Close up of provider writing medical data of hospitalized patient while visiting him at intensive care unit. The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to ...

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The task force created to draft recommendations for regulating the relationship between doctors and nurse practitioners brainstormed a few suggestions Thursday in a meeting that made more progress ...

OGDEN — Mitchell Cobia was all set to become an engineer when a family member's emergency health care experience changed his mind. Cobia studied nursing at Weber State University then continued his ...

The projected shortage of primary care physicians in the coming years, along with a relatively high turnover rate among physician assistants and nurse practitioners will challenge medical groups as ...

Elizabeth Hug had a choice: wait months to see a doctor to treat her fibromyalgia or visit a nurse practitioner in the same office immediately. The Joliet resident decided sooner was better than later ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. A new report from healthcare staffing company AMN Healthcare shows – ...

New doctors and other health professionals have joined Tri-City area clinics this winter. They include a Tri-Cities foot surgeon, a doctor and nurse practitioner at a Richland dermatology clinic, a ...

Virginia Cristophe’s checkup at Montgomery Family Clinic in Gluckstadt one recent morning starts with a hug and inquiries about family before Susan Montgomery leads her back to an exam room. “If it ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a lawsuit filed by the Wattenbarger family in December 2020, as well as the defendants’ response to the lawsuit claims, provided to KXAN by the ...