When baby KJ Muldoon was born in August 2024, his parents expected a typical hospital stay for their fourth child. But within 24 hours, the observant nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania recognized something was wrong. KJ was transferred next door...
On June 3, 2025, Guardian Nurses’ Founder, President, and CEO, Betty Long, MHA, RN, and a dedicated team from Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for critical federal protections for healthcare workers. The visit is part of...
For Jim Walsh, a retired sheet metal worker from Local 19 in Philadelphia, the past year has been nothing short of miraculous. On February 13, 2024, he underwent a life-saving liver transplant — a surgery made possible by the extraordinary gift of his son Greg and the...
Unfortunately, violence against healthcare workers has been in the news once again, with a lethal hostage situation in the ICU at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., and a brutal attempted murder of a nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla....
For nearly four years, Emily Koval experienced recurring episodes of burning pain in her abdomen, which she initially chalked up to a mild ulcer. The symptoms would flare up suddenly, last no longer than a couple of days, and then disappear just as quickly. She talked...
For years, Lexi Livanos lived with the crushing weight of chronic migraines. The pain wasn’t just an occasional inconvenience—it dictated her life. Throbbing headaches, sensitivity to light and sound, and nausea would send her retreating to dark rooms, missing out on...
