India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65% of the country’s nearly 1.4
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Getting on top of rural Asia’s blood pressure
A low-cost intervention to improve hypertension prevention and management can be cost effectively scaled up for rural communities in low-
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Stroke deaths rise in rural areas, hold steady in cities
Stroke death rates have increased among middle-aged adults in rural counties in the U.S., according to new research that also
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Heart failure-related death rates higher in rural versus urban US counties
A nationwide analysis shows that, between 2011 and 2018, adults in rural counties experienced higher rates of death related to
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Mexico to vaccinate rural elderly, but still awaits vaccine
Once Mexico has vaccinated its frontline medical workers against COVID-19, the government will turn its attention to the elderly living
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Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for New Liver Cancer Cases
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 — Rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have slowed in urban areas but continue to increase in
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Quality of care at rural hospitals may not differ as much as reported, study suggests
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to Americans living in remote rural areas. As important health care access points, these
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Hospital closures complicate coronavirus care in rural areas
As the coronavirus spread across the United States, workers at the lone hospital in one Alabama county turned off beeping
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Those living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to receive recommended lung cancer treatment
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a group
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The doctor gap: In rural America, it’s all hands on deck
Dr. Jennifer Cobanov had been tracking her young thyroid patient for years. The girl’s antibody levels were elevated, but her
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