Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midterms The Guardian - US · Sep 3
US nurse found dead with 2 sons in suspected double murder-suicide A Minnesota community is mourning the deaths of a 43-year-old nurse and her two adult sons in a suspected double murder-suicide, police said. The Times of India · Sep 2
Mom Hit With Severe Backlash After Sharing Her Tandem Breastfeeding Journey, Doctor Intervenes A mother’s tandem-feeding journey, nursing her toddler alongside her newborn, sparked a heated backlash, with some strangers calling the practice “disgusting” and “creepy.” Bored Panda · Sep 2
Half of nurses giving end-of-life care in corridors as NHS staffing crisis laid bare A practitioner recalled resuscitation being attempted on a terminally ill cancer patient who ultimately passed away on a bathroom floor The Independent UK · Sep 1
Nurses giving end-of-life care in corridors amid staffing issues, poll finds Time pressures and issues with staffing levels were also cited as a barrier to providing care to terminal patients. Evening Standard · Sep 1
‘Hero’ Pakistani nurse who risked own life to save baby from hospital fire says she ‘acted as a mother’ Razia Noreen had just checked on 15 newborns and was preparing injections when she spotted the flames The Independent UK · Sep 1
Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here’s how to navigate your options and find the right clinician As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any mental health treatment before the COVID-19 pandemic: the stay-at-home mother without any childcare; the college student on a rural campus,… The Conversation · Sep 1
Lindsay Clancy trial: No verdict after 17 hours of jury deliberations; hearing to continue Tuesday Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial spent a third day deliberating without reaching a verdict, bringing their total deliberation time to about 17 hours. The jury, which is deciding whether the former labour and delivery nurse was criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023, is set to continue… The Times of India · Sep 1
A Nurse Practitioner to Star Athletes Paid $1.4 Million and Lost Her Prescribing Registration Without Criminal Charges Federal filings allege a nurse practitioner prescribed 260,000 controlled substance pills across 20-plus states. She settled a civil case and lost her DEA registration. Medical Daily · Aug 31
Pakistan to award nurse for risking her life to save newborn from hospital fire Pakistan’s prime minister says the nurse displayed exceptional courage and devotion to duty by risking her life The Independent UK · Aug 30
Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire Pakistan's prime minister said eight officials were suspended and called for criminal proceedings against them, after 14 infants were killed in a fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in the country's capital. A preliminary report conducted by a four-person committee formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif found the… The Economic Times · Aug 30
Connecticut mom rushes to help 3 teenagers in car crash, but ends up with life threatening injuries. Then Taylor Swift finds her GoFundMe As a nurse, Taunton immediately knew how bad her injuries were. We Got This Covered · Aug 29
As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case must decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023 The Independent UK · Aug 29
Times Life · Aug 29 Why NRIs Are Returning to India for Medical Treatment, and What It Costs Them Beyond Money The Appointment You Didn't Expect to MakeThe cardiologist's waiting room in Chennai or Medanta or Kokilaben looks nothing like the one you sat in abroad. It is louder, more crowded, occasionally chaotic. A man argues with a billing clerk two windows down. A woman feeds her mother a biscuit from…
The Independent UK · Aug 28 Nurse among more than 30 Brits missing after catastrophic floods in Nepal IN FULL
Evening Standard · Aug 28 Sandie Peggie’s legal team claims tribunal applied ‘wrong legal analysis’ The nurse took action against NHS Fife after sharing a changing room with transgender medic Dr Beth Upton in 2023.
Bored Panda · Aug 28 ER Nurse Tells Karen To Move Or Get Run Over And Means Every Single Word Of It A Karen grabbed a nurse's arm in the ER while the patient next to her was going into cardiac arrest. The nurse pulled free, warned her to move or get run over, and meant every word of it. The CEO she had been threatening to call all day eventually showed…
The Independent UK · Aug 28 Key takeaways about pain specialist to star athletes accused of issuing illegal opioid prescriptions Joan Rubinger, a nurse practitioner, built a sports medicine practice treating top athletes
The Independent UK · Aug 28 She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries
The Independent UK · Aug 27 The UK tourists named as missing after the Nepal flash floods The catastrophic floods have killed 676 people and left hundreds more missing
The Times of India · Aug 27 'I stopped all my internet accounts': 70-year-old Australian man falls in love with six-fingered deepfake, transfers $180,000 A retired psychologist in his 70s has been scammed out of $180,000 while he believed he had found his soulmate online. Queensland's Michael continued his long-distance courtship with Melanie, a nurse in South Africa, until she turned out to be a deepfake with six fingers and distorted AI video after…
The Independent UK · Aug 27 Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial to hear closing arguments Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, will hear closing arguments Wednesday before deciding whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023
Medical Daily · Aug 26 Federal Regulators Found a Hospital System Spotted Drug Thefts and Did Not Always Report or Investigate Them A DEA settlement with a 53-registration hospital system shows that detection tools flagged diversion, but follow-through failed. What patients should know.
Medical Daily · Aug 26 Nurses at Chicago's Saint Mary of Nazareth and Three Other Prime Hospitals Set September Strike Date Nurses at four Prime Healthcare hospitals will strike on September 3. Here is what a one-day walkout means for patients with scheduled care.