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 ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Arizona with more than 5,000 new cases every year, and now one Valley healthcare ...

Patients put a lot of trust in their doctors. They rightfully expect their docs to care about and direct every aspect of their treatment. Physician assistants are a direct reflection of the doctors ...

The ongoing expansion of responsibilities for physician assistants and nurse practitioners is renewing opposition from physician groups. Efforts to expand the roles of physician assistants and nurse ...

Physician assistant looking at senior expert using laptop. Medical professionals are working in coordination with each other. Females are sitting at desk. Employment in the healthcare industry always ...

Nearly 11,000 physician assistants earned their certification in 2021, a new record for a profession that has grown by nearly 30% in the past five years. The National Commission on Certification of ...

A bill introduced in Ohio’s House of Representatives would add to the duties of physician assistants and give them the authority to determine and pronounce a patient’s death. The newly introduced ...

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 ...

There are more than 168,000 physician assistants in the U.S., and 25 health systems are tied to nearly 30,000 of them. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected a nearly 28% increase in the ...

Physician assistant Toby Brower examines patient James Wainscott at the Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians clinic. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) For nearly 21 years, Toby Brower has ...

HELENA, Mont. — Republican Rep. Jodee Etchart of Billings is pushing several bills that would advocate for Montana’s physician assistants, which some supporters say would help address Montana’s ...

According to AARP, this current need for more doctors is being exacerbated by an aging population requiring more care and by the fact that many primary care doctors are close to retirement themselves.