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Charities forced to ‘evict’ adults in their care to stay solvent, survey finds

Annual sector review says tax and wage rises and council funding cuts have left services in ‘state of acute precarity’ Charities providing specialist care to thousands of vulnerable adults with le

Reliance on fertility apps on rise in England and Wales, study shows

Trend away from hormonal contraception corresponds to rise in abortion rates, say researchersWomen in England and Wales are increasingly ditching the pill in favour of fertility-tracking apps, raising

More U.K. Abortion Patients Relying on Cycle Tracking Over Hormonal Contraception

(MedPage Today) -- Over a 5-year period, fewer patients seeking abortion in the U.K.

Docs Organize Against, and for, RFK Jr.'s Nomination to Run HHS

(MedPage Today) -- With controversy continuing to swirl around President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Getting Lung Cancer Screening Staff Involved Improved Tobacco Cessation

(MedPage Today) -- Integrating smoking cessation into a lung cancer screening program had the biggest benefit for patients who wanted to quit, a randomized trial showed.

How Nurses, Doctors Rank in Gallup's Poll of Most Trusted Professions

(MedPage Today) -- Nurses once again earned the top spot as the most trusted profession in America, with pharmacists and physicians ranking fourth and fifth on Gallup's annual Most Honest and Ethical

Vaccinating Toddlers Too Early, Too Late Has Decreased Over Time

(MedPage Today) -- Vaccine doses given to U.S.

Prospect Is Another Casualty of Private Equity in Healthcare, Experts Say

(MedPage Today) -- Prospect Medical Holdings -- a company that was named in a recent Senate report on the negative impacts of private equity on healthcare -- said it has filed for Chapter 11 bank

Intra-Arterial Lytics After Successful Stroke Thrombectomy Did Not Improve Outcomes

(MedPage Today) -- For stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, adjunctive intra-arterial thrombolytics fell short for further improving outcomes in two randomized trials.

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