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Crime
Newlywed Oregon nurse found dead after going missing
Melissa Jubane, a 32-year-old nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon, was found dead on Friday after being reported missing earli...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
Filipino American nurse wins $41 million retaliation lawsuit against Kaiser
Filipino American nurse Maria Gatchalian has won a $41.49 million lawsuit against her former employer, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaise...
Health
Husband of Filipino nurse who died after being coughed on pays tribute to her at inquest
The husband of a Filipino nurse who died from COVID-19 after being coughed on in South Wales, United Kingdom, paid tribute to her during a r...
Bryan Ke
Filipino American nurses join massive strike against NYC hospitals
Filipino American nurses who participated in the Monday walkout of over 7,000 nurses in New York City have earned the support of the city...
Ryan General
Arcadia nurse accused of shooting into neighbor’s apartment over piano noise in California
Kathryn Pugh, a 39-year-old registered nurse, was arrested for allegedly firing several gunshots into the apartment of her neighbor, Pin Hs...
Feature
Filipino nurse who administered world’s first COVID-19 vaccine receives UK’s highest civilian honor
May Parsons, the Filipino nurse who administered the world’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine in 2020, received the prestigious George Cross...
New York
Filipina nurse dies after being shoved to the ground by mentally ill man in NYC
In New York City, a homeless man reported to be mentally disturbed has been charged over the death of a Filipina nurse over the weekend. Wha...
Carl Samson
Couple violently attacks Indigenous Filipina nurse distributing face masks in New York subway
An Indigenous Filipina nurse sustained physical injuries after getting assaulted by a couple while distributing protective face masks in a N...
NY Judge Orders Nursing Agency to Pay Filipino Nurses $1.56 Million for Threatening Them With Fines
A New York federal judge ordered a nursing agency and recruiter to pay $1.56 million on Tuesday, for threatening the Filipino nurses they br...
News
Filipino American Nurse, 66, Beats COVID-19 After 8-Month Battle
Filipino American nurse Merlin Pambuan finally walked out of the hospital as a recovered patient after an eight-month battle against COVID-1...
Filipino Frontline Nurse Gifted a Brand New Car From Ellen Degeneres
American TV host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres recently surprised a Filipino frontline nurse with a brand new car just a day before she confi...
Entertainment
BLACKPINK’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ Called Out for Sexualizing Nurses by Korean Medical Workers
BLACKPINK has come under fire for its portrayal of nurses in its latest music video “Lovesick Girls.” The objection is headed by...
‘She Had the Biggest Heart’: NYC Nurse Killed By Motorcycle While Biking Home
A nurse in New York City died after getting struck by a motorcycle while riding a bicycle on her way home. The collision, which sent both ri...
Filipinos Make Up 31.5% of COVID-19 Nurse Deaths in the US, Report Reveals
Filipinos compose nearly a third of all nurses in the U.S. who died of COVID-19, according to a new report from National Nurses United (NNU)...
Singaporean DJ Called a ‘Prostitute’ Online Reveals She’s Been Working as a Health Care Volunteer
A prominent DJ, influencer and actor in Singapore surprised fans after revealing that she has volunteered in healthcare since April. Jade Ra...
Pregnant Woman Arrested For Allegedly Defending Herself From Racist Nurse Who Assaulted Her
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from the Sheboygan Police Department. A Hmong American woman who sought ...
You’ll Never See Nurses the Same After Reading Raw Letters From the Front Line
DearWorld.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of our time, has launched Dear Nurses, a portrait series celebrati...
Ernestine Siu
Colorado Nurse Told to ‘Go to China’ While Protesting Anti-Lockdown Ralliers
Colorado nurses launched a silent counter-protest to the hundreds who gathered for an anti-lockdown campaign on Sunday. ...
Maina Chen
23-Year-Old Filipino English Nurse Dies After 12-Hour Shift Without Proper Protection
A 23-year-old Filipino English National Health Service (NHS) nurse died while fighting on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. John Alag...
COVID-19 Patient Who Bit Nurse’s Face to Be Charged After Recovery in China
A Nigerian patient who allegedly bit a nurse’s face while being treated and isolated due to COVID-19 may face criminal charges once he recov...
Filipino American Called ‘G**K’ While Bringing Food to Families in Quarantine
A Filipino American school nurse was called a “g**k” by an elderly man while he was out doing deliveries during the COVID-19 outbreak. Kyle ...
‘We are Whites you f**king c*nt’: UK Nurse Assaulted by Racist Couple on Her Way to Overtime Shift
An Asian nurse living in the U.K. was “racially abused” by a couple on her way to work fighting the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbre...
Single Chinese Nurse Asks Government to Give Her a Boyfriend For Fighting Coronavirus
A Chinese nurse has gone viral on social media after she posted a photo with a sign asking the Chinese government to set her up with a boyfr...
Woman Claiming to Be a Wuhan Nurse Alleges Over 90,000 Are Infected With Coronavirus in Viral Video
A woman who claimed to be a nurse in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV), revealed that the pathogen has i...
Motivation
Japanese Paralympian Playing Violin Using Her Prosthetic Arm Will Most Definitely Inspire You
Meet Manami Nomura, a Paralympian nurse who is inspiring many people online with her breathtaking performance with a violin using her prosth...
Asia
Nurse in China ‘Twerks’ While Performing CPR, Internet Goes Into Cardiac Arrest
A nurse from China is now going viral on Chinese internet after she was caught on video “twerking” while performing cardiopulmonary resuscit...
Chinese Official Fired After His Wife Kicks Pregnant Nurse in the Stomach
A Chinese official ended up jobless after his wife kicked a pregnant nurse who was trying to treat their child. The incident happened on Dec...
Taiwanese Nurse Shocked After Boyfriend Arrives at Hospital in a Coma — With His Mistress
A Taiwanese nurse was furious and shocked to find out that her boyfriend and his mistress were rushed to the hospital she works at after the...
Filipina Nurse Creates Breathtaking Paintings Using Medical Syringes
Kimberly Joy Magbanua from Negros Occidental, a province located in Visayas, Philippines, is no ordinary nurse, combining her job and her lo...
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