A doctor discusses a medical report with nurses in a hospital hallway. Amid a critical shortage of physicians throughout the U.S. and an increase in the number of nurse practitioners with doctorates, ...

The influx of states expanding the medical reach of nurse practitioners has spurred a backlash from many physicians. In an opinion piece appearing in STAT, Vinay Prasad, MD, assistant professor of ...

Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an associate ...

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 ...

More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, though satisfaction remains low, a ...