Compared to other developed nations, the United States regularly ranks among the worst countries for maternal and infant health outcomes. Childbirth outcomes are often tied to a birthing parent’s ...

With a view to specialist doctors, it becomes apparent that Wyoming has the lowest number of both ophthalmologists (1.53) and plastic surgeons (0.85) per 100k inhabitants, as well as the second lowest ...

People who live in news deserts are finding their own ways to gain information — through social media feeds, influencers and family and friends, according to a new study by the Medill Local Initiative ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In local news deserts in the U.S., residents rely heavily on ...

An estimated 15.8 million people in the United States live in pharmacy deserts. With limited access to health care services, like hospitals and pharmacies, these individuals are at risk of elevated ...

More than a half-million people in Massachusetts live without easy access to pharmacies, making medications, vaccinations, and other health care services harder to get. A new report by the ...

Approximately 2.3 million people live in food deserts, one mile away from a supermarket without a car to get there Approximately 42 million people rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...