When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

"So many of our patients and families are entitled and treat medical staff horribly. They literally harass us. Hospitals are ...

In Pennsylvania, the law requires CRNPs to have a collaborative agreement with a physician to oversee a patient’s care. These agreements ensure the immediate availability of physician intervention in ...

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 ...

California nurses with doctorates do not have the right to call themselves doctors, a federal court ruled, upholding a state law that regulates what titles health professionals can use in ...