IUDs are small devices implanted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Finding a doctor to insert an IUD can be difficult and ...

Thank you for including the wonderful write-ups of two amazing women in your Sunday edition. It was so refreshing to read about Sgt. Monica David-Vickery of the Denver Police Department and Loretta ...

As a nurse practitioner with extensive clinical, academic and advocacy experience, I must address several misconceptions in Dr. Richard Feldman’s Jan. 29 piece (“Physicians still best option for ...

Not only do nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists provide quality care for what they are qualified to deliver, but they do so in a cost-effective manner. I believe that it is time ...

The bill, the PRECEPT Nurses Act, comes after a Bloomberg Businessweek series documented the growing role nurse practitioners play in the US health-care industry and the pitfalls ...

you must pass a national certification exam in your specialty to become a certified nurse practitioner. If you’re interested in practicing independently, you may be able to do so in some states.

While it's been legal in Kentucky for five weeks, there's not a single medical marijuana dispensary open in the entire state.

Having made an indelible mark in the healthcare sector, four retired nursing professionals shared their life’s journey, which ...

Many patients face delays in receiving support due to gaps between primary and specialized care. Collaborative programs ...

I grew up in Austintown and Madison grew up in Canfield.” In December last year, the two psychiatric nurse practitioners ...

She was convinced that nurses could go well beyond their traditional role. Many doctors disagreed.

When there is no doctor around, a nurse should be able to step in, prescribing medicine for a sore throat or advising a terrified parent at 3 a.m. Such was the conviction of Loretta Ford as a ...