Appalachians have a 5 percent higher incidence of malignant brain tumors and other central nervous system tumors than the rest of the U.S. That’s according to a recent study published in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. The study also found a higher mortality rate in the region due to these tumors […]
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This is the second story in a two-part series about the sale of North Carolina’s Mission Health to the national HCA Healthcare. Read the first part of the series here. As North Carolina’s attorney general deliberates over whether to approve the sale of the nonprofit Mission Health System to for-profit Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA, a citizens group is asking that, if approved, the deal ensure they have a voice in the future of health care services in their rural communities. The Mission system covers 18 mostly rural Western […]
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On December 13, a full page ad in the Highlands Newspaper, in Highlands, North Carolina, was headlined: “Bringing a new state-of-the-art Angel Medical Center. Investing in the future of healthcare in western North Carolina.” The ad was purchased by Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital system that owns 178 […]
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Siblings Hannah and Hilary Heishman were born and raised in Moorefield, a town of some 2,500 in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle. Hannah and her husband, Kris Jenkins, have built a life for themselves in Moorefield. They’re both veterans and volunteer for all manner of vet-related activities throughout Hardy County – […]
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Garrett County, Maryland, wins a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize for its multidisciplinary approach to a healthier community. Part of a series. Garrett County is the state of Maryland’s westernmost county. It’s in Appalachia, abutting both the West Virginia and Pennsylvania borders. The population is just under 30,000. The driving forces of the economy have […]
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