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Hospital administrators say they are losing money on their obstetrics programs. But many are keeping these wings open anyway to answer a dire community need.
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Data from the University of Iowa show that rural death rates across the region rose sharply from mid-October through November. Residents in non-metro areas were dying at twice the rate of those in cities.
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An analysis by the Center for Rural Strategies found that many rural communities' vaccination rates are still lagging behind the national average, but some are closing the gap – including Montana’s conservative Flathead Valley.
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“Eroding trust takes minutes. Building trust takes years,” says Christine Porter, a public health professor at the University of Wyoming.
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The Idaho Traveler explores the often ignored treasures of small-town Idaho, from historic buildings and sites to the mom-and-pop restaurants that offer the best pie and breakfast in the Gem State.
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One of the only things federal lawmakers can agree on these days is that telehealth should be remain a fixture in the U.S. health care system.
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Two of Mexico's cultural titans, La Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga, and Memo Ocampo and his legendary bulls made a stop in the Treasure Valley to put on a Jaripeo.
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Cases across rural America are at their lowest levels since last July. But a public health official in Montana suspects some sick people just aren't getting tested.
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About a third of Americans living in rural areas say they probably or definitely would not get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a recent analysis from...
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The vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Moderna may be easier to distribute in the rural West, according to regional public health experts.It…