Kathryn Sander can care for patients from birth to death. As a family nurse practitioner for CHAS Health, Sander treats patients with a variety of illnesses, focusing on management of chronic disease ...

Characteristics of tuberculosis source cases uncovered Elucidating most commonly performed clinical procedures can better inform education and training. SAN FRANCISCO — Medical education programs ...

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are a fast-growing part of the medical marketplace, getting paid more often for procedures people generally associate with doctors, such as ...

Nurse practitioners are a type of advanced-practice registered nurse. They are registered nurses who have also obtained a postgraduate nursing degree, typically a master's. So-called scope-of-practice ...

Dale said the two disciplines approach training and education differently: Nurse practitioners have about 800 hours of clinical training in their chosen specialty, while physician assistants must ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A young woman who dedicates her life to helping others lost part of her hand in a tragic accident. But a remarkable medical procedure that was pioneered here in Chicago took her from ...

Letters: Readers respond to the British Medical Association’s warning that the increasing use of ‘non-doctors’ in medical roles is unsafe ...