By now, it is generally agreed upon that social media is designed to be addictive, but a new survey from Gallup indicates that the problem may be worse than previously thought. 51% of U.S. teenagers report spending at least four…
Category: Healthcare/Medical
Health Insurance Coverage of U.S. Workers Increased in 2022
Health Insurance Rates for Working-Age Adults Higher by Race, Hispanic Origin, Region The percentage of working-age adults ages 19 to 64 with health insurance coverage increased from 2021 to 2022, primarily driven by an increase in employment-based coverage. This resulted in…
Better Health, Voulenteerism Linked to Postsecondary Education
Charitable giving rates get higher with each level of education, a new poll from Gallup indicates. Rising from only 38% of people with a high school diploma to a whopping 77% with a graduate degree. Volunteer rates double between non-college…
Gen Z Is Going Vegan
Medical Inspiration Daily For Stronger Society (MIDSS) recently conducted a poll of over 3,000 members of “Gen Z” to learn how the generation will shape the food and health industry. And the results revealed most of them are in favor…
More Americans Support Government Limits on Prescription Drug Pricing
Prescription drug manufacturing company Eli Lily announced last week that it was cutting the price of some of its insulin products. This comes after a public pressure campaign called “very successful” by Democratic senator Bernie Sanders when individuals who depends…
Most Americans Don’t Understand Nutrition
Now, that Halloween has passed, the holiday season is jus around the corner. And in American, holidays mean food. New data from nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal’s Nutrition IQ survey indicates that 81% of Americans claim to know basics…
Cutting Carbs Can Help Fight Diabetes
New research from Tulane University says a low-carb diet can help people with unmedicated diabetes and those who are at risk for diabetes lower their blood sugar. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal, the study compared two groups. One…
Abortion to be Bigger Issue in 2022 Midterms, Polling Indicates
In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that is expected to overturn Roe V. Wade, abortion rights are poised to take center stage for many voters in the upcoming 2022 Midterm elections. Twenty-Seven percent of voters say…
More Than Half of Employed Americans Believe Their Employer is Not Doing enough to Support Their Mental Health as Global Crises Fare On
A new U.S. study conducted online by The Harris Poll, among over 950 employed adults on behalf of Blueboard, an innovator in the employee recognition and rewards space, reveals a gap between the levels of stress that employees are feeling and…
COVID Cases in U.S. Are Rising Again, but Worries Are Not
The steady increase in COVID-19 cases this past month is not disconcerting to Americans, as they are less worried now about the coronavirus than they were at the start of the year, and fewer are social distancing. Fewer than one…