• Bringing health care to people’s homes in rural communities
    Medicine

    Bringing health care to people’s homes in rural communities

    For patients living in rural areas, it’s not uncommon to travel several hours to see a specialist or primary care physician. Sometimes daily life gets in the way, and those patients end up skipping vital preventive services such as mammograms or colonoscopies. “It’s still easier to find a cheeseburger or cigarettes than it is to find access to health care,” noted Jeremy Cauwels, MD, chief physician at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Broadband internet service in rural communities isn’t always available, and women often face a 200-mile trip to get routine ob-gyn care. Rural areas also struggle to recruit and retain physicians. In an “AMA Update” episode, Dr.…

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  • Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits | Health & Fitness
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    Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits | Health & Fitness

    FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health. There was one caveat to the findings, however: Only about a third of the potentially enormous health benefit is being seen in low-income areas and those with a concentration of minority residents. “Wind power has gained huge momentum in the U.S.,” noted study author Noelle Selin, director of the technology and policy program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. Nearly 10% of electricity nationwide is now generated by wind power, reducing greenhouse gas emissions that…

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