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With one-third of CT’s primary care doctors nearing retirement, more practices are looking to non-physician providers to fill the gap.

What do you call someone who can diagnose and treat patients, and prescribe medication? Doctor isn’t the only correct answer. When you make a primary care appointment, you could be seen by a physician. But you might also be seen by an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Physician Assistant (PA). Many practices are...

Dr. Jaime Lopez, who has delivered 10,000 babies, is in need of a kidney that will allow him to continue his own life-saving work in Los Angeles.

You or someone you know may be experiencing seemingly longer than normal wait times to see your doctors – and you’re not alone.

“It’s kind of tough waiting around when you’re trying to find a good doctor. And in the long run, it’s something you probably could have stayed at home and just found out yourself,” said Marian Whitney of North Haven. You or someone you know may be experiencing seemingly longer than normal wait times to see your doctors – and...

Long wait times for medical care is a trend seen in San Diego and across the country. NBC 7 breaks down what exactly is causing these long wait times.

The Cleveland Clinic is testing a vaccine that could possibly prevent triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the illness. A medical oncologist at Hartford Healthcare explains how the vaccine works and the promising results so far.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

National Women Physicians Day is day designated to honoring women in medicine. It’s celebrated on Elizabeth Blackwell’s birthday to symbolize her contributions as the first woman in U.S. to graduate from medical school in 1849. “I have been surrounded by women. It’s a little emotional. And I’ve been incredibly impressed by all of them,” said Laurie Kritzer of West...

Two months ago, Laurie Kritzer was diagnosed with breast cancer, but it’s a battle she isn’t fighting alone.

From thousands of miles away over telemedicine video chat, Northwell Health’s Dr. Andrew Salama has offered advice and support to doctors working in warzones in Ukraine. Salama has treated patients injured in the Gulf War, and used that experience to consult Ukrainian doctors through facial reconstruction surgeries and other treatments for wartime injuries. LX News storyteller Peter Hull reports.

A Connecticut ophthalmologist has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in a scheme in which he ordered hundreds of medically unnecessary brain scans that resulted in millions of dollars in fraudulent billing to health insurers, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Donald Salzberg, 67, conspired with an alleged accomplice at a medical diagnostic company in the scheme that ran from 2014 through 2019,…