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Health workers lobby for law change as they face increasing violence on the job

Rising concerns about violence in hospitals and emergency departments has led doctors and nurses to demand stronger legal protections for health care workers — and tougher penalties for those who ...

Rhode Island Hospital staff handled two mass shootings in 65 days

A surgeon and two registered nurses sat down with The Journal recently to talk about mass shootings at Brown University and the Dennis M. Lynch Arena.

Stream it or skip it: ‘Malpractice’ season 1 on Hulu, a tense UK medical drama about a doctor accused of deadly negligence

Malpractice became a big hit in the UK when it premiered there in 2023. Hulu has your chance to see why.

She alleges an Ogden hospital guard raped her — after two patients had already reported him for abuse

A woman in a rape recovery group heard another participant describe an alleged assault that sounded alarmingly familiar. It ...

I help people with psychosis off the streets. Sometimes, their minds won’t let them leave

As a mental health chaplain in New York, I help people leave homelessness. But mental illness, bureaucracy and a fragile system often pull them back ...

‘He Gave Everything To Save Nothing’: Firefighter’s Family Wants Change

Pending lawsuit says supervisor sent young Maui firefighter into a raging flood without safety gear, leading him to be sucked ...

Critical training, equipment helps ER nurses prepare for emergency births

Thanks to critical technology and training, nurses in the Emergency Departments at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield and CA Dean Hospital in Greenville are able to help deliver ...