Open-access, peer-reviewed journal providing an international evidence base to inform improvement in rural and remote health (free to read, no author charges). www.rrh.org.auhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mu3tzna2ds2dNew Original Research article in RRH: Rural healthcare providers’ attitudes on climate change in the Northwestern US by Cassidy Eckman, Danielle Pettigrew, Abigail Crawford, Brett Williams, Isaac Knouff, Mariah Johnson and Toby Keys. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1091127 Aug 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3tzna2ds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mtuzqzbgv22jNew Short Communication for RRH: Hybrid training in rural, remote and island health care: insights from Scotland and the US by Manar Fadil Omer Mohamed, Alyssa Ruffa, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Denise Kornegay, Pam Nicoll, Florin Nedelea and Anita Laidlaw. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH997025 Aug 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuzqzbgv22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mtkex7xju222New Original Research article in RRH: A qualitative analysis of colon capsule endoscopy using a novel GP-led, home-delivered service model in the Western Isles, Scotland by Timothy Shearman, Angus Watson and Campbell Macleod. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH997820 Aug 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkex7xju222https://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mtgah4awmk26Read the latest issue of Rural and Remote Health at www.rrh.org.au All RRH articles are free to read! #RuralHealth #RemoteHealth #RegionalHealth #CommunityHealth #HealthcareWorker #AlliedHealth #Nursing #FamilyMedicine #RuralPolicy #MentalHealth19 Aug 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgah4awmk26https://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mt5oktcjms2bNew Original Research article in RRH: Can rural exposure to general practice influence career aspirations? A study with former participants of the ‘Excellent Project’, Germany by Alicia Thiel, Zekeriya Aktürk, Marco Roos, Anna Sporkert and Wolfgang Blank. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1049115 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5oktcjms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3msuhr4zdg226New Original Research article in RRH: The role of rurality on self-reported sleep and cognition in middle-aged and older adults: a preliminary study by Madison Musich, Amy Costa, Puja Halder, Christina McCrae and Ashley Curtis. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1069512 Aug 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuhr4zdg226https://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3msrfocw6gk2eNew Original Research article in RRH: Professional identity and rural workforce commitment among regional quota medical students in Japan: a qualitative study by Yuiko Hiyajo, Hirotake Machida, Richi Kakazu, Miu Yara, Kiyoshi Kinjo and Ryuichi Ohta. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1126911 Aug 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrfocw6gk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mshb54gjac2rNew Original Research article in RRH: Medical students’ attitudes towards rural practice post-rural placement: a 10-year national survey by Tracy Macfarlane, Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Zelda Doyle, Siyakholwa Siziba and Uchechukwu Osuagwu. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1023107 Aug 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshb54gjac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3ms4ykj3dsk2wNew Original Research article in RRH Association between very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural community residents of Junín Department, Peru by Nathaly Rosales-Matos, Carolina Pérez-Agüero, Walter Calderón-Gerstein, Ian Falvy-Bockos and Fernando Runzer-Colmenares https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1034402 Aug 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ykj3dsk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3ms3dm2utoc2wNew Original Research article in RRH: Association between very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural community residents of Junín Department, Peru by Nathaly Rosales-Matos, Carolina Pérez-Agüero, Walter Calderón-Gerstein, Ian Falvy-Bockos and Fernando Runzer-Colmenares https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1034402 Aug 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3dm2utoc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrvq2o35622kBuilding a lifesaving network: public access defibrillation across the challenging terrain of Crete by Panagiota Darivianaki, Anastasia Spartinou, Ioanna Protopapa, Vlasios Karageorgos, Nikos Stathiakis, Othon Fraidakis, Vasileia Nyktari and Alexandra Papaioannou. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1066631 Jul 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvq2o35622khttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrtbtb465s2nNew Original Research article in RRH: Varicella-zoster virus immunity and self-reported history among healthcare workers in Greece by I Dimeas, A Mariolis, V Sachtaridou, P Soulioti, E Rouka, G Vavougios, G Hagjigeorgiou, Z Daniil, K Gourgoulianis and Dimitrios Papagiannis. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1095230 Jul 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtbtb465s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrqi7xtjjk26New Review Article in RRH: Improving rural medication safety with AI: a scoping review by Jeong-ah Kim, Muhammad Kabir, Daniel Terry and Maryam Rouhi. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1012128 Jul 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqi7xtjjk26https://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mroayj2q5s2wNew Original Research in RRH: Functional capacity and self-esteem among Indigenous older adults in the Peruvian Amazon by Y Silva-Diaz, C Ordinola Ramírez, R Vega-Rojas, C Odar-Rojas, D Mendoza-Reyna, M Epiquien Chancahuana, C Jima Chamiquit and W Sepúlveda-Loyola. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1037828 Jul 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroayj2q5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrixpfhht22sNew Original Research article in RRH: Enhancing rural health service research culture and capacity: a qualitative exploration of student research placements by Michèle Conlin, Jake Romein and Jaclyn Bishop. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1008625 Jul 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrixpfhht22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrgz2zftpk2eHealth professional productivity in Ethiopian hospitals: evidence from a multicenter time–motion study by Zeine Anore, Jemal Ali, Tegbar Sendekie, Firew Ayalew, Shelemo Kachara, Mezgebu Yitayal, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Solomon Woldeamanuel, Assegid Samuel and Jelle Stekelenburg https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1095325 Jul 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgz2zftpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mrbqwjhxhk2wFriendship Bench implementation in Africa: a systematic review of strategies, barriers, and facilitators from Zimbabwe and Malawi with an exploratory analysis of person-centered care practices by N Atenchong, O Njoku, V D Mushininga, O Oyetunde, P Nsangou and C OyongAkom. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1065223 Jul 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbqwjhxhk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mr6u2ocwe22eNew Original Research article in RRH: Posture, pain, and physical inactivity among workers in a rural factory setting in Türkiye by Abdurrahim Yıldız, Hilal Yasar, Negin Hosseini, Nagihan Oz and Rustem Mustafaoglu. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH994821 Jul 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6u2ocwe22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mr4cm3qnkc2xNew Original Research article in RRH: A retrospective study evaluating outcomes of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Training Positions in the Queensland public health. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1032620 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4cm3qnkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mr2owfqmds2kNew Commentary in RRH: Practical support for clinical courage by Lucie Walters, Ian Couper, Ruth Stewart, David Campbell, Lisa White, Daniel Pellegrini, James Padley and Emily Moody. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1114420 Jul 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2owfqmds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mqq2bf64rk2dNew Project Report in RRH: Moordidjabiny Moort (Stronger Families) program: ‘we sat together as one family’ by Emma Haynes, Renae Stack, Danie Zappa, Jasmin Brown, Judith Katzenellenbogen, Lesley Nelson and Dawn Bessarab. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH987516 Jul 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqq2bf64rk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mqni2xlnmc2eUsability of an augmented reality tele-mentoring system for medical specialists and junior doctors operating in rural and regional healthcare settings in Vietnam by TD Bui, Tony Barnett, VA Hoang, W Chinthammit, VNVu, SN Tran, Ha Hoang, Van Anh Do, Nga Tran and Van Giap Vu. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH996915 Jul 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqni2xlnmc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mqj24wycmc2jAssessing the dietary behaviours and food choices of people with type 2 diabetes in the Wa Municipality of Ghana by Joe Dare Nyefene, Patricia Glago, Abdul-Basit Abdul Rahaman, Nana Obeng Mensah, Patience Darko, Esther Ashun, Jennifer Nkrow and Asmau Ahmed. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1062213 Jul 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqj24wycmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mqapbvjghk2mNew Original Research article in RRH: Community knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies and retrospective study of human and animal rabies exposures in selected districts of the Southern Zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia by Konjit Mengesha and Enquebaher Tarekgne. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1045309 Jul 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqapbvjghk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mq6yxbq2pc2mNew Original Research article in RRH: A qualitative study using an ecological model to understand factors affecting childhood immunisation in Papua New Guinea by Benedicta Wau and Elisabeth Schuele. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH980709 Jul 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6yxbq2pc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mpxiqbshnc2pNew Original Research article in RRH: Building therapeutic alliance with farmers seeking mental health care: a qualitative study of providers’ perspectives and recommendations by Rebecca Purc-Stephenson, Deanna Hood and Tayah Fiveland. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1027006 Jul 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxiqbshnc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mpk4up2e222iNew Review Article in RRH: A scoping review of the healthcare needs of older community-dwelling adults living in rural areas by Pauletta Irwin, Larissa Bamberry, Rui Bi, Oliver Burmeister, Gabrielle Drake, Nicole Mahara, Teddy Nagaddya, Sharlotte Tusasiirwe and Deborah Magee https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH997230 Jun 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk4up2e222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mpfsddhpqk2bNew Original Research article in RRH: Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors influencing non-communicable disease prevalence among rural Jamaican adults: a population-based study by Paul Bourne. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1038029 Jun 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfsddhpqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mpaofonsyk2xNew Original Research article in RRH: Barriers to mental health help-seeking – rewriting the narrative for rural communities by Margot Moody, Natasha Loi, Adam Rock, Kim Usher and Kylie Rice. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1008527 Jun 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaofonsyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruralremotehealth.bsky.social/post/3mp3c2lkwgc24New Original Research article in RRH: Tobacco retailer density in the Northern Territory, Australia by Ruth Canty, Janet Hoek, Coral Gartner, Adam Bourke, Benedikt Ley, David Thomas and Marita Hefler. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH1009525 Jun 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:tmxxjgfxu7sqlxofnckkyvgs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3c2lkwgc24