What contributes to rural livability in the US? It depends on who you are and what you want from your community.

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 ...

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 ...

For those of us who have the privilege of working in health care, even incremental progress in the fight to solve our nation’s rural health crisis feels meaningful given the scale of the challenge. I ...

The National Academies Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence will host a hybrid public workshop to explore opportunities to improve diagnosis in rural areas in the United States. Topics of ...

Decisions being made over healthcare could shape access and affordability for North Carolinians for years to come.

In recent years, remote work and affordable housing drove young Americans to move to rural areas. Places like Dawson County, Georgia, are seeing growth among young people seeking space and savings. It ...

Lost Touch: Roosevelt greets Depression-era farmers whose votes would anchor the New Deal coalition for 50 years. Credit: Associated Press With the onset of the Great Depression, the United States ...

National providers like Spectrum, T-Mobile, Starlink, and Hughesnet offer cable, 5G, and satellite solutions. Regional providers such as Frontier, AT&T, Rise Broadband, and Ziply Fiber are expanding ...