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24 lut 2023 · Americans' top public health concerns. When asked about the top threats to public health at the moment, the top three responses were opioids (26%), obesity (21%), and access to guns or firearms (17%). Other responses include cancer, COVID-19, and unsafe roads or driving.
23 maj 2024 · Narrower majorities say that the affordability of healthcare (57%), drug addiction (55%) and the federal budget deficit (53%) are very big problems in the country today. And roughly half say that illegal immigration (51%), gun violence (49%), violent crime (48%) and the state of moral values (46%) are each very big problems.
21 cze 2023 · Majorities of Americans say 8 of the 16 issues included on the survey are “very big problems” facing the country. These range from economic concerns, such as inflation, affordability of health care and the budget deficit, to drug addiction, gun violence and violent crime.
19 wrz 2024 · The US spends more on health care than any other high-income country, but a new report suggests that “Americans are sicker, die younger and struggle to afford essential health care.” Compared ...
16 lis 2023 · Diabetes affects 30 million American adults and children. NIH-funded technological advances offer much promise. Thanks to decades of research, Americans are living longer. Yet Chronic diseases still affect large swaths of the population and are unevenly distributed creating health disparities.
19 wrz 2024 · The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, according to a startling new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
As 2021 gets underway, the Americas faces daunting health challenges. The region begins the historic task of vaccinating some 465 million people against COVID-19 while continuing the testing and treatment essential to fighting the pandemic on all fronts.
