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Hartford HealthCare Workers Reflect on Pandemic, Honored With Special Concert
It is National Nurses Week and frontline workers at Hartford HealthCare got a heartfelt thank you Wednesday afternoon. The health care system treated them to a special concert by country singer Jordan Oaks right outside of the hospital in downtown Hartford. For many of the first responders, this recognition of their strenuous work means a great deal. Oaks played to…
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CT Nurse Accused of Tampering With Fentanyl Vials Used as Anesthetic: Federal Officials
A nurse who’s accused of tampering with vials containing fentanyl intended for patients at a Connecticut company has pleaded guilty, according to federal officials. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said 39-year-old Bryan Wilson used a syringe to take the fentanyl from the vials and reinjected them with saline so it would appear as if none of...
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Here Are the Top Jobs in the US — and How to Land Them
Health-care jobs dominate U.S. News’ latest rankings of the 100 best jobs in America, but it’s a tech job that comes out on top.
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How to Land One of the Best Jobs in America
U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of the top jobs in the U.S. Here are the best of the best, and what it takes to get the job.
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A 29-Year-Old Nurse Shares Her Experience Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine: ‘A Gleam of Light at the End of the Tunnel'
“After months of uncertainty, fear and ever-changing information, I recall my co-workers and I breathe a collective sigh of relief when vaccine announcements were made,” says Diana DiMarcantonio Kott, a nurse educator. She shares what it was like to get both the first and second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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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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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.