Rural Health
News by Topic: Health conditions
Sep 14, 2026 - Describes the work of libraries to connect rural and tribal communities with tools and education promoting heart health through the American Heart Association's Libraries with Heart initiative. Discusses rural heart health risk and highlights how the program has been implemented in Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Sep 14, 2026 - Describes a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs program in Tennessee increasing access to cancer care for rural veterans. Discusses increased cancer risk for veterans and the impact that travel can have on patients and their caregivers.
Source: VA News
Sep 11, 2026 - Describes a remote patient monitoring program for pregnant and postpartum women in rural Mississippi. Discusses the impact of the program on detecting common health conditions, increasing health literacy, and addressing mental health as well as how clinicians use the data in healthcare provision.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Sep 10, 2026 - Highlights recent research in Texas finding a connection between food insecurity and chronic illness. Discusses how non-medical drivers of health can lead to poor health outcomes and common barriers to affordable and nutritious foods such as transportation. Describes how community-based organizations can use the findings to make decisions about resource allocation.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Sep 2, 2026 - Describes newly funded research investigating chronic pain among rural older adults using machine learning to extract data and make it more useful to clinicians.
Source: Virginia Tech News
Aug 31, 2026 - Highlights a new Saturday clinic for veterans in rural West
Texas in need of audiology care. Discusses healthcare
access challenges for veterans in this region and how the
expanded hours help ensure veterans are able to receive the
consistent care they need.
Source: VA West Texas Health Care Stories
Aug 28, 2026 - A new research program has been funded to study rural healthcare access for older adults with serious illness. Highlights common barriers to healthcare for rural residents and discusses planned projects for the institute.
Source: Valley News