For many Americans, the first concern when it comes to health care access is a financial one. It isn’t news that we have one of the most expensive health care systems in the developed world. But for ...

More than 120 million Americans lack proper access to health care services, a new study from Good Rx Research found. “Today, roughly 81% of counties across the United States are a health care desert ...

According to Summit County Public Health, about 30,000 residents live in food deserts, areas with high poverty that also lack access to large grocery stores. According to Summit County Public Health, ...

Over 90% of U.S. prescriptions are filled by local pharmacies, which also serve as vital public health providers. Nearly 18% of Americans live in “pharmacy deserts,” with entire communities depending ...

Pharmacy shortages, which make medications, vaccinations, and other health care services harder to get, can be detrimental to ...

Scientists discovered genetic variants in the Turkana that help conserve water in deserts, but these variants may now raise disease risks in urban settings, early data suggest.

The candy and beverage displays at a Wawa gas station Living in a food desert increases health risks for people with atrial fibrillation A-Fib patients have a more than doubled risk of stroke if they ...

A Tulane University study following more than 1,500 individuals with atrial fibrillation found those in food deserts faced higher rates of stroke, hospitalization, and death. Stacey Leasca is an award ...

US and Kenyan researchers have collaborated on a study that has revealed more about genetic adaptations in people that have occurred because of environmental pressures. This effort focused on people ...

A growing number of Massachusetts residents live in what are known as pharmacy deserts, a community without convenient access ...

The Turkana people, an ethnic group in Kenya, have evolved genetic adaptations to help their bodies conserve water in extreme desert heat, a new study suggests. Turkana women commonly walk 3 to 6 ...