Rural hospitals lack equipment to store promising COVID-19 vaccine

The world recently celebrated American pharmaceutical giant Phitzer and the German firm BioNTech’s announcement that the first trial of a coronavirus vaccine proved to be 90 percent effective.

Drug overdoses on the rise in rural America

A new Center for Disease Control study shows an increase in drug overdose deaths during the first months of the pandemic.

University study highlights rural healthcare disparities for elders

A recent study by researchers at Washington State University (WSU) examined healthcare access in rural areas for different age groups.

Health and Human Services releases rural action plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release that outlines a broad, strategic plan to address rural healthcare in the United States. The department-wide study is the first to be done on rural healthcare in the nation in 18 years.

Nationwide heat wave revives drought fears

The latest analysis from the United States Drought Monitor (USDM) shows that the summer heat wave that swept the western United States has once again created drought conditions throughout the West.