An eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus...

Communication breakdowns, cultural differences and years of skepticism have an effect on how much Appalachians trust their healthcare providers. Some patients feel dismissed and disrespected, according to the authors of a new book on the subject. Others feel as if their doctors don’t understand where they’re coming from. Still others view healthcare providers as only wanting to make money off of their suffering.

Some pundits are pushing a strategic alliance with parts of RFK Jr.’s base. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Taylor Farms and other large produce corporations have long exerted political power to weaken food safety regulations.

Cornell researcher's team interviewed dozens of enrollees. They said H.R. 1 will create impossible burdens and reflect a double standard between how rich and poor are treated.

David Michaels is author of "The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception" (2020) and "Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health" (2008).

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The deaths of Harmony Ball-Stribling and her unborn daughter five years ago have galvanized local leaders determined to reopen a Mississippi Delta hospital. But once a rural community loses a hospital...

Contaminated irrigation or processing water is more likely the source of the Cyclospora outbreak. There are many systemic failures, outlined here.

An eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus...

A media hub for non-white voices as well as ally voices in Northern New England and beyond. BGIM Media, a digital space for in-depth discussions on racism and white supremacy, a podcast series, and pu...

Through the stories of nine rural, first-generation students and their families, Educated Out shows how geography shapes college opportunities, from admission to postgraduation options.   A former th...

With the largest ever survey of rural voters, two political scientists explore the sources of division between rural and urban America.

Georges' book 'Downeast' details the hopes, dreams and obstacles faced by five girls entering adulthood in rural Downeast Maine.

Inspired by Rahman-Shepherd et al.’s satire on how (not) to organise a panel at a global health conference, here is how (not) to design the future of global health architecture, written by Nelson Agho...

International support matters when it aligns with strategies built alongside regional institutions and governments

Published during this pandemic, Paul Farmer’s new book, “Fevers, Feuds, And Diamonds,” is important, as it presents a critical dissection of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the lessons we can l...

In the United States, property is wealth, and wealth is power. Racial wealth inequalities are (in part) the enduring result of this confluence. But today, as accelerating financialization transform...

Suzanne Mettler has combined five decades of county-level analysis to understand why rural and urban America are so divided—and how we can heal.

RFK Jr. pushes diet and exercise while millions of Americans face hunger, poverty, and worse.

Public health policy and practice are often described by means of a metaphor that depicts interventions as “upstream” efforts to prevent people from falling into a river, from which they must be rescu...

From Hardwick to Minneapolis then home again. A story about a song that’s doing good work.