A first-time look at who is providing health care to the neediest populations in California and Washington states reveals that physician assistants, nurses and family physicians are more likely than ...

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.

As Providence prepares to close its birthing unit in Fortuna, a nurses’ union says some nurses transferring to St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka are facing pay cuts despite management’s previous ...

A California hospital is delaying plans to close its obstetrics department through at least Jan. 31, following pressure from the California Nurses Association and the state’s health department. Hemet ...

A landmark international study has found that hospitals with better nurse staffing and supportive work environments not only improve outcomes for nurses but also significantly reduce physician burnout ...

Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives at Cape Cod Healthcare are considering unionizing. A majority of those workers, known as advanced-practice providers, have ...

However, training programs for physician assistants, nurses and family physicians are in danger of being drastically diminished or cut entirely because of state- and federal-level cutbacks, Grumbach ...