Re:If Doctors Learned to Cook, They Might Give Better Advice
by dragonwriter on Monday December 28, 2015 @01:08PM
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> At least in the US, unless the nutritionist is a doctor, they can't legally diagnose or prescribe medicines or treatments
That's not true; all (or nearly all) US jurisdictions give general prescribing authority to more than just physicians (including MDs and DOs in that label) -- e.g., PAs and NPs.
That's not true; all (or nearly all) US jurisdictions give general prescribing authority to more than just physicians (including MDs and DOs in that label) -- e.g., PAs and NPs.