These are the most Googled medical issues by state

Using Google Trends software, Salt Lake City-based MedicareHealthPlans researchers analyzed the search volume of various medical conditions to find the most-searched conditions by residents of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., during the past year.

Here are the most Googled medical conditions for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., listed in alphabetical order by state.

1. Alabama — itching
2. Alaska — substance abuse
3. Arizona — diabetes
4. Arkansas — swelling
5. California — diabetes
6. Colorado — asthma
7. Connecticut — asthma
8. Delaware — breast cancer
9. Florida — herpes
10. Georgia — syphilis
11. Hawaii — coughing
12. Idaho — arthritis
13. Illinois — diabetes
14. Indiana — diabetes
15. Iowa — obesity
16. Kansas — coughing
17. Kentucky — bronchitis
18. Louisiana — HIV
19. Maine — opioid use disorder
20. Maryland — asthma
21. Massachusetts — asthma
22. Michigan — syphilis
23. Minnesota — arthritis
24. Mississippi — herpes
25. Missouri — diabetes
26. Montana — alcoholism
27. Nebraska — coughing
28. Nevada — diabetes
29. New Hampshire — asthma
30. New Jersey — chlamydia
31. New Mexico — diabetes
32. New York — asthma
33. North Carolina — itching
34. North Dakota — insomnia
35. Ohio — bronchitis
36. Oklahoma — lupus
37. Oregon — abdominal pain
38. Pennsylvania — asthma
39. Rhode Island — arthritis
40. South Carolina — influenza
41. South Dakota — migraine
42. Tennessee — lupus
43. Texas — abdominal pain
44. Utah — diabetes
45. Vermont — arthritis
46. Virginia — diabetes
47. Washington — diabetes
48. District of Columbia — HIV
49. West Virginia — thyroid problems
50. Wisconsin — coughing
51. Wyoming — diarrhea

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