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Watch: COVID-19 Nurse Gets Surprise Proposal at Work
A New Mexico COVID-19 ward nurse was told she was going to help a VIP patient in an ambulance outside. Instead, her now-fiancé was waiting to ask her a very important question.
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Covid-19 Hometown Heroes: A Look at the People Who Made a Dramatic Difference This Past Year
CNBC readers offer their hometown pandemic heroes. From vaccine distribution to food insecurity, these local leaders met the crisis with courage and compassion.
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‘We're Trying Our Best': ICU Nurse on What She Wishes People Knew About COVID
Hannah Teasley worked as a nurse in COVID-19 intensive care units in Nevada, California and North Carolina this year. Here’s what she wishes more people knew.
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Meet Phara Souffrant Forrest, 31-Year-Old Nurse Who Is Now a Member of the New York State Assembly
Forrest beat a seven-year incumbent to represent New York’s 57th district.
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UK Nurse Accused in Murder of 8 Babies Denied Bail
A British judge has denied bail to a nurse accused of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of 10 other infants in a hospital’s neonatal unit
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Hospitals Competing for Nurses as US Coronavirus Cases Surge
U.S. hospitals are scrambling to hire more nurses as the coronavirus pandemic surges, leading to stiff competition and increased costs.
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Medics Around the World Face Hostility Over Virus Stigma
It’s a sad paradox but in some countries, assaults on doctors and medical workers illustrate how public fear and rage can turn against the very people risking their lives to save patients in a pandemic
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Nurse Sails from Virginia, Lives on Boat in East River as She Helps NYC COVID Patients
The nurse and her husband sailed about 260 nautical miles from their home in Lynchburg all the way to Brooklyn, completing the trip in about two and a half days during winter on the Atlantic Ocean
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Niantic Nurse to Work on COVID-19 Frontlines in New York City
In less than one week, a Niantic nurse will be leaving her life in Connecticut to temporarily work in a New York hospital on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. “The drive to go there way outweighs the fear,” said Mary-Elizabeth Taylor. According to online records, Taylor has been a registered nurse in Connecticut since January of 2011. She…
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Connecticut Nurse Helps in NYC
A nurse from Niantic is heeding the call for healthcare volunteers during the coronavirus crisis and is preparing to help in New York City
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Nurse Sings ‘Amazing Grace' During Shift Change at Mich. Hospital
Lori Marie Key, a nurse at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, sings “Amazing Grace” during a shift change.
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Nurse Says Wife Didn't Visit Husband Dying of Coronavirus to Save Masks for Staff
An elderly woman chose not to visit her husband, who was dying from coronavirus complications, because she didn’t want to take the hospital’s limited personal protective equipment away from staffers.
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Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel Give Sweet Surprise to Nurse Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel gave a nurse from St. George, Utah a sweet surprise on Thursday’s at-home edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!.”
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Service Dog Makes Timber Creek High School Yearbook
Soldier is a service dog for a student at Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth. This year he is included in the students’ yearbook, and he posed like a pro.
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New Leash on Life: Puppy Lands New Family After Surviving Euthanasia Attempt
A 7-month-old mixed pit bull pup named Rudolph, who survived an overcrowded shelter that tried to euthanize him, has found his forever home, an animal shelter official said Tuesday. In a Jan. 16 Facebook post, the Kings Harvest No Kill Pet Rescue Shelter in Davenport, Iowa, described the experience of “this adorable young man” at another shelter. That post has...
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NYPD Officers Pay for Accused Whole Foods Shoplifter's Groceries, Do Not Arrest Her
A trio of police officers paid for an accused shoplifter’s groceries rather than arresting her at a Manhattan Whole Foods.
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Stores Pull Child Bride Costume From Shelves Amid Debate
Here comes the… controversy. Australian Kmart — which has no relation to U.S. Kmart — yanked a child bride Halloween costume after more than 500 people signed an online petition claiming that it normalizes sex trafficking. “A child bride costume currently exists on Kmart shelves in children’s sizes. Tell Kmart this is beyond inappropriate and offensive and that they have...
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Nurse Charged with Murder for Allegedly Helping Man End His Life
A 58-year-old registered nurse accused of helping a heartbroken man end his life pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge.
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'The Casagrandes' Extols Mexican American Life Via Animation
“The Casagrandes,” Nickelodeon’s new original animated series that centers around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S. to feature a multigenerational Mexican American family. The long-awaited spin-off from the network’s popular animation series, “The Loud House,” premiered Monday and comes as more networks are taking chances on Latino-themed shows....
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NJ Night Nurses Gave Benadryl to Patients to ‘Lighten the Workload': Lawsuit
Nurses working at Monmounth Medical Center gave Benadryl to patients to “lighten the workload,” a lawsuit alleges