As victims of the Minneapolis school shooting filled the halls of Hennepin Healthcare, one ICU nurse’s professional duty turned into personal heartbreak when her critically injured 12-year-old daughter was wheeled in after the attack that ...
An end-of-life nurse captured global attention after revealing the emotional, gut-wrenching “deathbed regrets” her clients have shared – and now she’s using those confessions to remind people that “tomorrow is not promised.” Hadley Vlahos, who ...
Knowledge is power, or so they say, but it can also be a sword that cuts both ways. Having the curiosity or desire to hunt for details and the truth of things is an admirable ...
15 nurses have been dismissed from their positions at a Washington state children’s hospital after a 12-year-old patient died by suicide there. According to shocking reports, Sarah Niyimbona died on April 13 after slipping from ...
A hospice nurse has lifted the lid on the signs she sees most often in the final 24 hours of a patient’s life, and says they’re not as terrifying as people might think. Julie McFadden, ...
A nurse whose heart exploded as a result of serious allergy has revealed what she saw during her near-death experience. The harrowing recollections of those who have tip-toed the line between life and death have ...
As life draws to a close, most people find themselves looking back, not at what they did, but at what they didn’t. During a recent commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania, oncologist and author ...
A Florida nurse is under criminal investigation after being accused of sexually abusing her underage stepson. Alexis Von Yates, 34, of Ocala, is facing allegations that have shaken both the local community and the healthcare ...
Working in end-of-life care can be filled with moments of profound sadness, but also ones of quiet wonder. One hospice nurse has shared an experience she’s witnessed time and again in her work with the ...
Gemma Illingworth was only 28 when she was diagnosed with a little-known type of dementia that had silently affected her since childhood. Only three years later, the rare disease had claimed Gemma’s life, leaving her ...