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In many states, emergency medical services are not considered essential, like fire or police. That means when you call 911, there’s no guarantee an…
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Farmers across the Midwest are facing tight profit margins and rising healthcare costs. And that means some hold off getting medical treatment or forgo…
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New funding will drive a pilot project to connect patients with rides to medical appointments and address transportation barriers to health.Lack of…
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Nine months ago, things were looking bleak for Hillsboro Community Hospital, a 15-bed facility in central Kansas about 50 miles north of Wichita. The…
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Jessica Sheridan’s plan was to have her first daughter at the local hospital, five minutes from her house in Iowa Falls.But when she was seven months…
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On a sunny afternoon in Sedalia, Mo., a town between St. Louis and Kansas City, Jennifer and Matt Boatright escorted some unusual visitors into a pasture…
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North Newton Junior/Senior High lies in the Northwest corner of Indiana, in a county home to more dairy cows than people.But students have no problem…
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Dennis Pond doesn’t tell his psychiatrist about his thoughts of suicide. But he has them. He often feels useless, in large part because his diabetes has…
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Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates are far higher than the national average. Experts say one of the reasons is a lack of access to care…
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The nation's dairy farmers are facing their fourth year of depressed milk prices. The outlook is so bleak, it's increased worries about farmer suicides. One recent outreach effort drew criticism.