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, ...

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 ...

As the supply of physicians lags behind patient demand across Louisiana and nationally, nurse practitioners are working to fill the gaps. As the discrepancy between the number of doctors and need ...