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America's rural elderly face barriers to health care
(HealthDay)—Elderly Americans who live in rural areas are at increased risk for health problems and death because of poor access to health care, a new study finds.
Dec 14, 2015
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Telemedicine effective for patients, helps providers establish important relationships
More than 50 million Americans live in rural areas, and many have limited access to health care. For someone living far from an urban area, local specialty care for complex health issues is difficult, if not impossible, to ...
Dec 8, 2015
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Young Latinos experience discrimination when obtaining health care, research shows
Young Latinos living in rural areas say they face discrimination when they obtain health care services - a factor that could contribute to disparities in their rates for obtaining medical care and in their health outcomes, ...
Oct 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rural children in India have better immunization rates
Children in rural India have higher vaccination rates than those in cities, and Hindu kids are more likely to get their shots than Muslim youth, say University of Michigan researchers.
Sep 15, 2015
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Rural hospitals struggle to stay open, adapt to changes
After 45 years of providing health care in rural Missouri, Sac-Osage Hospital is being sold piece by piece.
May 1, 2015
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Bottleneck analysis can improve care for mothers and newborns in poor settings
In a study published this month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, researchers from universities including Karolinska Institutet present a new model for identifying "bottlenecks" when it comes to implementing ...
Apr 30, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Ancient wisdom, modern technology team up to fight disease
The high tech facilities where Jairam Vanamala probes the links between food and health are a long way from the rural village in southern India where he grew up, but to him the two are closely connected.
Apr 29, 2015
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Half of world's rural populations cannot access health care: UN
More than half the population of rural areas worldwide do not have access to basic health care, with four in five rural Africans lacking services, the United Nations said Monday.
Apr 27, 2015
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Cardiology
Detection of critical heart disease before birth lags among poor
Parents-to-be often look forward to prenatal ultrasounds, when they get the first glimpse of their baby and perhaps learn their child's sex. Ultrasound technology also allows for the detection of birth defects and other abnormalities ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Double trouble with rural waiting times for GPs
Waiting times to see preferred GPs in the bush are double those of Australia's city dwellers.
Nov 20, 2014
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