Nurse practitioners are critical in treating older adults, increasingly filling a gap in health care as the ranks of geriatricians shrink.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the saying goes. Yet high-quality preventive care is out of reach for ...

Research presented at AANP 2025 discusses strategies for reducing maternal mortality, including addressing cardiovascular, ...

A nurse practitioner prescribed Ava 100 mg of gabapentin to be taken three times a day and 15 mg of morphine to be taken every four hours as needed, according to a civil complaint.

The family of Ava Wilson, an Illinois 11-year-old cancer survivor, was awarded $20.5M after she died from lethal morphine levels given by her NP, attorneys say.

A nurse practitioner prescribed Ava 100 mg of gabapentin to be taken three times a day and 15 mg of morphine to be taken every four hours as needed, according to a civil complaint.

Nurse practitioners are not trying to replace doctors — they’re trying to meet patients’ needs, wherever those patients are, ...

With the passage of House Bill 2298, Oklahoma joins a growing list of states granting nurse practitioners full practice authority, meaning they can prescribe medications and manage patient care ...