COVID-19 diagnostic testing is essential to tracking the virus’ spread and helping individuals, families and communities recover from the pandemic, but people have to be […]
1 in 5 Americans did not seek needed medical treatment during the pandemic due to cost
Nearly 20% of Americans, or more than 46 million adults, say they did not seek treatment for a health problem in the last year due […]
Study examines aspirin and statin use among older Americans
An analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that while adults aged 75 years and older do not benefit from taking […]
Survey: Americans delaying needed healthcare due to COVID-19
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute finds many Americans would delay doctor’s appointments and even emergency care when COVID-19 […]
Number of americans willing to get COVID-19 vaccine continues to rise
(HealthDay)—When queried in polls conducted earlier this year, only about half of American adults said they planned to get any vaccine against the new coronavirus. […]
Election Outcome Hasn’t Lowered Americans’ Stress Levels: Poll
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 — The U.S. presidential election may be over, but many Americans remain stressed about it, as well as a number of […]
Americans who go to office TWICE as likely to test positive for COVID
Americans who go out to work are nearly TWICE as likely to test positive for coronavirus as people who work from home, CDC report finds […]
Politics key to Americans’ views on COVID-19, poll shows
(HealthDay)—The new coronavirus holds no political views. The pathogen’s only aim is to infect, spread and thrive. But in what is surely no surprise in […]
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — When older people hospitalized for heart failure are sent home, they are often given a whopping 10 medications to take […]
Poll: Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 — Only 51 percent of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine, while 45 percent would not even try, a new poll […]
AHA News: How 20 Years of Stroke Research Revealed Disparities Among Mexican Americans
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Belinda Zuniga was searching the classified ads for job notices 14 years ago when a single […]
Largest study of prostate cancer genomics in Black Americans IDs targets for therapies
Black men in the United States are known to suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer, but few studies have investigated whether genetic differences in prostate tumors […]
Poll: 71% of Americans say their overall health and wellness is good or excellent
A survey assessing Americans’ health-related behaviors and attitudes found 71% rate their overall health and wellness as good (54%) or excellent (17%). The Whole-Person Health […]
Fewer Americans Think Vaccines Aren't Important. They're Wrong.
Childhood vaccinations are critical in preventing contagious diseases like polio and measles from spreading in the United States. However, support for vaccinations has steadily decreased […]