Michigan is facing a primary care shortage that’s only getting worse. It’s time to look at realistic solutions toaddress this ...

Going to visit your primary doctor regularly is vital to ensuring that you are healthy.Despite this, Harvard Public Health ...

Sentara Medical Group, the physician group of Sentara Health, recently announced plans to double its number of nurse ...

Harvard Public Health estimates about 100 million Americans don't have a primary care provider. Instead, many people rely on ...

Each state has a Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice that determines the guidelines they must follow. Most Florida NPs have a protocol with a medical physician, who is available for consultation if ...

Nurse practitioners are having a moment, and it’s worth paying attention to how they can benefit you and your family. While ...

The victim told police an El Paso nurse practitioner groped her during a doctor's appointment, according to an arrest ...

Rural health care is expensive and  unprofitable , leading many people in need to  skip seeing a doctor  and leading to more ...

Physician reimbursement stands to be affected by the consolidation of medical systems and changes in Medicare enrollment affecting their pay, which may lead to shifts in medical training and hiring.

One of the first studies to compare the actual conversation between patient and clinician during a primary care appointment ...

Dr. Jacqueline Ebony Ambush has served as a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) at the ...

Joseph Lanctot, a Scripps Health nurse practitioner, said in an Oct. 15 opinion article in Medpage Today that he wants patients and his colleagues to "stop calling me 'doctor.'" After introducing ...