April 24, 2013 (The Los Angeles Times) Obamacare is supplying fresh ammunition for one of the oldest turf wars in Sacramento. It pits doctors —...

April 22, 2013 (The Boston Globe) Walgreens, the country’s largest drugstore chain, announced last week that its 330-plus Take Care Clinics will be the first...

April 18, 2013 (Slate) As of early April, you can walk into Walgreens in 18 states (plus D.C.) , and along with a gallon of...

April 19, 2013 (The Clinical Advisor) Using smartphone software applications (apps) to remind patients to get vaccines is an increasingly viable solution to overcome gaps...

April 18, 2013 (The Clinical Advisor) Studies authored by advanced practice nurse practitioner (APNPs)  published in pediatric-focused journals are cited an average of 4.3 times,...

April 19, 2013 (FOX-19) The Northern Kentucky Health Department says two additional deaths have been reported as a result of the influenza virus. That brings...

April 19, 2013 (WTVQ-DT) Governor Steve Beshear announced Friday that Xerox will create 100 new jobs by creating a Kentucky-based call center for people looking...

April 12, 2013 (The Courier-Journal) A state legislator from Louisville and the leader of a national watchdog group are calling for a new rule that...

April 11, 2013 (WEKU 88.9) A recent statewide survey shows health-care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians , especially for those who are poor...

April 10, 2013 (Cincinnati.com) Results of a 2012 Kentucky Health Issues Poll show that a majority of people in the state consider health care costs...

April 22, 2013 (Becker's Hospital Review) The Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Tuesday...

April 21, 2013 (The Los Angeles Times) New subsidies and insurance regulations in the 2010 healthcare law are expected to bring coverage to millions of...

April 17, 2013 (The Journal-News) Zoe Green sat on an examining table in a brightly colored room and happily let a woman with a stethoscope...

April 16, 2013 (Alabama.com) The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would allow certified registered nurse practitioners to prescribe some drugs they can't prescribe...

April 16, 2013 (Health Leaders Media) Like nurses in states across the country, advanced practice registered nurses in Minnesota are working to eliminate the barriers...

April 15, 2013 (The News-Press)It’s time to rethink the culture of birth. It’s not a medical emergency. In the words of Ina May Gaskin, the...

April 1, 2013 (The Lexington Herald-Leader) In December 2011, when Cristen Pascucci was 41 weeks and six days pregnant, she was told by a health...

March 22, 2013 (Texas Health Resources) Debra DuBois , APRN, C.N.M., a nurse midwife for the Women’s Health Center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas...

March 19, 2013 (WOSU.org) The second season of the BBC’s hit show Call the Midwife begins March 31. In this hour, we’ll talk to the...

March 19, 2013 (American College of Nurse-Midwives) Today, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) released the 2011 Best Practices Recognition Roster from the ACNM Benchmarking...

April 24, 2013 (Southern California Public Radio) It's early in the morning, and Simmi Gandhi – a family nurse practitioner at UMMA Community Clinic  – is making...

April 22, 2013 (Capital Public Radio) Some nurse practitioners in California already see patients without a doctor in the room. Patients like Anastacia Casperson. Casperson...

April 14, 2013 (Today.com) She loves her job as a nurse and makes a pretty good living at it, but Karla Gourley’s dream is to...

April 11, 2013 (The Dispatch) Barring a dramatic increase in the number of doctors in the U.S., Columbus nurse practitioner Mary Chance-Peeler should have a...

April 12, 2013 (Star News) Could someone please call 911? Our health care system is in dire need of medical assistance. Have you tried making...

April 25, 2013 (Kentucky Health News) Breakfast has been said to be the most important meal of the day, and it can be important in...

April 24, 2013 (The Lexington Herald-Leader) Kentucky officials have no intention of moving state workers into a soon-to-be-operational health care exchange, even though lawmakers in...

April 21, 2013 (NKY.com) When Tony Powell set out to determine if the creek that ran alongside a plot of land he had purchased in...

April 12, 2013 (Zane Benefits) Starting in 2014, as part of the  Affordable Care Act (ACA) , health insurance coverage for individuals and small businesses...

March 22, 2013 (KRDO.com) Lynne Prouhet is a helping hand at the Veterans Administration Clinic in Colorado Springs.  She is a Nurse Practitioner and really...

January 27, 2012 // // CONFERENCE Incredible learning sessions, bowling for charity, Pajama Party, great workshops, awards banquet, shuttles to downtown Louisville, and more more...

July 25, 2011 // // Experts work on iPhone-based glucose monitoring app Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston are developing an iPhone application designed to...

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March 22, 2011 // // Each Doing Our Own Part Many of you may have taken the time to consider the questions posed on KCNPNM...

February 25, 2011 // // Legislative Update There are only a few more days left in this legislative session. If you haven't been calling, now...