Public institutions have a tremendous responsibility to provide health care in rural parts of the United States. But how can public policy solve these difficult problems? How can universities and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The University at Buffalo is stepping up to tackle a major issue facing rural communities: access to mental health care. A $3.59 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

Dr. Richard Conn is well-­­versed in the challenges of providing health care in rural areas. The primary care physician has been seeing patients in Connellsville for the past 19 years. “For some ...

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Across communities in Wisconsin, young people are sounding a warning: Their mental health is struggling. Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth ...

It was branded as a tool that would help youth across rural communities access hard-to-reach mental health services. But in a first look at national trends, research psychiatrists have found results ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

A CDC report shows people living in rural areas experience greater COPD risk, hospitalizations, and mortality. Factors like high rates of smoking, limited access to COPD care, and rural industries may ...

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and ...

The debate over healthcare costs is not limited to Washington state leaders, and healthcare providers say decisions being made now could shape access and affordability for North Carolinians for years ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Vasan Ramachandran is baffled. A cardiologist ...