Men, It’s Time to Get Serious About Your Health
This week is Men’s Health Week, which is celebrated every year during the week leading up to Father’s Day. This is a week filled with thankfulness as we honor the men in our lives and consider ways to keep them healthy and happy.
Senate advances bills that would give more freedom to pharmacists, PAs
Two bills, which would allow medical professionals who aren’t doctors greater latitude in serving patients, are advancing in the Senate. Taken together, the bills would help reduce health care costs by freeing up pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners to perform more basic services.
Resource Guide for Finding Free or Low-Cost Prenatal Care in the U.S.
When you’re pregnant, you need more than an annual visit to a primary care professional to stay healthy. You need prenatal care. This means a lot more visits to a doctor, midwife, or nurse practitioner. If you don’t have health insurance and are worried about how to pay for prenatal care, there are many organizations that offer low-cost or even free care during pregnancy.
Nurse turns one-time horse barn into Fluvanna’s newest medical facility
Residents of the Fluvanna County area have a new health care facility at their disposal. The brainchild of nurse practitioner Amy Beyer, the Fluvanna Health Clinic opened last month and offers primary care, sports and work physicals, telehealth, sick visits and lab work.
Listen: A nurse and a physician on harnessing the full potential of nurses
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast,” I’m joined by two members of the National Academy of Medicine’s Committee on the Future of Nursing.
Spotting the Difference Between COVID-19 and Allergies
Given the continued presence of COVID-19, it is critical to know the difference between the symptoms of the virus and allergies.
Lawmakers consider a Bill that would allow nurse practitioners to practice without doctor oversight
A controversial bill that would allow nurse practitioners to practice without a CPA or Collaborate Practice Agreement, is currently being considered by lawmakers in Baton Rouge.
AANP Congratulates Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
AANP Congratulates Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services AUSTIN, Texas, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) congratulates newly confirmed Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and pledges its continued support to help end the COVID-19 pandemic and expand access to high-quality health care. […]
Letters: Nurse practitioners need a supervising physician for patients’ care
House Bill 495, now in our Legislature, would give nurse practitioners full practice authority without physician supervision.
Pandemic Brings Increased Interest to Nursing Profession
Meghan Wenzinger, a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, recalled her mother—who is a nurse practitioner—receiving a letter from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last spring, asking for extra health care support for COVID-19 patients in New York City.