health health / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½ WebTeam Obesity Rate Declining in U.S. The U.S. obesity rate is showing signs of abating from its 2022 high. GLP-1 antidiabetic injectables used for weight loss may be playing a role. /poll/696599/obesity-rate-declining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/696599/obesity-rate-declining.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT U.S. Depression Rate Remains Historically High More than 18% of U.S. adults report depression, with rates doubling among young adults since 2017. Loneliness and financial hardship are key contributing factors. /poll/694199/u.s.-depression-rate-remains-historically-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/694199/u.s.-depression-rate-remains-historically-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT Dentist Visits Predict Wellbeing Across Income Groups Annually visiting a dentist is associated with many important aspects of wellbeing, and these relationships hold across income groups. /poll/692099/dentist-visits-predict-wellbeing-across-income-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692099/dentist-visits-predict-wellbeing-across-income-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½ Abortion Data Pages Updated for 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½'s abortion data summary pages, including key demographic trends, are now updated to include the latest results from May 2025. /opinion/gallup/691919/gallup-abortion-data-pages-updated-2025.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/691919/gallup-abortion-data-pages-updated-2025.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:30:00 GMT In U.S., Inability to Pay for Care, Medicine Hits New High A West Health and Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:01:00 GMT Pandemic Hurt Children's Social Skills, Mental Health Most 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 03:00:00 GMT Pandemic's Effects Linger in Americans' Health Ratings After sliding over the past decade, Americans' reports of their own mental and physical health held steady last year at the lowest levels in Â鶹´«Ã½'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 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:01:00 GMT Pandemic Deemed 'Over' by 59%, yet Future Health Crisis Feared 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 03:00:00 GMT Americans Borrow Estimated $74 Billion for Medical Bills in 2024 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:01:00 GMT Americans' State of the Nation Ratings Remain at Record Low As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 03:00:00 GMT