A growing number of urban hospitals are reclassifying themselves as both urban and rural to reap financial benefits Congress ...
Rural areas have lower colorectal cancer screening rates than urban areas, with over 70% of the disparity unexplained by measurable factors. Education and income are significant contributors to the ...
Societal shift: 62.5% of Madhya Pradesh girls now prefer marriage after 21, prioritizing education and career over marriage.
There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...
Roughly a quarter of adults in the U.S. are caring for elderly family members or children with an illness or disability - and sometimes both at the same time.
Across the nation, we can expect a scramble among mayors and county executives. They are tasked with responding to the ...
Government scholars Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown both grew up in rural communities—and both were struck by how divided those small towns became. "Growing up, many of my family friends voted for ...
Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air ...
Response times for emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas can take almost 20 minutes longer compared to the national ...
Despite higher rates of chronic disease in rural areas vs. their urban counterparts, rural America's health care infrastructure is collapsing. Since 2010, about 150 rural hospitals have closed or been ...
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that the overall five-year cancer survival rates ...