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Doctors are the top source for medical information, far outranking websites, AI and social media. But less than half turn exclusively to medical professionals.

Annually visiting a dentist is associated with many important aspects of wellbeing, and these relationships hold across income groups.

Just over seven in 10 Americans, 71%, believe doctors should be "allowed by law to end the patient's life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it."

West Health and Gallup developed a system to rank all 50 states and D.C. based on residents' experiences with healthcare cost, quality and access.

Seven in 10 Americans say they would prefer that primary care providers ask about both mental and physical health concerns during appointments.

Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults describe their mental health as excellent, down 14 points from 2019 and the first reading below 30%.

More than 18% of U.S. adults report depression, with rates doubling among young adults since 2017. Loneliness and financial hardship are key contributing factors.

Nearly one in 10 Americans have been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, even as new incidences of cancer are slowly falling.

The U.S. obesity rate is showing signs of abating from its 2022 high. GLP-1 antidiabetic injectables used for weight loss may be playing a role.

Of 20 behaviors, extramarital affairs and human cloning are seen as the most morally wrong. Birth control and divorce remain the most morally acceptable.