An aerial drone photo over the fields and dirt road lanes in the fields during the golden light of the morning. Rural residents in the U.S. face much greater challenges in accessing healthcare than ...

It’s not accessibility that’s keeping rural patients from embracing digital healthcare, it’s attitudes and understanding. A new report from Phreesia Life Sciences, “Industry perspectives: Bridging the ...

There has been a long-standing gap between the earnings of rural and urban workers. In fact, the divide may be widening. In cities, people earn about 23% more than people in rural areas, according to ...

A regulatory loophole has allowed hundreds of large, urban hospitals to claim rural benefits, raising alarms from lawmakers and experts who warn that taxpayer dollars are being diverted from the very ...

November 10, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ESTToday at 6:00 a.m. EST Keith Moore is head of editorial at Gapminder Foundation, a Swedish group that promotes access to reliable facts and data....more Keith Moore ...

It is election season in many countries. Political pundits, media outlets, and other observers frequently underscore the growing polarization across rural and urban communities during this time. 1-3 ...

During the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump clinched most of rural America’s votes, including those in California. To explain Trump’s sustained electoral strength, many reached for the ...