A Tennessee nonprofit provides greater mobility for people with lower limb amputations. This story was produced by Resolve Magazine, which spotlights critical social issues across the country and celebrates people who work for positive change in their communities. Resolve Magazine is funded by Aunt Bertha, a public-benefit corporation that connects […]
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The nation’s pandemic hotspots have shifted to rural communities, overwhelming small hospitals that are running out of beds or lack the intensive care units for more than one or two seriously ill patients. And in much of the Midwest and Great Plains, hospital workers are catching the virus at home […]
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For her senior year of college, Hannah Adams is staying home. Although Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, is open, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed life on campus. “Meals are all takeout. Student groups can’t meet. I felt like I’d be more isolated there than if I stayed home,” Adams […]
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The battle over the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has refocused American attention on the future of the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Nov. 10 in a case seeking to overturn the law that brought insurance coverage to millions of Americans. Meanwhile, Trump recently released […]
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Rising economic pressures during the pandemic and limited access to transportation contributed to a rise in physical violence and abuse in rural households. When the state of Pennsylvania locked down for the coronavirus in March, K found herself stranded with an abusive husband and four children. She knew she couldn’t […]
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This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip […]
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