“A pharmacist and a minister” may sound like the start of a bad joke, not necessarily an intuitive vocational pairing. But to Reverend Dr. Leonard Edloe, long-time community pharmacist and pastor of New Hope Fellowship in rural Hartfield, Virginia, the two go hand-in-hand. For Dr. Edloe, both vocations are about fostering the spiritual and physical […] The post ‘Merging Ministry and Medicine’ in a Rural Black Church appeared first on The Daily Yonder.| The Daily Yonder
In the early hours of the morning, Amy Klingler, a primary care physician assistant in Stanley, Idaho, answered a call from a panicked patient. The woman was experiencing severe lower abdominal pain and had been vomiting for hours. She said she feared she might be suffering from an ectopic pregnancy—a serious, potentially fatal condition. But […] The post ‘You’re Going to See Very Severe Things and Dangerous Things’: Medicaid Cuts in Rural Idaho appeared first on The Daily Yonder.| The Daily Yonder