Stories tagged: "health care workers"

Commentary Graphic via Morgaine Ford-Workman for COURIER
Commentary Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Kneecapping Nurses Like Me

Until Nov. 8, I was a licensed nurse working on the COVID-19 frontlines. I had three jobs, often spending 19 hours a day at a rehab facility, a home health company, and the department of public health. Then, in early November, the USCIS put me out of work.

Manju Mohan December 29, 2020 12:17 pm EST
Coronavirus Tarik Khan
Coronavirus The Philadelphia Nurse Who Keeps Fighting for His Patients—Even After the Government Moved On

Tarik Khan is a 42-year-old nurse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked with COVID-19 patients and volunteered at testing sites and worked to help educate Pennsylvanians about the dangers of the virus.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 2, 2020 4:12 pm EST
Coronavirus Hospital workers sit for a group counseling session at Elmhurst Hospital to talk about their experiences dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday, May 29, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Coronavirus ‘Still Scared’: Healthcare Workers Are Feeling Mental Toll as Coronavirus Fight Rages On

“I feel like it’s a calm before a second storm,” said one emergency room physician who lost a relative to the virus.

Associated Press Associated Press June 16, 2020 11:42 am EDT
Coronavirus AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Coronavirus Americans Are Stuck Indoors So They’re…Howling at 8 p.m. Every Night

The nightly howl is a primal affirmation that provides a moment's bright spot each evening by declaring, collectively: We shall prevail.

Associated Press Associated Press April 10, 2020 3:43 pm EDT

Trending

The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election