Pulse! (magazine)

Pulse! was a tabloid magazine published by Tower Records (under the direction of VP of Publishing Mike Farrace) which contained record reviews, interviews and advertising. The magazine was started in 1983. Initially, it was given away free in their stores to promote their record sales. In 1992, the magazine began national distribution with a cover price of $2.95, but was cancelled in 2002 when the company discontinued U.S. operations. The last of the 222 issues appeared in December 2002.

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Pulse (magazine)

Pulse is a monthly news magazine and website on British primary care. It has been distributed without charge to general practitioners in the United Kingdom since 1960. Its stories are regularly picked up by national and regional newspapers. It frequently carries surveys of GP opinions. In 2005 its report that when more than 1,000 GPs were asked about their voting intentions, only one in 10 said they intended to vote Labour was reported prominently by the Daily Telegraph. In 2007 its report that 19% of 309 GPs surveyed said they did not believe abortion should be legal was picked up by the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard.

In 2015, a report into NHS England's personal health budget scheme was picked up by the BBC,Daily Mail and The Guardian among other publications.

It is one of a number of magazines often referred to by GPs as "the comics".

Digital presence

Pulse is the name of the print version of the magazine, while the website is called PulseToday.

The company has recently launched a smartphone app called 'Pulse Toolkit'.