Imagine a rural past with agriculture, manufacturing and a wealth of natural resources working together to fuel the local economy. “You had these communities that were self-sustaining,” Mary Ann ...

Urbanization has been linked to increased overweight and obesity levels across populations. However, evidence for this association has been based mainly on calculations of the body mass index ...

Inflation is crushing rural America and driving some people to consider moving closer to cities in an effort to ease the financial stress, according to the latest analysis from one expert. Iowa State ...

As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find. By 2020, data show, 99 million Americans ...

Dr. Holland Haynie is the Chief Medical Officer of the Central Ozarks Medical Center. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Holland Haynie) Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email ...

Growing up in a rural farming community, Dr. Jodie Winship understood that education was important but, for many, not possible due to poverty, commitments to family farming businesses and a host of ...

Almost 50 million Americans—disproportionately in rural areas—must drive 25 miles or more to access a gastroenterologist for diagnosis and treatment of issues involving the digestive system, according ...