Who Heals Ukrainian Refugees’ Mental Health Wounds?
They didn’t know what to do for the woman who couldn’t stop shaking. The aid workers wanted to help, but couldn’t agree on what approach to take: just let the shaking go? Maybe the woman was expressing emotion safely? Or should they intervene to ease her visible anxiety? That was the dilemma described by a […]
CDC Rats Out First U.S. Transmission of Seoul Hantavirus
Two service workers in Washington, D.C. contracted Seoul hantavirus in what is believed to be the first locally transmitted cases of the virus on U.S. soil. Both patients presented with several days of chills, high fever, headache, diarrhea, and vomiting. Both had acute kidney injury and responded to supportive treatment, and were later discharged. Rats […]
Stressed Healthcare Workers Face Another Threat: Harassment
Healthcare workers across the country, already strained by the demands of caring for COVID-19 patients, face another threat in the workplace: medical conspiracy theorists harassing them with phone calls, and even showing up at their hospitals. Last week, a Chicago hospital treating known anti-vaxxer and QAnon supporter Veronica Wolski for COVID became the target of […]
How We Reported on Nurse Rehabilitation Programs
The pandemic took a heavy toll on frontline healthcare workers, especially nurses, prompting our team to look into whether states would be prepared to handle a potential influx of nurses needing help with substance use disorders. Our reporting led us to alternative-to-discipline programs, which are charged with getting nurses back on the job while protecting […]
Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine
Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine | HuffPost Part of HuffPost News. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. BREAKING NEWS Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine NOW PLAYING The White House has announced that all […]