https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-restart-cholera-vaccinations-year-halt.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:10:01 EST news689432341 The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been underestimated in Africa, which carries the largest burden of the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-flies-linked-cholera-oral-vaccine.html Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:59:23 EST news688219021 Refugee health is often discussed in terms of crises such as disease outbreaks, malnutrition and psychological distress. But some of the most serious effects of displacement are harder to see. One example is how forced migration can change the bacteria in the gut that support immunity and long-term health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-displacement-reshapes-refugees-gut-health.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:30:01 EST news686226618 Three leading public health and social psychology experts warn that the U.K. is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge with hospitals facing mounting winter pressures ahead of the planned strike by Resident Doctors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-flu-surge-exposes-covid-lessons.html Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:01 EST news685804836 Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Marketing has positioned bottled water as purer, healthier and more convenient, but the scientific evidence tells a different story. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-hidden-health-bottled.html Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:30:01 EST news684602617 Certain medicines can cause the environmental toxin PFAS to be eliminated from the body faster, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg. The findings highlight one more medicine as effective, but whether it brings health benefits is still unclear. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-pfas-body-faster-medicines.html Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:40:01 EST news681494532 Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by consuming water or food contaminated with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting, which can lead to severe dehydration. It can strike quickly, sometimes within hours of exposure, and without prompt treatment, it can be fatal. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-cholera-annually-treatable.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:17:04 EDT news679573022 When the daytime air feels like an oven and night brings no relief, people in Karachi, Pakistan, say the heat "goes straight to the head." They mean more than dizziness or sweat. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-extreme-temperatures-strain-minds-bodies.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:06:05 EDT news679039562 USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) in South Carolina in two different studies. Their research, which was published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, was led by School of Medicine Columbia's Matthew Haldeman and epidemiology professor Melissa Nolan and was conducted in USC's Institute of Infectious Disease Translational Research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-widespread-presence-threadworm-forgotten-diseases.html Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:09:05 EDT news677999342 The number of reported cholera cases is increasing in Darfur and more than 3,000 people across all of Sudan have died from the illness over the last 14 months of civil war, the U.N. health agency said Tuesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-darfur-cholera-cases-alarming-death.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:10:01 EDT news677846948 Less than a quarter of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness (PEUH) in Los Angeles report access to a toilet, and about one-third eat less than one meal per day. Access to showers, safe drinking water and medical care is also limited, according to a study just published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-majority-unsheltered-angelenos-critical-gaps.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:29:08 EDT news677820541 Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan's Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-dead-sudan-worst-cholera-outbreak.html Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:20:56 EDT news674403650 Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighborhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-kinshasa-slum-deadly-cholera-outbreak.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:20:02 EDT news672664505 For her doctoral dissertation, Senior Planning Officer Idil Hussein studied the intentions of Finnish parents in terms of allowing their children to have human papillomavirus (HPV) and influenza vaccines. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-vaccine-hesitancy-parents-coverage.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:50:01 EDT news672492570 New research has shown that simply telling people whether their drinking water is safe can lead to major improvements in health behavior, even without household equipment or financial help. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-simple-household-trigger-major-behavior.html Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:20:06 EDT news669989470 A fast-spreading cholera outbreak has hit Sudan, killing 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill in the past week. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-cholera-outbreak-sudan-people.html Wed, 28 May 2025 16:40:04 EDT news667668316 Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year—and cases have spiked in recent years, leaving governments with an urgent need to find the best ways to control outbreaks. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-broader-antibiotic-cholera-outbreaks.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:00:01 EDT news665136541 Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic—persisting in a particular location for an extended period of time—or a new outbreak, because the dominant transmission routes may differ, according to a new study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-sanitation-cholera-transmission-disease-entrenched.html Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:07:38 EDT news664200452 Eating undercooked meat is never a good idea—it can give you a nasty case of food poisoning within 24 hours. And there are other, longer-term risks to be wary of too. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-undercooked-pork-body-brain-riddled.html Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:28:03 EDT news662120881 The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and emergency health care to millions of people globally. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-funding-thousands-global-health.html Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:23:03 EST news659967781 At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-sudan-cholera-outbreak-week.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:59:19 EST news659887154 In September, the Nigerian government made an important change to its food fortification program to date—a set of standards outlining that voluntarily fortified bouillon cubes must contain minimum amounts of four micronutrients: iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin B12. While some foods are already fortified in the country, the dehydrated seasoning blocks, consumed in virtually all Nigerian households, may prove to be the ideal vessel for some vitamins and minerals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-fortifying-bouillon-malnutrition-west-africa.html Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:10:02 EST news659242306 The health and humanitarian crisis in Gaza is acute. Many tens of thousands of people have been killed and thousands of others have sustained injuries with lifelong consequences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-rebuilding-gaza-health.html Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:51:06 EST news657377462 A new study led by a Georgia State University researcher finds that the opioid epidemic and rural homelessness are exacerbating each other with devastating consequences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-links-opioid-epidemic-rural-homelessness.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:09:02 EST news656003337 One in two people in the Pacific Islands is classified as overweight (with a body mass index of 25–29) or obese (a BMI of 30 or above). This is a problem because obesity increases the risk of health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, strokes and some cancers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-pacific-islanders-sugary-tackling-obesity.html Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:10:02 EST news653907827 The trauma of natural disasters doesn't end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-people-displaced-hurricanes-anxiety-road.html Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:00:01 EDT news648215255 Hurricane Helene's flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-health-mountain-areas-hurricane-helene.html Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:31:04 EDT news647087461 The United Nations warned Monday of a "deepening crisis" of malnutrition in the Middle East and North Africa affecting a third of children. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-malnutition-crisis-worsening-mideast-nafrica.html Tue, 20 Aug 2024 02:12:12 EDT news643338721 The seventh cholera pandemic, which began in 1961, has annually afflicted millions and claimed tens of thousands of lives. Recognized by the World Health Organization as the longest-lasting pandemic in history, cholera spreads through contamination of household water sources by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium, often from poor sanitation infrastructure. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-smartphone-app-effectively-cholera.html Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:58:31 EDT news642769107 As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-polio-gaza-region-world.html Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:40:01 EDT news640860140