Maternal deaths keep rising, with Black and Indigenous mothers most at risk, and the number of babies who died before their fir birthday climbed last year.
Millions of rural Americans rely on private wells. Few regularly test their water.
Dollar General, the nation’s largest retailer by number of stores, partnered with New York-based mobile medical services company DocGo to test whether they could draw more customers and tackle persistent health inequities.
Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds
The quest to enact local bans has become particularly acute in small towns situated by borders between states that have restricted abortion and states where laws preserve access.
Community paramedics don’t wait for an emergency to visit rural patients at home
