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An ICU nurse went viral for quitting after 19 grueling months of the pandemic. Now, he says he's more relaxed and is encouraging other healthcare workers to do the same.
Andrew Hudson went viral for a video explaining why he quit nursing. Now he's a podcaster and digit…
Allana Akhtar  Â
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Travel nurses say the current healthcare system is 'unsustainable' as COVID-19 infections surge again. Some say the pay is the only thing keeping them on the front lines.
"I think the money, this is keeping a lot of us in the industry, which is also super concerning bec…
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
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500,000 people have signed a petition supporting nurses' demands for safer working conditions. Meet the nurses leading the charge.
Change.org said the nurses' petition was the fourth-most-signed in the last 12 months, and in the t…
Allana Akhtar  Â
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Prosecutors say a US Marine reservist and a Long Island nurse gave out hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
Prosecutors said the alleged scheme involved over 300 stolen or fake vaccination cards in circulati…
Jake Epstein  Â
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Nurses say patients are getting more abusive, and simple questions can set them off
1 in 4 nurses faces physical violence on the job, and the hospital is one of the most dangerous wor…
Allana Akhtar  Â
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Some nurses are getting paid more than doctors during a nationwide nurse shortage and another COVID surge
Some nurses are making as much as $250 an hour as hospitals around the US struggle to adapt to new …
Ben Gilbert  Â
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More patients are getting COVID-19 during hospital stays. Experts worry it's because infected healthcare workers are sick on the job.
The CDC announced looser isolation rules for healthcare workers in December, then more patients sta…
Aria Bendix  Â
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COVID-positive nurses say they're being pressured to work while sick, and they're petrified of infecting patients
"I can't afford to have a day off and not get paid for it," one nurse told Insider. "But I don't wa…
Allana Akhtar,Aria Bendix  Â
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Healthcare workers say some COVID-19 patients and their families are demanding unapproved therapies
"I've had patients or their family members accuse me of trying to kill them when we don't use the m…
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
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Nursing homes in New Jersey battle COVID-19 surge as hospitalizations and deaths caused by new variants jump across the US
One in four nursing homes in New Jersey has reported a COVID outbreak. A variant nicknamed "Eris" i…
George Glover  Â
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Exhausted frontline workers say 'it's like the movie "Groundhog Day"' as they face yet another COVID-19 surge
"I needed a break," one nurse said. "I think just from the everyday toll that work was putting on m…
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
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At least 2,000 Mississippi nurses have resigned since the beginning of the year, severely straining hospitals as COVID cases multiply
The shortfall of nurses comes as the state battles the Delta variant, setting a new record Tuesday …
Kenneth Niemeyer  Â
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The FDA is reportedly planning to allow 'mix-and-match' booster shots
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for October 19.
Leah Rosenbaum  Â
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Thousands of California hospital workers strike over 'critical staffing shortages' at nearly a third of hospitals in the state
A union of 24,000 workers in facilities across the state voted to authorize a strike if negotiation…
Connor Perrett  Â
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She's about to be dropped from her nursing program because of New York's vaccine mandate. She still won't get the shot.
While New York healthcare workers have overwhelmingly chosen vaccination, some are choosing to lose…
Katie Balevic  Â
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A family member of a COVID-19 patient reportedly threatened a doctor after she wouldn't treat him with ivermectin
The Idaho doctor told BuzzFeed News that she feels "kind of hopeless" as COVID-19 cases surge among…
Rebecca Cohen  Â
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The COVID-19 pandemic put such a strain on nurses on the frontlines that many are considering leaving the profession
"The weight was really heavy of what I was doing and I didn't feel like I was doing the job that I …
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
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About 1 in 8 nurses haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or don't plan to get one, a new survey finds, setting up the potential for more staffing shortages at hospitals
The American Nurses Association surveyed nurses across the US to learn more about their questions a…
Emily Walsh  Â
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The FBI is investigating whether Cuomo and his advisors undercounted COVID-related nursing home deaths
Cuomo has come under scrutiny amid reports that his aides pressured state health officials to hide …
Oma Seddiq  Â
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Cuomo aide, who is accused of helping cover up nursing-home death tolls, was once a professor of ethics in government
Linda Lacewell taught a New York University law school class called "Ethics in Government: Investig…