Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.
A new podcast series examines the history of the "war on drugs" in Appalachia. Give it a listen here.
Rural residents have a harder time accessing cancer treatment and have higher cancer mortality rates. So the American Society of Clinical Oncology has formed a Rural Access to Cancer Care Task Force to examine the phenomenon and figure out what they can do. Recommended areas of focus right now: provider education and training, workforce development, tele-oncology, and research. Read more here.
NPR gives reluctant praise to the hardy pigweed plant, which seems to be defying farmers' and biotech companies' efforts to kill it off with pesticides. Read more here.
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