Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – As a thin primary care pipeline restricts health care access and the stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

In a wide-ranging review of existing literature, Dr Adeelia Goffe and Dr Brona Farrelly conclude the healthcare assistant ...

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.

The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to hearing, but it’s increasingly the case, with patients more likely than ever to see providers with advanced ...

Editor's note: This story is part of NBC's series "Quest for Care" exploring the shortage of health care providers as the Affordable Care Act rolls out. Ben Olmedo traveled from Afghanistan to Alaska ...

When you make an appointment with a physician, it’s becoming more and more likely that you will be seen, not by an MD, but by a physician assistant (PA). These medically trained, licensed ...

The Pittsburgh-based Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and our Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI), an operating arm of the foundation, are transforming primary care—equipping practices with ...

Medical assistants trained as health coaches substantially improved patient-reported primary care under the Chronic Care model measured by the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care. Objectives: ...

Working alongside physicians, Bill Mahaffy has harvested arteries and treated patients in cardiac-care units, but he's not a physician; he's a physician assistant (PA), an occupation that is expected ...

The initial program can be completed in three weeks at no cost to the enrollees. The initial program can be completed in three weeks at no cost to the enrollees. The initial program can be completed ...