Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he contracted leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The ...

For Julio Rivera, transferring from a local community college to a bachelor’s program in nursing was always a top priority. As someone who enjoyed helping others, nursing seemed like a natural career.

Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers ...

Student nurse Gail Powers outside the College Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Despite a shortage of nurses, training programs have not kept up with demand, and the Covid-19 pandemic is only ...

While the academic school year just ended for many, it's only just beginning for this new cohort of nurse practitioners. On July 1, the University of California will welcome a group of students who ...

Vaccine support specialist Joselyn Ascencio administers a monkeypox vaccine to nurse practitioner Dr. Johnny Jimenez during a press demonstration at UCSF Fresno’s COVID-19 Equity Project medical ...

Is there a nursing shortage in California? Now, yes, though in a few years, probably not. By 2027, the state is projected to have as many nurses as it needs because of a rise in nursing program ...