Telemedicine Brings Chronic Pain Care to Rural America, But Not Without Caveats
A new narrative review finds telemedicine improves access, psychological outcomes, and function for rural chronic pain patients, but does not ...
Tag: rural health
Rural Stroke Survivors Face Steep Barriers to Rehabilitation, Therapists Warn
A new survey of occupational therapists reveals that finances, transportation, and a lack of neuro-specific clinic equipment are the leading ...
Maps Reveal Vast Hearing Care Deserts Across Rural America
A five-year county-level analysis of Medicare billing data reveals stark hot spots and cold spots in American hearing care, with ...
Hidden Drug Metabolism Shifts May Drive Rural Pain Care Inequities in Older Adults
Researchers propose that unrecognized drug-drug-gene interactions known as phenoconversion contribute to pain treatment failures and harm in rural older adults, ...
Money, Not Medicine: Income Gaps Drive Rural Hospital Stays in China’s Jiangsu Province
A large survey in Jiangsu Province finds that after adjusting for healthcare need, hospitalization among rural residents is significantly skewed ...
Uganda’s Family Planning Services Reach Most Facilities, But Waiting Times Reveal Deep Inequities
A survey of 614 Ugandan health facilities and 2,378 family planning clients finds that while nearly 90 percent of service ...
Silent Epidemic: Hypertension, Diabetes and Obesity Surge Among Rural Ugandan Civil Servants
A cross-sectional survey of civil servants in rural southwestern Uganda reveals that 40 percent have hypertension, 10.7 percent have diabetes, ...
Remote Pain Care Dyad Aims to Close the Cancer Pain Gap for Rural and Hispanic Patients
A new randomized clinical trial protocol tests whether a remote, collaborative care model pairing pain specialists with community health workers ...
Chromoblastomycosis: A Century-Old Fungal Disease Where Science Outpaces Care
A new synthesis in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases shows how molecular advances in chromoblastomycosis have failed to improve diagnosis and ...
After Brain Injury, Older Adults Who Need Rehab Most Often Miss Out
A study of more than 23,000 Medicare beneficiaries finds that clinical need often fails to predict who receives occupational and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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