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MD hospitals face shortage of health professionals

Like their peers across the country, Maryland hospitals are continuing to struggle with a shortage of health professionals, according to a study released this week by the Maryland Hospital Read more...

Trend: Dermatologists give cosmetic patients red carpet treatment

Increasingly, dermatologists are offering a broad range of cosmetic services to patients--several million a year, according to estimates by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. This is no Read more...

States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope

A wave of bills are working their way through state legislatures that would expand the scope of practice for advanced-practice nurses. In fact, at least 24 states are either considering such bills Read more...

Physician assistant, nurse practitioners roles blurring

Despite the fact that the two have different types of training, in practical situations, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are increasingly being called upon to do similar work Read more...