health / http://backend.userland.com/rss 优蜜传媒WebTeam A West Health and 优蜜传媒survey finds that 11% of U.S. adults are unable to pay for needed healthcare and prescribed medicine, marking a new high in a four-year trend. /poll/658148/inability-pay-care-medicine-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658148/inability-pay-care-medicine-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:01:00 GMT K-12 parents are more likely to report negative social or emotional pandemic-related effects on children than academic or physical health problems. /poll/658100/pandemic-hurt-children-social-skills-mental-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658100/pandemic-hurt-children-social-skills-mental-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT After sliding over the past decade, Americans' reports of their own mental and physical health held steady last year at the lowest levels in Gallup's 24-year trend. /poll/658082/pandemic-effects-linger-americans-health-ratings.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658082/pandemic-effects-linger-americans-health-ratings.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:01:00 GMT Five years after COVID-19 forced shutdowns, 59% of Americans say the pandemic is over, and 58% worry about another pandemic in the future. /poll/657821/pandemic-deemed-yet-future-health-crisis-feared.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/657821/pandemic-deemed-yet-future-health-crisis-feared.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT Twelve percent of Americans report borrowing an estimated $74 billion to pay for healthcare expenses last year. More than one-quarter (28%) report being "very concerned" that a major health event could put them in medical debt in the future. /poll/657041/americans-borrow-estimated-billion-medical-bills-2024.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/657041/americans-borrow-estimated-billion-medical-bills-2024.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:01:00 GMT As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent 优蜜传媒poll provides a road map for the issues Americans think need the most attention. /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT The latest Hologic Global Women's Health Index shows that for the first time in the survey's four-year history, fewer women are reporting that they were tested for any type of cancer. /poll/655217/cancer-testing-women-falls-rates-rise.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/655217/cancer-testing-women-falls-rates-rise.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT Americans are divided over President-elect Trump's policies for lowering healthcare costs. Views vary by political affiliation, but by two to one, independents think the policies take the U.S. in the wrong direction. /poll/654704/nearly-half-says-healthcare-headed-wrong-direction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654704/nearly-half-says-healthcare-headed-wrong-direction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT Over four in 10 U.S. adults, especially women, see themselves as overweight. Over half want to lose weight, but only about a quarter are seriously trying. /poll/654425/americans-say-overweight-slim-down.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654425/americans-say-overweight-slim-down.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Americans' agreement that the federal government must ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage now exceeds 60%, after declining to as low as 42% during the years when the Affordable Care Act was being debated and implemented. /poll/654101/health-coverage-government-responsibility.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654101/health-coverage-government-responsibility.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT