At 7 a.m. on March 1, Cumberland River Hospital ceased providing care to the citizens of Clay County, Tennessee. As the county’s director of emergency services, Natalie Boone will shoulder the consequences. As a community member, she’ll grieve. “There are so many people in this county walking around today…because of […]

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 […]