While the United States has long faced a doctor (MD or DO) shortage, there are now more nurse practitioners (NPs) and ...

Stephanie Johnson, a geriatric nurse practitioner, checks her patient Ellen with a stethoscope during a hospice consult. Jariel Arvin KFF Health News On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, ...

Health care systems around the globe are grappling with rising costs, aging populations and growing demand for accessible, high-quality care. In response, many countries are shifting care out of ...

Zhanette Coffee, Ph.D., MSN, APRN, spent years working as an advanced practice nurse with certifications in family practice and addictions nursing and saw firsthand the challenges faced not only by ...

A medical emergency is cresting in Indiana and beyond. The number of physicians available in the United States isn’t keeping pace with the number of people needing care or who will need care in the ...

S.C. Reps. Sylleste Davis and Heath Sessions deserve credit for recognizing South Carolina’s rural health care crisis in their recent op-ed. We rank 41st nationally in overall health outcomes. Our ...

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Pediatric primary care nurse practitioners focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of acute and chronic conditions in pediatric offices as well as school, community, urgent care ...

Nurse practitioners and midwives have been pushing to get the law changed in Missouri, but haven’t made any progress. Now, one Columbia nurse is suing the state. In 2020, Marcy Markes was confronted ...

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing will launch a new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program in fall 2025 to help meet urgent workforce needs across the region ...

Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes and the number of geriatricians declines. The Health Resources and Services ...