The war in Ukraine is heading into its third winter, stretching the battered health care system to its breaking point. The World Health Organization’s last tally in August counted 1,940 attacks on ...

I am writing in response to the recent article discussing the debate over who should be allowed to use the title "doctor" in the medical field ("Who Should Be Called a 'Doctor'?," Aug. 16). As a ...

In some local school districts, nurses can now run telehealth appointments with Albany Medical Center doctors for students ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in health care how to work with aging ...

Nurse practitioners, or NPs, can diagnose and treat illnesses, prescribe medication and do other tasks similar to a doctor.

The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other ...

As hospitals struggle from a monthslong walkout, nurses have picked up some of the slack. A new law gives them more responsibilities and, they say, greater recognition. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from ...