Sen. Glen Sturtevant said legislation attempting to strengthen physician oversight in nursing homes was “watered down” from its original version before it passed through a Senate subcommittee.

A doctor on new commission says work to protect seniors from the coronavirus isn't over. Dr. Morgan Katz and other members of the Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing ...

A doctor discusses a medical report with nurses in a hospital hallway. Amid a critical shortage of physicians throughout the U.S. and an increase in the number of nurse practitioners with doctorates, ...

Obviously, doctors and nurses have different roles in the hospital. Our training is different, and so are our responsibilities. It’s also true that patients choose their doctor and only end up with a ...

Joseph Lanctot, a Scripps Health nurse practitioner, said in an Oct. 15 opinion article in Medpage Today that he wants patients and his colleagues to “stop calling me ‘doctor.'” After introducing ...

A Virginia state senator has introduced legislation (SB555) aimed at increasing physician oversight in skilled nursing homes, ...