Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A farmhouse sits along a gravel road near Elgin, Iowa. For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only ...

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WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation that would create a student loan repayment program for doctors who provide specialist services in rural areas. Republican Rep. John ...

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The scarcity of nearby medical specialists, inadequate insurance, and the time and expense required to travel to Albuquerque or Santa Fe makes it difficult for many people in rural New Mexico to get ...

Tennessee faces a doctor shortage, especially in rural areas. A new UT initiative aims to build a health care pipeline.

Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in Kansas and many other rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors say patients have become increasingly distrustful and ...

Carter Moss has seen firsthand how hard it can be for rural Nebraskans to get the medical care they need — sometimes requiring long trips to Lincoln or Omaha fo ...

It's now been 32 years since publication of My Own Country, the powerful memoir of Abraham Verghese, MD, about his time as an immigrant infectious diseases doctor caring for patients in rural ...

Bill would let physician‑owned hospitals open in rural Oklahoma. Supporters promise access; critics warn of closures.