 14, will be distributed according to the
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In March, Claire Tripeny was watching her dream job fall apart. She’d been working as an intensive care nurse at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, and loved it, despite the mediocre pay typical for the region. But when COVID-19 hit, that
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For Christina Nester, the pandemic lull in Massachusetts lasted about three months through summer into early fall. In late June, St. Vincent Hospital had resumed elective surgeries, and the unit the 48-year-old nurse works on switched back from taking care
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With not just one, but three Covid-19 vaccines under consideration and expected to roll out before the end of the year, patients and healthcare providers are preparing for what may be an historic, record-breaking vaccination drive. This short FAQ covers
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