Month: April 2024

Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices, charging patients annual membership fees of $2,000 or more for easier access to their doctors. It’s a trend that began decades ago with physician practices….

From spring break parties to Mardi Gras, many people remember the last major “normal” thing they did before the novel coronavirus pandemic dawned, forcing governments worldwide to issue stay-at-home advisories and shutdowns. Even before the first case …

GRINNELL, Iowa — A for-profit company has proposed turning a boarded-up former nursing home here into a psychiatric hospital, joining a national trend toward having such hospitals owned by investors instead of by state governments or nonprofit health s…

How patients are seeing their doctor is changing, and that could shape access to and quality of care for decades to come. More than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to primary care, a number that has nearly doubled since 2014. Yet demand…

By Linas Jegelevicius in Vilnius The life of Olga Karatch, head of the Belarusian Nash Dom (Our House) NGO in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, and nominee for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, has taken a nightmarish turn: the brave fighter for Belarus’ free…

April 1 is being dubbed ‘National Price Hike Day’ as increased charges for everything from a TV licence to a first-class stamp come into force. While the start of this month is more commonly known as April Fools’ Day, households aren’t likely to find m…

Steve Nicol might have seen his beloved Liverpool win yesterday but he was not so happy with one player for the errors he kept making. Liverpool got past Brighton to win 2-1 and go top of the table after Arsenal and Man City played out a dull 0-0 draw …

Steve Nicol might have seen his beloved Liverpool win yesterday but he was not so happy with one player for the errors he kept making. Liverpool got past Brighton to win 2-1 and go top of the table after Arsenal and Man City played out a dull 0-0 draw …

Darren Foxley missed a penalty for Bishop’s Stortford as they suffered an 18th consecutive Vanarama National League North defeat when they lost 3-0 at champions-elect Tamworth on Good Friday (March 29). The relegated Blues are back in action this after…

By Laura Carreno Matt Baker has revealed he’s still taking injections to manage his pain after injuring himself in an on-stage accident. Before rising to stardom on the small screen, former Blue Peter star and Countryfile presenter Matt was a keen gymn…