One in four American adults are turning to AI chatbots for medical advice because they cannot afford to see a doctor, according to a survey by Insuranceopedia. The survey of 1,250 adults found that 25…
New federal data shows steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment across many states, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees after enhanced subsidies expired in January. T…
A KFF poll found that US adults who use AI chatbots for health advice are more likely to believe vaccine myths, such as vaccines causing autism, even after controlling for demographics. The findings r…
A KFF poll of 2,480 US adults found that frequent use of AI chatbots for health advice is correlated with belief in anti-vaccine myths, including false claims that vaccines cause autism or that the me…
A KFF poll released Wednesday found that 29% of U.S. adults now use AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude for health advice monthly, nearly double the share from June 2024. The survey also …
GLP-1 drug use peaks in middle age, with 22% of adults aged 50-64 taking them, then drops sharply to 9% at age 65 due to Medicare's ban on covering weight-loss medications. The overall adult usage rat…
U.S. abortions rose roughly 18% after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, driven entirely by abortion pills mailed via telehealth. In-person abortions fell 12%, but telehealth surged from 5% to 27% of…
A nurse at Erlanger Baroness in Chattanooga admitted to stealing and abusing fentanyl for months, according to a nursing-board order reported by KFF/CBS News. The hospital's AI-powered drug diversion …