(Natural News) Nurses at the privately-owned Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital in New York went on strike on Tuesday, Dec. 8, demanding more staff and better equipment, as rising COVID-19 cases nationwide threatened to overwhelm hospitals. Some 200 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) walked out of their shifts at 7 a.m. for a […]

(Natural News) In many parts of the world, healthcare workers are lauded as heroes, thanks to their work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Mexico, these “heroes” are harassed, mobbed and even assaulted over fears that they will spread coronavirus. Recent estimates from the National Council to Prevent Discrimination – the federal government agency that ensures rights to […]

(Natural News) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its rampage, health workers around the world have become the target of a new threat: the general hostility and abuse from the public. Joaquin Sapul Jr., a nurse who works for The Medical City in Ilo-ilo, Philippines as chief patient services officer, knows this situation all too well. […]