Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America
Rural America faces a healthcare crisis, especially impacting seniors who struggle with access and affordability.
Economic decline in rural areas leads to dwindling medical infrastructure and service closures.
Travelling doctor takes healthcare to Argentina's remote areas
Dr. Jorge Fusaro tirelessly provides healthcare to remote communities in Argentina, highlighting the need for sustained medical support in underserved areas.
Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America
Rural America faces a healthcare crisis, especially impacting seniors who struggle with access and affordability.
Economic decline in rural areas leads to dwindling medical infrastructure and service closures.
Travelling doctor takes healthcare to Argentina's remote areas
Dr. Jorge Fusaro tirelessly provides healthcare to remote communities in Argentina, highlighting the need for sustained medical support in underserved areas.
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are crucial for transporting rural patients to medical appointments, especially as rural hospital closures leave them with few options.
The Floating Doctors: Mobile medicine comes to Panama's jungles
Mobile medical services like Floating Doctors provide essential healthcare access to isolated communities, offering hope to those who may have otherwise gone untreated.
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are crucial for transporting rural patients to medical appointments, especially as rural hospital closures leave them with few options.
The Floating Doctors: Mobile medicine comes to Panama's jungles
Mobile medical services like Floating Doctors provide essential healthcare access to isolated communities, offering hope to those who may have otherwise gone untreated.
US election live: They don't think like us' Walz attacks Trump and Vance in pitch for rural votes
Democrats are focusing on rural voter engagement through healthcare and economic plans amid competition with Republicans.
Walz to unveil Harris' plan for rural voters as campaign looks to cut into Trump's edge
The Harris-Walz plan aims to improve rural voters' lives by enhancing healthcare access and agricultural policies to win over historically Trump-supporting demographics.
US election live: They don't think like us' Walz attacks Trump and Vance in pitch for rural votes
Democrats are focusing on rural voter engagement through healthcare and economic plans amid competition with Republicans.
Walz to unveil Harris' plan for rural voters as campaign looks to cut into Trump's edge
The Harris-Walz plan aims to improve rural voters' lives by enhancing healthcare access and agricultural policies to win over historically Trump-supporting demographics.
Rural seniors seeking to age in place grapple with a shortage of home care workers
Rural areas in the U.S. have significantly fewer home health aides and nursing assistants compared to urban areas, impacting the ability of aging populations to receive care at home.
Counties most in need of cardiologists are the most likely to have none
Almost half of U.S. counties lack a single cardiologist, exacerbating rural healthcare disparities.
Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?
Black women in rural areas are being trained as doulas to provide support during pregnancy and childbirth.
How ignorance and gender inequality thwart treatment of a widespread illness
Empowering women through innovative healthcare approaches in rural Zambia can lead to increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of neglected tropical diseases like female genital schistosomiasis.
Massive experiment shows how to get people vaccinated: bring the vaccine to them
Mobile vaccination clinics in rural areas of Sierra Leone significantly increased vaccination rates.
Addressing vaccine access in rural areas is crucial for ensuring equitable distribution.
Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer
Clinicians in rural areas face challenges in recruiting full-time medical providers.
Current data on primary care shortage areas is flawed, as it only counts physicians and overlooks other healthcare professionals providing primary care.