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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Hampshire’s nearly 1,340 physician assistants, the provider many patients see during a medical appointment, would no longer ...

Advocates for allowing physician assistants to practice independently say the change will help improve emergency room wait ...

Created to address clinical staffing shortages in underserved areas, the assistant physician role is also designed to employ medical school graduates who have not matched into a residency program.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Some are calling the shortage of doctors in the U.S. alarming. To help ease the problem, more and more health care faculties are relying on Physician Assistants. Physician Assistants ...

Janice Cohen, of Boynton Beach, refused to wait another four weeks to get an appointment with her primary care doctor. When offered a visit with a physician assistant, she reluctantly agreed. The ...

Lucas Edwards of OSF St. Anthony’s Health Center offers spring health advice on allergy relief, stress management, and safe ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. The state’s nearly 1,340 physician ...

New Hampshire’s nearly 1,340 physician assistants, the provider many patients see during a medical appointment, would no longer have to have a signed “collaborative agreement” with a physician for ...