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With large numbers of nurses emigrating, patient care is suffering as there are not enough staff.

On February 3rd, a moose charged and trampled Bridgett Watkins' dog team, near Fairbanks, when they were on a training run to prepare for the Iditarod. Here's what happened, in her words.

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

Comal County health officials reported an additional COVID-19 death on Monday, raising the death toll to 427 since the pandemic arrived locally in March 2020, while active cases continued a

One nurse at Tampa General Hospital told our sister station this experience has made her more grateful for her life.

Nebraska is running out of nurses. The state's solution? Ads urging nurses to apply to jobs without mandating a coronavirus vaccine and up to $5,000 hiring bonuses.

Comal County hospitals continued to care for a high number of COVID-19 patients on Friday, with most of those unvaccinated, after setting a new all-time high for hospital usage earlier

In a video diary, the nurse said she never imagined she would lose so many patients so needlessly.

The health system is overwhelmed, nurses are exhausted, and the pandemic is adding to a growing nurse shortage.

The nurse is now helping distribute COVID vaccines in her area.

Comal County’s COVID-19 active case count surpassed 600 on Tuesday, as health officials reported 133 new cases of the virus.

The ER nurse contracted COVID-19 in January and spent weeks in the hospital.

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A nurse sanitizes her hands as she leaves a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient room in the ICU at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 28, 2021. Deaths from the coronavirus are increasing again after weeks of decline as the delta variant rips through unvaccinated pockets of the country, the director of the Centers for Disease Control said Friday. "After weeks of declines, seven day average daily deaths have increased by 26% to 211 per day," Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a press briefing Friday. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

A woman who fought off a crocodile attacking her twin sister tells the BBC about their ordeal.

No Nurse Left Behind, LLC, was created to help people climb the ladder in their careers.

No Nurse Left Behind, LLC, was created to help people climb the ladder in their careers.

The nurse spent weeks on the road helping COVID-19 patients all over the country.

The nurse spent weeks on the road helping COVID-19 patients all over the country.

The nurse spent about two months helping patients in New York before traveling to other hospitals around the country.

Nurse who uses a wheelchair overcomes the odds Throughout her career, Andrea Dalzell, a New York nurse who uses a wheelchair, was met with challenges. She was told she couldn't be a nurse, but when COVID-19 hit, she proved her doubters wrong.

Baton Rouge nurse on mission to vaccinate city's underserved communities A Baton Rouge nurse has made it her personal mission to vaccinate as many residents of the Louisiana city's low-income communities as possible. David Begnaud joined her on one of her registration drives.

Baton Rouge nurse on mission to vaccinate city's underserved communities A Baton Rouge nurse has made it her personal mission to vaccinate as many residents of the Louisiana city's low-income communities as possible. David Begnaud joined her on one of her registration drives.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio registered nurse who contracted COVID-19 last year said a post-COVID recovery clinic at the South Texas Medical Center changed her life. Hernandez said she contracted COVID-19 in June and went to the emergency room twice. “It started with extreme body aches to the point where I couldn’t get out of bed, and within hours I couldn’t breathe,” Hernandez said. In late August, Hernandez learned about the COVID-19 recovery clinic located at the UT Health San Antonio Medical Arts and Research Center. “I think we’re so blessed to have a clinic here in San Antonio to help us with post-COVID syndrome,” Hernandez said.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio registered nurse who spent most of 2020 caring for COVID-19 patients in several Texas cities and New York is reflecting on what it was like to work on the front lines and how the pandemic changed her life forever. SaintLouis also spent a lot of time caring for COVID-19 patients in Houston, El Paso and San Antonio. SaintLouis is currently working in a San Antonio hospital and continues to work with COVID-19 patients who have severe symptoms. “We’re definitely being hit here because that’s all I’ve been working with, is COVID-19 patients that are on life support,” SaintLouis said. For now, she will stay in San Antonio to be closer to her family.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio nurse practitioner Justin Vine continues to show improvement after being released from the hospital, where he was in a medically induced coma for 56 days following his COVID-19 diagnosis. He was then placed on a ventilator, given a plasma donation and Remdesivir while he was in the hospital. “I can tell I’m still getting stronger and stronger every day,” he said. Vine said he couldn’t stay away from his work for too long. “Leaving the house, coming back kind of thing, and also -- simple as driving my car,” Vine said.

EL PASO, Texas – A fire engine wailed its siren up Cotton Avenue and disappeared behind the El Paso Long Term Acute Care hospital. 725 people have died of COVID-19 in El Paso since March 23 — the day the county reported the first death tied to the novel coronavirus, according to El Paso Times. Hundreds of health care workers have flown into El Paso to pick up shifts from exhausted doctors and nurses and to staff tent hospitals erected in parking lots. The El Paso Long Term Acute Care hospital, physician-owned and licensed for 33 beds, is pitching in as it can. The COVID-19 patient transferred out was stable and would be back in a few days, she said.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio nurse who was on the frontlines in New York during the first wave of COVID-19 spikes in the U.S. may travel to El Paso next to help out with the city’s surging cases. On April 13, Gonzales traveled to New York to help overwhelmed hospitals. After returning from New York, Gonzales began working on her doctoral degree to be a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. “I do have a winter break coming up, and I have started talking to a few people about maybe going to El Paso to help,” Gonzales said. RELATED: San Antonio nurse shares experience treating COVID-19 patients in New York

A portrait of Jose Valencia, a male nurse who died from symptoms related to COVID-19, placed on a Day of the Dead altar made by his daughter at their home in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. The weekend holiday isn't the same in a year so marked by death in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19, many cremated rather than buried and with cemeteries forced to close. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

San Antonio nurse featured on ‘GMA’ after working 31 days straight, surprised by ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ starsPublished: August 10, 2020, 10:16 amMoments after “Good Morning America” interviewed San Antonio nurse Kristen Knott about her experience working in the ICU, she was getting ready for another day on the job. Her story about working 31 days straight in a local ICU — and her viral Facebook post about 31 things she’s learned during the COVID-19 crisis — was featured on the show’s “Make your Monday” segment.

SAN ANTONIO – A local registered nurse has transformed her passion of helping others in the emergency room to helping people through her non-profit tattoo removal program. “The side effect was that it caused a burn, but it healed without a scar but I could scar,” Kent said. Kent said depending on the tattoo, it varies as far as how many treatments it takes to have a tattoo completely removed. “It is a fading process,” Kent said. It’s nice.”Kent said the biggest reward she gets is knowing she has help start the change in someone’s life.

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San Antonio nurse who fought on front lines in New York to aid Texas' COVID-19 fightIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

San Antonio A San Antonio Registered Nurse who spent nearly 50 days in New York City helping an overwhelmed hospital battle Covid-19 was given a welcome back surprise from her family right outside her hotel. I love my family, Barrera said. I have never been to the city before, but I knew about it and it was a little scary seeing nobody in the streets.Erika Barrera is now home after nearly 50 days serving during the pandemic. Her family surprised her outside her hotel (Courtesy Erika Barrera) (KSAT)Erika Barrera is now home after nearly 50 days serving during the pandemic. Her family surprised her outside her hotel (Courtesy Erika Barrera) (KSAT)She said the hospital where she worked was so overwhelmed.

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MEXICO CITY – Two men were arrested for the strangling deaths of three sisters who worked in Mexico’s government hospital system, and authorities ruled out any link to nationwide assaults on medical staff as anxiety over the pandemic escalates. The killings had nothing to do with the sisters’ hospital work, Riquelme said late Friday. Two of the sisters were nurses for the Mexican Social Security Institute and the third was a hospital administrator. The sisters, who were between 48 and 59 years old, were killed Thursday, according to the Social Security Institute. In sporadic incidents in other parts of Mexico, nurses have had been hit, kicked off public transport or had cleaning fluids poured on them because of fears they might spread the new coronavirus.

Texas – Texas made the top 10 list of best states for nurses according to a new study by WalletHub. Texas received an overall total score of 53.53 - good enough to make the top 10. Oregon, the state with the highest overall score, was given a 58.15. The top 10 overall best states for nurses, according to the metrics are:Oregon Washington New Mexico Minnesota Nevada Wyoming Montana Maine Arizona TexasThe cost of living was adjusted for salary averages in each state. WalletHub said in a news release that the study is aimed at helping new nurses find the best markets for their profession.

SAN ANTONIO – Medina ISD Police Chief Abel Devora was working a track meet on February 28, thinking it would be a nice turnout on a nice day. Amy Phillippe, an ER nurse, was attending the track meet with her kids at the time of the incident. Devora’s 12-year-old daughter was nearby at the track meet. “His heart started beating again. Phillippe says people should learn basic CPR and learn how to use an AED.

Nurse describes Cayley Mandadi injuries as murder trial continuesPublished: December 4, 2019, 12:46 pmMark Howerton is on trial for the death of Cayley Mandadi, who died in April 2017.

"48 Hours: NCIS": Trail of Fire Friends searching for a missing Army nurse find her apartment smoldering and no sign of their friend. Can NCIS agents find her?

Nurse outlines hospital's lack of preparedness for Ebola patient Brianna Aguirre, a nurse at Texas Presbyterian feels the hospital was not adequately prepared to handle an infected patient, or protect their employees from the virus. Aguirre, who currently is not infected with the virus says she would not be comfortable being treated in her own hospital. Anna Werner reports.

Ebola case in Spain Dr. Robert Glatter, Emergency Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, discusses a nurse in Spain who contracted Ebola after treating a priest infected with the virus in Sierra Leone. She is the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa.