The nursing home industry may never be the same after the coronavirus pandemic. Back in May, nursing homes and assisted living communities accounted for 45% of all COVID-19 deaths. Barring…
In late April, Tito Velasquez, 33, was driven to the hospital by his brother after complaining of flu-like symptoms and shortness of breath. It turned out to be one of…
Mayra Ramirez remembers the nightmares. During six weeks on life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ramirez said, she had terrifying nightmares that she couldn’t distinguish from reality. “Most…
Pandemics tend to disrupt the status quo in more ways than one. That was certainly true of the 1918 Flu pandemic. It was considered one of the deadliest in history,…
Nursing is often a life-long passion for those who love to help others. That’s certainly the case with Florence Rigney. She’s considered the oldest working nurse in the U.S. and…
Holly Clark-Newberry is currently being treated for a rare type of pediatric renal cancer after being misdiagnosed earlier this year. With weeks of chemotherapy and radiation ahead of her, the…
Nothing could be scarier than dropping off your child at daycare only to never see them alive again. Such was the case with 3-year-old Elijah Silvera in New York City….
Cities, towns, and communities across the country are still reeling from some of the biggest protests in recent memory. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, there have been dozens of demonstrations all…
Over the weekend, we saw massive protests around the country and beyond. Millions gathered on streets in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, and Minneapolis to protest the murder of…
It’s been a contentious week for much of the United States in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Since his death on the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday,…