National Influenza Vaccination Week is a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. This week’s Friday Five provides CDC flu resources, a sickness forecasting app, home remedies to combat flu symptoms and more.

Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, and world-leading analytics and advice firm Gallup today released the 2017 State and Community Rankings for the Prevalence of Diabetes report, measuring the prevalence of diabetes and obesity across the U.S.

From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. Over the holiday the Surgeon General encourages Americans to talk about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their family.

According to the American Cancer Society, smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and illness in the world. Fortunately, each November The American Cancer Society hosts The Great American Smokeout which challenges current smokers to take the first step towards quitting.

November is American Diabetes Month and this week’s Friday Five looks at common questions and answers regarding diabetes, helpful tips for managing diabetes daily and during the holidays and a simple test to take to identify if you are at risk for the disease.

This week’s Friday Five offers thoughts and advice about cybersecurity from industry leaders in honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

By Adm. Brett P. Giroir MD – The reason #WhyIFightFlu? It saves lives. Americans experienced one of the most severe flu seasons in four decades last year with flu activity remaining high well into March 2018.

This week’s Friday Five covers everything you need to know about October’s National Take Back Day, which takes place on October 27, 2018.

This past week national health stakeholders once again celebrated U.S. National Health IT Week. This week’s Friday Five gathers a few highlights from the week and offers a few ways in which you can still participate.