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NEW YORK CITY -- A pregnant nurse was taking care of novel coronavirus patients in Brooklyn, until she got the virus herself. She then went on a ventilator and her heart stopped. Now, the woman who spent a career caring for patients is a patient who needs caring for full-time.Shirley Licin told our sister station…

As a physician's assistant, I've had my fair share of interesting days. I work at a hospital in the Chicago suburbs, where I've been a PA in the emergency department for three years. In the past month, I've worked with a handful of COVID-19 patients who have come to the ER. Physician's assistants are able to…

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On April 5, Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, a pregnant 28-year-old nurse at England's Luton and Dunstable Hospital, tested positive for coronavirus. Two days later, she was admitted to the same hospital as her symptoms worsened.Concerned for the life of her unborn child, Agyapong consented to an emergency cesarean section. Her newborn daughter survived the procedure, but…

Image copyright Other Image caption Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong tested positive for Covid-19 two days previously The baby of a "highly valued and loved" nurse has been delivered successfully after she died from Covid-19.Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, had worked for five years at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, where she died on Sunday. A hospital trust…