Rural Health
Rural areas, regions outside of Northeast less likely to offer vital cardiac services
Rural hospitals were significantly less likely to provide essential cardiac services compared with hospitals in urban areas, according to a research letter published in Circulation.
A part-time retirement to rural medicine: When work becomes joy
We are again privileged to have rheumatologist and author Chuck Radis, DO, grace the pages of Healio Rheumatology with his continuing observations on the life of those who are lucky enough to be in our little club of practitioners.
Opioid awareness, Part 2: Stomping the stigma and a mom’s view, with Cammie Wolf Rice
In this episode, guest Cammie Wolf Rice discusses the opioid crisis, how it impacted her life and family and her foundation’s mission to combating the epidemic and spreading awareness.
Q&A: Report highlights importance of satellite-derived air quality data for rural health
With the known negative impacts of air pollution on health, especially in patients with respiratory diseases/conditions, lacking local air quality and pollution data can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being.
Cardiovascular disease deaths rising among younger adults living in rural areas
CHICAGO — The rate of deaths from CVD increased in rural areas and decreased in urban areas of the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, and the difference was especially pronounced amid the COVID-19 pandemic and among younger adults, researchers reported.
Rural patients with AIRDs have 24% higher post-COVID mortality risk vs urban population
Patients with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases living in rural areas demonstrate a 24% higher mortality risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. those in urban areas, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Grant winners study health care usage, patient perspectives in asthma
BOSTON — Work from four of the six winners of a grant from the Allergists’ Foundation as part of the Community Grant Program focus on asthma, according to an American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology press release.
Rural women with COPD face greater social, health vulnerabilities
BOSTON — Women with COPD who live in rural areas have poorer Environmental Justice Index scores indicating disparities than those who live in urban areas, according to a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
IPF-related mortality rates differ based on urban, rural areas
Individuals living in medium/small metropolitan and rural areas had increased idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-related mortality rates vs. those living in large metropolitan areas, according to results published in CHEST.
AMA calls for medical school-loan debt relief, changes to medical exams
The AMA House of Delegates adopted two policies aimed at reducing the financial burden of medical student graduates and alleviating the workload of medical trainees.