The number of people worldwide who died because of the pandemic in its first two years may total more than 18 million, according to a sobering study released Thursday.
Even as hospitals across the country struggle with staffing shortages, many nurses are prevented from entering the workforce due to licensing delays—which can sometimes stretch for months.
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage and an accelerated reduction of gray matter, a new study has found.
Granny Rachel, my husband’s mother, was an old country soul. She was a simple lady who loved the Lord. She accepted me with open arms when my own parents turned their backs on me.
Louise Dobbins thought her job would feel less like being an air-traffic controller by now. But finding beds for patients in an overcrowded healthcare system is as hard as ever, she says.
The rollout of the US government's Covid-19 test-to-treat program is underway, with in-pharmacy clinics ordering shipments of Covid-19 antiviral medications and some locations expecting to offer the service within days.
As the coronavirus pandemic enters year three, some nurses opt for jobs that allow more autonomy — such as travel nursing — and offer higher pay, while others choose new gigs in hospitals — for less pay — to try to manage the stress and exhaustion they’ve experienced since 2020.
While the lavender-scented spritz from Walmart might have seemed the furthest thing from exotic, the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria inside sparked a deadly melioidosis outbreak that CDC scientists highlighted as a reason to watch for unexpected infections.
Krystyna Krayevska came to Kyiv from Poland, where she normally lives and works, for her niece Darynka’s sixth birthday in January. A few days later, Darynka was diagnosed with a brain tumor and, after complications following surgery, now lies on life support in Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, Okhmatdyt.
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