During 2016 to 2021, an estimated 1.4 million emergency department visits were made per year among people experiencing homelessness, according to a study published online June 11 in the National ...

This story has been updated to include additional comment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics' most recent report put the U.S. maternal ...

Health care spending in the US reached $4.9 trillion and increased 7.5 percent in 2023, growing from a rate of 4.6 percent in 2022. In 2023, the insured share of the population reached 92.5 percent, ...

Health care spending in the US reached $5.3 trillion and increased 7.2 percent in 2024, similar to growth of 7.4 percent in 2023, as increased demand for health care influenced this two-year trend. As ...

About one in five adults experienced any symptoms of anxiety and symptoms of depression during 2022, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a ...

Dr. Edward Hoffer will answer questions regarding national health statistics and how to best navigate the healthcare system during an event titled “America’s Failing Healthcare” on Tuesday, February ...

Data: CDC's National Health Statistics Report; Chart: Axios Visuals Roughly 1 in 7 Americans 65 and older are meeting federal physical activity guidelines during their leisure time, a new report from ...

Mental illness affects more than 50 million Americans. A large percentage of people go without treatment for mental illness every year. Cost is the biggest reason people go without the help they need; ...