Healthcare

Hundreds of nurses and nursing students gathered in Madison, WI, on Tuesday for the 2026 Nurses Day at the Capitol, an annual event organized by the Wisconsin Nurses Association to

Upstate New York Leaders Push Major Plan to Tackle Doctor Shortage Crisis Across large stretches of Upstate New York, finding a doctor has become a growing challenge. Families in rural

Assemblyman Robert Smullen is putting a spotlight on a crisis that many rural New Yorkers already know too well: finding a doctor, dentist, or therapist can mean driving hours, waiting

A Rural Reality Shared Nationwide Across the United States, rural communities are facing deepening health care shortages—challenges that mirror those recently documented in New York. In August 2025, a comprehensive