One of the federal government’s key indicators of economic distress – one that shows that rural counties are disproportionately suffering economically – is disguising persistent, intergenerational ...

Researchers recommend extending the minimum timeframe for confirming disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) from 3–6 months to 12 or 24 months to better distinguish true irreversible ...

Could a new approach to defining persistent poverty actually hurt rural communities? A rural American small town with a two-lane paved road and a church steeple. One of the federal government’s key ...