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Amy Silverman

Amy Silverman is a registered nurse and writer who is passionate about social justice and healthcare reform. She works at Holos Health, a medical cannabis and functional medicine practice in Boulder, Colorado.

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Nurses at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center hold a vigil in Los Angeles on March 30, 2020, during the novel coronavirus outbreak. - The vigil was held to celebrate the steps that have been taken at UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center in protecting nurses' health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and to call for further action from the federal government. (Photo: Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images)

Nurses: We Are the Canaries in the Coronavirus Mine

Instead of saying we're heroes, we need people and organizations to stand up and protest the unsafe working conditions in healthcare facilities all across the country.

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