Part of the problem is that people living in rural areas don't always have easy access to health care. cstar55/iStock via Getty Images Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live ...

One in seven Americans live in rural areas and rely on rural hospitals and health systems for the health and well-being of their communities.

Rural areas are often in need of different kinds of expertise that is easier to find in urban areas, but they can also provide more value for homebuyers and a sense of community that is difficult to ...

Rising home affordability is spreading beyond cities, spotlighting rural areas where buyers can find lower prices and growing housing demand.

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

The Rural Climate Partnership says rural America is a big source of climate emissions — but can play a big role in solving the crisis, too. The fight against climate change is overlooking rural ...

Public institutions have a tremendous responsibility to provide health care in rural parts of the United States. But how can public policy solve these difficult problems? How can universities and ...

The influx of dollar stores into the rural landscape can have a devastating effect on grocery stores and other small businesses in rural areas, research has found. When dollar stores move into a rural ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a road map for increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math education opportunities and ...

Rural communities across the U.S. depend disproportionately on international-born physicians, according to a research letter published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Four notes: 1. The ...