Rural America is running short on physicians. This worries health experts who have linked limited access to primary care providers to major gaps in health
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More than one out of every 10 seniors (10.5%) enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as a Medicare managed care option, and living
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Bingo is back in the dining room. In-person visits have returned, too, though with masks and plexiglass. The Haven Assisted Living Facility’s residents are even
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Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Family physician Maxwell Self is doing his same old job for a new employer. For two decades
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Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Josh is 17. He said he smokes marijuana. He struggles with anger. He’s also juggling some extraordinary
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THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 2020 — In isolated areas of the United States, nurse practitioners are filling an important role in helping people access treatment for
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Despite the nation’s growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages of emergency physicians, according to a new emergency medicine
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In a new study, Penn State College of Nursing Project Director Erica Husser—a developmental gerontologist with a passion for nature and older women’s health—investigated the
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Rural areas seemed immune as the coronavirus spread through cities earlier this year. Few rural cases were reported, and attention focused on the surge of
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Researchers who went into one of the nation’s poorest regions to educate people about their health ended up getting a few lessons themselves—and together, they
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