In the hunt to understand why some people get certain types of cancer and then have different outcomes, biomedical researchers look at genetic profiles and variables like age, gender, race, and other ...

Whitesburg, Kentucky, was an area once known for coal mining but most of those jobs have dried up. Limited opportunities force many residents to leave, but some are able to find their way back. And ...

Those living in Appalachia have long been accustomed to the idea there are greater risks to our health here than in many other regions. New research from the American College of Surgeons confirms that ...

Kilgore is an attorney in St. Paul and is involved in conservation, education and health care issues in the Virginia coalfields. During the presidential race, the stereotype of Appalachia once again ...

This article has been updated to correctly reflect where Gov. Andy Beshear was born and raised. A public spat between Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Carbon, a public benefit company transforming degraded and underutilized land into high quality environmental assets, announced today that ...