Category: TRENDING

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fewer U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, and more now believe that even moderate drinking can harm their health, a new Gallup poll finds. The survey, conducted in July, found that 54% of Americans drink alcohol — the lowest rate Gallup has recorded in …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fewer U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, and more now believe that even moderate drinking can harm their health, a new Gallup poll finds. The survey, conducted in July, found that 54% of Americans drink alcohol — the lowest rate Gallup has recorded in …

This volume analyzes findings from the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, which show that just over half of adults say they use social media to find health information and advice, but less than half trust the health content they see across an array of social media sites and apps. It also examines false claims linking a mercury-based vaccine preservative to autism, following a federal decision to withdraw recommendations for flu vaccines containing the compound. In addition, it explores misleading narratives about antidepressant use during pregnancy and unproven claims about the health benefits of nicotine.

“It’s a big thing, but people look over mental health, they just completely bypass it,” Hale County High graduate Kirsten Croxton said.

Barring a judge’s intervention, Miami-Dade employees will see a new health care administrator in 2026.

Barring a judge’s intervention, Miami-Dade employees will see a new health care administrator in 2026.