Rural Health News
‘That scares me’: New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus
The rise of childhood obesity in the United States did not happen quickly. But, to medicine, “it sort of cropped up overnight,” says Bob Siegel, a pediatric obesity specialist at…
Investing in Rural America Conference Highlights the Burdens and Successes of Rural Economies
At the 2023 Investing in Rural America Conference, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond will acknowledge the economic challenges rural communities face while highlighting success stories, including an inaugural class…
Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain, and launch those…
Tackling Rural America’s ‘Hidden’ Housing Crisis
What does homelessness in rural America look like? In Southwest Oregon it looks like a city of under 25,000 residents with nearly 150 people on a waitlist for temporary housing.…
EPA announces proposed drinking water limits for six ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time on Tuesday proposed enforceable regulations for “forever chemicals,” also called PFAS, in Americans’ drinking water. The six PFAS are the first new…
Veterans Health Administration will cover the newest Alzheimer’s drug
In an unexpected move, the Veterans Health Administration announced Monday that it will widely cover a new Alzheimer’s treatment, even as Medicare has decided to wait for additional data about…