Diabetes Care Falters for Rural Patients: Study
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- If you live in a small town and have diabetes, you ' re more likely to suffer serious setbacks than your cousin in the big city.New research shows that people in towns with fewer than 50,000 people have a significantly... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Readout of Biden-Harris Administration Convening with Health Care Community Concerning Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Offers overview of a meeting between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, other Administration officials, and healthcare stakeholders related to the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Highlights key actions taken by the Administration to address impacts. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
HHS: Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) on March 27-28, 2024. The agenda and information on how to join the meeting will be posted on thePACHA website prior to the meeting. To provide public comment, pre-registration is required by March 18, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
VA: Request for Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in the development of a national standard of practice for VA peer specialists. Outlines the proposed national standard of practice for VA peer specialists, who are Veterans who self-identify with a lived experience of recovery from a mental health condition and have been professionally trained to help other Veterans with similar experiences. Comments are due by May 13, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Popular in Cities, Transit Trip Planning and Payment Apps Are Slowly Coming to Rural Communities
Highlights pilot projects in Vermont and Minnesota offering public transit planning and payment apps in rural communities. Discusses challenges with offering these services including customer buy-in, sustainable funding, technology limitations, and unreliable internet and cell phone service. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
China is sending a harsh message to its struggling property developers: ‘They will be made to pay the due price’
Chinese real estate developers desperate for a government lifeline are getting the opposite—survival of the fittest. According to Chinese Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong, “real estate companies that are seriously insolvent and have lost the ability to operate … must go…#fitchratings #hongkong #countrygarden #imf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ascension Saint Thomas makes $7.6 million investment in rural hospital
Thanks to a state grant and a company match, Ascension Saint Thomas will be making some upgrades to one of its hospitals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Nikki Ross Source Type: news
' White Rural Rage' Cites My Work. It's Totally Wrong About Rural America
American politics has hit an us-versus-them peak. Trust in institutions is declining rapidly. How did American society reach this point, and how to remedy the problem? These should be primary concerns, and it should be obvious that we make the problem worse when we rely on stereotypes to…#whiteruralrage #paulwaldman #tomschaller #qanon #christian #left #ruralamerica #kristinlunztrujillo #phd #politicalscience (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Million Days review – low-budget sci-fi thriller asks if we should trust AI with our survival
In the near future humanity is doomed and our options are being determined by AI simulation – unfortunately for us, the AI doesn’t seem particularly bothered if we surviveThis intriguing sci-fi thriller is a throwback to the kind of cerebral teleplays and low-budget movies that flourished in the 1960s: ripe with gloomy lighting and dystopian pessimism, but with barely enough money in the budget to pay for more than two sets. Think On the Beach from 1959, or Seconds from 1966 – but then lower your expectations because it’s not anywhere in their league. But it’s not bad, and the subject is timely.The time is a coup...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Leslie Felperin Tags: Film Science fiction and fantasy films Artificial intelligence (AI) Space Computing Consciousness Culture Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Technology Source Type: news
Kenya: Kenyans Living in Rural Areas Urged to Embrace New Health Fund
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Savannah Medical Hospital has urged people living in the rural areas to embrace the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) to improve maternal health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 11, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Medical Students Help Rural Schoolchildren Avoid Suspension with Mobile Physicals
Highlights a project in North Carolina offering school-mandated physicals to rural children using mobile clinics. Children that do not receive physicals may be suspended. Discusses the impact of suspension on educational outcomes and entering the justice system. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 11, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Biden-Harris Administration Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Tackles Youth Mental Health Crisis, Maternity Care Deserts, Gaps in Access to Primary Care
Offers overview of priorities in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the Health Resources& Services Administration including youth mental health, maternity care deserts, access to primary care, opioid treatment and recovery, the healthcare workforce, and organ donation. Discusses rural specific needs throughout. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 11, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
How Illinois Is Bringing Grocery Stores Back to Main Street
Discusses rural Illinois food deserts and the rise of community-owned cooperative stores. Notes the challenges for rural cooperative development including community buy-in, competition with large chains, funding, and more. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 11, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
FDA: Revocation of Emergency Use of a Drug Product During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Availability
Notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing the revocation of one Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) issued to Eli Lilly and Co. (Lilly) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together. The revocation is effective December 14, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 11, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
IHS: Funding Opportunity for Indians Into Medicine (InMed)
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for the Indians into Medicine (InMed) program. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) health professionals by encouraging AI/AN individuals to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving AI/AN populations. Target populations should not include tribes within North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana, which are served by the existing University of North Dakota InMed grant program. Applications are due by May 14, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 11, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
