Tips for finding the right medical provider
One of the first things people look for when they relocate is a medical provider. Also, when doctors retire, people are sometimes left trying to find someone else.
Covid-19 Vaccines Reach the Most Remote Americans
This mountainous corner of Appalachia is one of many remote communities where medical workers are just starting to deliver Covid-19 vaccines, demonstrating the great effort it will take to reach the most isolated Americans.
Louisiana Should Look to Nurse Practitioners to Strengthen Health Access
2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging for the health of Louisianans and our nation.
We trusted nurse practitioners to handle a pandemic. Why not regular care?
In response to COVID-19, more than 20 states across the country loosened the scope-of-practice restrictions on nurse practitioners (NPs), increasing the capacity of the health care workforce to care for patients.
Nurse practitioner discusses expected CDC guidance for people who’ve been vaccinated
The CDC is expected to release updated guidance soon for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Sources tell CBS News the recommendation will allow small gatherings with other vaccinated people, but continue to urge mask wearing in public. Urgent care nurse practitioner Justin Gill joins CBSN with more.
Nurse practitioner: ‘This guy needs a kidney, I’ve got two’
The Holly Hill 48-year-old father of four needed strength to return to a career he loved as an avionics technician. His dialysis appointments were three days a week, with four hours for each visit. He'd been doing that for two-and-a-half years.