It’s been six months since the start of the coronavirus pandemic here in the U.S., and nurses all over the country are still fighting the effects. New hotspots are popping…
In the lead up to the November 3rd election, Facebook and Google both agreed to ban misleading information regarding politics, but that doesn’t apply to health insurance. President Trump and…
The idea of getting vaccinated for the coronavirus has become a divisive issue in recent months. According to the Pew Research Center, the number of Americans that say they would definitely…
Margaret Grimsley, a long-time registered nurse, is at the center of a crime scene in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The woman had been living in a small house outside of the city…
A safe, effective vaccine for COVID-19 can’t come soon enough. The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer made headlines over the weekend when it announced it has manufactured several hundred thousand doses of a…
U.S. lawmakers have been working on protecting consumers and patients from surprise medical bills for years. Earlier this year, both parties were close to passing legislation that would mandate protections…
The internet is fraught with medical misinformation, from conspiracy theories to unproven – if not dangerous – treatment methods. Experts say all this false reporting can undermine trust in science…
As the pandemic rages on, the doctor’s office or local hospital is one of the few places where people still meet in-person. Patients worried about food, housing, the virus, and…
Haunted nurses, sneaky pranks, and phantom children, oh my! It’s almost Halloween, and we can’t get enough of these scary stories from the nurses that follow our Facebook page Funny Nurses….
PETALUMA, Calif. — Late on the night of Sept. 27, a bumper-to-bumper caravan of fleeing cars, horse trailers, RVs and overstuffed pickup trucks snaked east on Highway 12, the flames…
With many kids spending another semester at home, health experts are sounding the alarm on childhood obesity. Causing everything from trauma to social isolation, the pandemic has upended life for…
Things are heating up at Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut. Drive by the facility and you will see dozens of nurses standing outside holding signs demanding safer working conditions. The…
The idea of traveling to another hospital for a short-term work assignment may soon be coming to an end, at least for hospitals in the red. A recent report from…
Just a few months ago, a former nursing assistant at a Veteran’s Affairs facility in West Virginia pleaded guilty to seven counts of second-degree murder and one count of assault…
Getting into the emergency room has been a challenge for many patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Beds have been largely reserved for those suffering from COVID-19 and other serious health…
Even with insurance, Matthew Fentress faced a medical bill of more than $10,000 after a heart operation. A cook at a senior living community in Kentucky, he figured he could…
