The art and science of medicine that serves patients' best interest is defended against the overwhelming need to avoid malpractice lawsuits.

This physician assistant learns a valuable lesson on how difficult it can be to describe pain when she becomes a patient with acute abdominal pain.

Reviewing the symptoms, taking the history, and coming up with a diagnosis is just the first part of the process. Following up with effective teaching is key.

Somehow, with all the recent advancements we have made in medicine, we have lost an important element: continuity of care.

An FDA alert intended to halt life-threatening combination use of triptans and antidepressants could prevent effective migraine therapy.

A few precautions and a minimum of initial investigation can steer you toward a rewarding career and help you avoid accepting a far less desirable position.

Isn't it more ethical to give our patients a plan with the tools that can help them succeed than merely to state the obvious need for weight loss and exercise at their annual appointment?

As PAs, we know what needs to happen in order to create positive health outcomes for each patient. We may need more information from the patient's file or we may just need to know if the patient's condition has improved.

As the first PAs contracted to work clinically on Australian soil, we face a great challenge.

We've heard a lot of talk this year about needing change in our political system. It's also time to change the model of our health care system—from a disease model to a wellness model. By many estimates, close to our entire population will be overweight by 2040 if we don't take steps now to reverse the trend