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You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

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.

MOSCOW, Pa.— It’s not the fanciest medical practice — a converted beauty salon inside a home. But it’s where dozens of people in this rural northeastern Pennsylvania community came when they felt sick ...

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As the U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, more patients locally are being seen by non-physicians, or advanced practice providers like nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as they ...

California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...