health care workers

A new report by the Geneva-based Insecurity Insight and the University of California, Berkeley’s Human Rights Center has identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year

An occupational therapist who has been treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic says the suffering and death she and her colleagues have witnessed over the past year have taken a a steep emotional toll. Lizzy Pesch joined LX News to share a powerful poem she wrote about the experience and the moment that inspired her put her feelings on paper.

Small town hospitals and health systems already faced grave challenges before COVID-19 swept the country. Today, they are cracking under the strain of this relentless pandemic. Hospitals are depleting their resources, bleeding money and still facing a losing battle to cope with the incoming wave of COVID-19 patients. The toll on frontline workers in these hospitals is even greater.

The choice for TIME’s Person of the Year for 2020 is down to four candidates. The magazine has revealed its shortlist ahead of its first ever televised special, airing Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on NBC, in which TIME will reveal the recipient its editors felt most influenced the world during a tragic and turbulent year across the globe.

As major hospitals across the country struggle with a rising flood of COVID-19 patients, small-town hospitals with limited staff, equipment and resources are increasingly forced to cope without the help of those larger facilities. Dr. Shane Wilson, who works in a small Missouri hospital, joined LX News to describe their day-to-day reality.

As the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are distributed, it appears California and a majority of other states will follow CDC guidelines and put health care workers at the front of the line. Cierra Johnson reports.

As millions of Americans sat down to eat Thursday, millions of nurses went to work this Thanksgiving.

As millions of Americans sat down to eat Thursday, millions of nurses went to work this Thanksgiving. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Even after coronavirus cases subsided in New York City, health care workers who battled the worst of the pandemic are still struggling with the mental health consequences. The New York Times interviewed NYC health care workers about their long-term emotional struggles.

At hospitals around the country, health care workers are reckoning with the psychological toll of the fight against the coronavirus, and fears that the disease could flare anew later this year

Hundreds of South Bay doctors, nurses and other medical workers on Wednesday will observe a moment of silence and take a knee in solidarity with the calls for change across the nation.

A candlelight vigil was held Friday afternoon outside Riverside Community Hospital for a 67-year-old health care worker who died after testing positive for COVID-19. “I’m extremely proud. She was a great woman. She had faith in God,” her daughter Dora Reaza said. Reaza wants the public to know about how her mother, Rosa Luna, came to the United States...

Every evening people across the country gather on porches and balconies and at their windows to clap in appreciation for healthcare workers. These employees work long hours in areas where they are directly exposed to the novel coronavirus.

Officials in Russia say two doctors have died and another was seriously hurt in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic

Wednesday is National Nurses Day — and Dunkin’ is offering all health care workers a sweet deal!

In another show of appreciation for the front-line health care workers during the coronavirus crisis, first responders lined up to applaud employees at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame. Kris Sanchez reports.

A viral video shows a health care worker standing in front of a protester’s truck in Denver, Colorado. Protesters demanded an end to state stay-at-home orders meant to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Health care workers across the country have been separating from their loved ones to lower their risk of coronavirus infection, but finding a place to stay can be tough. A popular Facebook group “RVs for MDs” is gaining national attention for matching health care workers with RV owners. Through the group, workers can find a free temporary place to stay…

First responders on Friday morning continued honoring health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at multiple South Bay hospitals. Kris Sanchez reports.

First responders on Wednesday morning were set to honor health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic by lighting up the street leading to a South Bay hospital. Kris Sanchez reports.