Mississippi is the most stressed state in America, and Minnesota is the least, according to an analysis released March 27 by personal finance website WalletHub.  

A new examination of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for innovation-friendliness factors a number of key indicators, from the share of STEM professionals to research and development spending per capita to tech-company density. 

Forty-two percent of adults in the U.S. are living with obesity, meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or higher, according to an analysis from NORC at the University of Chicago. 

Montana, South Dakota and Idaho are the top three places for physicians to practice in the U.S., according to a WalletHub ranking published March 20. The worst places to practice this year are Hawaii, Rhode Island and Alaska. 

The hardest working cities in the U.S. aren't the biggest. New York City barely makes the top 100, according to a recent ranking from WalletHub. 

It is time for hospitals to follow law and medical schools' example by withdrawing from U.S. News and World Report's rankings, two physicians wrote in an article published to Health Affairs. 

Nearly 78 percent of primary care physicians practice in urban regions, and because of the uneven geographic distribution of the healthcare workforce in general, many patients struggle to access primary care at all, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Healthgrades recognized 864 hospitals with its 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Awards and Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Only 83 of those hospitals received both awards. 

The consumer price index jumped by 6 percent in February from a year earlier. In nearly a dozen cities, the growth in CPI was greater.

Three cities in Texas took the No. 1 spot in personal finance website WalletHub's 2023 analysis of the most overweight and obese cities in the U.S.

Healthgrades recognized 864 hospitals with its 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award and 2023 Outstanding Patient Experience Award.

Nurse practitioner toppedU.S. News & World Report's "2023 Best Jobs That Help People" list.

Six U.S. health systems were named to the Ethisphere Institute's "World's Most Ethical Companies" list — and all of them are recurring honorees. 

CEO pay at large has been a target of criticism by workers in recent months, including physicians and travel nurses, and the issue has surfaced as healthcare professionals negotiate their own pay. 

Dozens of hospitals and health systems have been selected among America's Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek for 2023.

About a quarter of U.S. physicians report symptoms of depression, and nearly 1 in 10 have suicidal thoughts, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report" published March 3.

Seventy-five percent of physicians were happy outside of work before the pandemic — that dropped to 58 percent after COVID-19. 

More than 20 U.S. hospitals were among those in the top 100 of Newsweek's 2023 list of top 250 global hospitals.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the 10 best and worst cities for sleep based on environmental factors.

Many of the best states for women are concentrated on the East Coast, while Southern states fare worse for female residents.