I have some serious concerns about the ARNP (nurse practitioner) push for controlled prescriptive privileges. This push is consistent with a nationwide effort for the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner to be fully independent from the supervision of licensed physicians. Physicians in Florida, including myself, are deeply concerned about this issue. As a doctor, I am ultimately concerned about the well being of my patients. ...more

November 21, 2007

Some Bay area people who lack medical insurance and don't know how they'll be able to afford health care can cross that bridge when they come to it. ...more

October 4, 2007

The North Carolina Medical Board overstepped its authority by threatening to punish physicians for participating in executions, a judge ruled Friday, striking down a policy that effectively triggered a moratorium on the state's death penalty. ...more

September 22, 2007