Half of Americans say they normally keep up to date with their vaccines; 36% say they’ve delayed or skipped some vaccines and 13% say they do not get any vaccines.

A new YouGov survey finds that Americans largely support childhood vaccination: Majorities believe the benefits outweigh the risks, that vaccines work, that the science supporting their safety is well established, and that many of these vaccines should be required.

About three-quarters of Americans say the COVID-19 pandemic affected at least a few of their major life decisions.

Americans are about evenly split between positive and negative views about the year so far for the country. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say 2025 has been a terrible year for the U.S.

A new YouGov survey examines how Americans are feeling about consumer DNA tests. About one in five Americans have ever taken one of these tests, and many have found surprising information about their family history as a result.

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans whether 50 health beliefs — some might call some of them folk remedies — are true or not, from the necessity of drinking eight glasses of water a day to the suggestion that chicken soup cures colds.

While proposals to ban certain food additives and restrict pesticides are popular, fewer are in favor of lifting restrictions on raw milk or removing fluoride from public drinking water.

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the health-care system, the presidential transition, the economy, President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, and cryptocurrency.

28% of Americans say that they always or usually feel like their brain works differently from everyone else. 13% of Americans say that neurodivergent Americans don’t currently have equal rights in the U.S.; 58% say they do.

Harris' specific health care policies — including funding for home care services and investigating anti-competitive behavior by pharmaceutical companies — generally are more popular than Trump’s.

32% of Americans — including 23% of men and 40% of women — say they've avoided seeking out medical care due to negative experiences with a previous doctor.

17% of American adults use marijuana at least once a month, compared to 41% who use alcohol that often. However, 8% use marijuana daily, compared to only 5% who use alcohol daily.

Americans are not particularly excited about a seasonal influx of insects: 49% say they feel very or somewhat negative about encountering insects or bugs outdoors while only 13% feel positively.

Twice as many Americans prefer spinach rather than kale for nutrition, and spinach beats kale for taste in a rout.

A large majority of Americans support the practice of social prescribing — connecting people to nonmedical activities such as dance — becoming a more regular part of American health care.

The amount of money owed for their last ambulance trip was surprisingly high to 37% of Americans who have taken one.

Only 15% of Americans have heard of the condition, according to a new YouGov survey of 2,397 Americans.

Most Americans (56%) have tried marijuana at some point in their lives, including 24% who say they’ve used it in the past year; 17% have used it in the past month.

People who saw the last eclipse in 2017 are far more likely than those who didn't to say they'll see the upcoming eclipse: 73% think they'll view it, including 42% who have already made plans.

Among the people who made New Year’s resolutions or set a goal for 2024, most are still sticking to them — even though Americans overall doubt that people who made the resolutions have stuck to them.