When you go to an urgent care center or the emergency room for help, you might not actually be seen by a doctor: The person ...

How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.

In most of the United States, P.A.s are still legally required to work with oversight from a doctor. But just how closely a P.A. works with a physician depends heavily on the medical specialty, state ...

When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

Most of Allina Health's more than 550 primary and urgent care clinicians — including doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners — voted to unionize. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota ...