A new study has found that suicide rates in rural communities continues to be higher than those in urban areas, largely due ...

Rural areas face a serious mental healthcare gap, with similar rates of mental illness as urban areas but nearly double the suicide rate, fewer primary care providers, and slower workforce growth.

Summer has officially begun with a blast of scorching temperatures across much of the United States. The National Weather ...

An ongoing critical shortage of physicians in America’s rural areas requires innovative strategies to meet the healthcare ...

Access to obstetric care is a critical determinant of maternal and infant health. However, a new study led by the University ...

Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can differ for patients in rural communities compared with those in urban ...

Earlier in 2025, wildfires in southern California killed 30 people, destroyed more than 18,000 homes and burned more than ...

It will take creative solutions and sustained cooperation to meet the needs of our rural populations.  Between 2005 and 2023, nearly 150 rural U.S. hospitals either closed or stopped admitting ...

Amazon to Expand Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery to Over 4,000 Rural and Small Town Communities by End of 2025 $4 Billion ...

A new study from KFF indicates that Kentucky's rural population is likely to be hit harder than any other state's as a result ...

A wedding in Salem, Indiana took an unexpected turn when a parking lot argument led to a guest being injured. This incident ...