The share of rural Americans who live in communities without a hospital grows each year. It’s part of an ongoing collapse in rural health care that has persisted for decades and isn’t improving, despite regulatory efforts to shore up small-hospital finances.
FDA greenlights updated Covid shots, making fall booster rollout imminent
The FDA cleared updated Covid-19 booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna for the fall season on Monday, paving the way for a rollout in the