A breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment is now available in Cincinnati, and it changed one patient's life faster than he ...

Nurse practitioners are having those conversations more and more as their patient base trends older. They are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes ...

An Anchorage jury on Friday convicted Kris Rhodes Kile, a former nurse practitioner, of 12 felonies related to dispensing powerful opioids to people without a justifiable medical need.

Oklahoma’s new law, effective in November 2025, allows certain nurse practitioners to prescribe medications without physician supervision, a move aimed at expanding healthcare access, especially ...

News On 6’s MaKayla Glenn spoke with Shelby Pope, a Skiatook-base nurse practitioner who says this change will make a big difference for both patients and small practices like hers.

This prestigious annual award recognizes only one person from each state. “As an educator, Megan is shaping the next generation of nurse practitioners to lead with both clinical excellence and a deep ...

Nurse practitioners and students gather at their annual advocacy day in Lansing, MI Wednesday April 9, 2025. At the annual Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Legislative Advocacy Day ...

Nationally, nurse practitioners make up 30% of the primary care workforce, while in Arkansas, they account for 25%. Still, they are often the only health care providers in some rural communities.

Nikki Gooding/otikkiyousoofine/TikTok; Oura A nurse practitioner on TikTok is crediting her Oura Ring with encouraging her to take a sickness "more seriously" — before she was diagnosed with cancer.

Loretta Ford, Who Helped Create the Role of Nurse Practitioner, Dies at 104 She was convinced that nurses could go well beyond their traditional role. Many doctors disagreed. By James R. Hagerty Share ...

Moving forward If nurse practitioners become eligible to take the B Reader exam and become licensed B Readers once they pass, that will once again expand the role that nurse practitioners play in ...

Ontario long-term care homes could soon have nurse practitioners overseeing residents’ medical care instead of physicians, a move applauded by nurses and the homes but not supported by doctors.