Hospital closures also mean longer ambulance rides for rural residents. Charlie Brunner, the fire chief in Jackson County in ...

HealthScreen program aims to bridge health care gaps in North Central Florida’s rural communities Florida Department of Health funds UF’s HealthScreen to enhance rural health care access.

This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

Rural communities transform from medical research's forgotten citizens to active contributors to scientific advancement ...

The failure to expand Medicaid and the cuts to reimbursements and subsidies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace policies ...

In Florida, 91% of rural hospitals do not have OB-GYN services, the highest percentage in the country. Over the past two years, more than 50 rural hospitals have ended their labor and delivery ...

UF is one of multiple organizations that was awarded inaugural funding through the Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program, which supports no-cost ...

Florida budget battle 2025: As DeSantis fumes at House, here's a spending gap breakdown Gray Rohrer, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida Thu, April 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM UTC ...

Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially ...