June 14, 2022

The omicron variant of COVID-19 spread most quickly in populated, urban areas in late 2021 and early 2022 but caused more fatalities in rural counties where vaccinations are lagging, according to an analysis by the University of Cincinnati. Researchers say COVID-19 exposed disparities in health care in rural America.

March 24, 2023

Many parts of rural America with less access to health care also have limited broadband internet that could help them take advantage of increasingly popular online health services.

March 30, 2023

Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habitat for North America’s largest woodpecker.