https://medicalxpress.com/health-other-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Allied health An evidence review of international research suggests widespread misconceptions within the medical community about early milk production, pacifiers and breast pumps may be undermining breastfeeding success in the critical first days after birth. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hours-hospital-routines-undermine-breastfeeding.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:10:01 EDT news704619421 If it feels harder to keep the same doctor, you're not imagining it. Health care leaders say retirements, burnout and changing workforce expectations are making it complicated to keep experienced clinicians in place. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-doctors.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:40:03 EDT news704723581 As South Korea enters a superaged society, the rising number of cancer and chronic disease patients has made "eating well" an emerging national and social challenge. Dysphagia—difficulty swallowing—is particularly common among patients with intractable cancers, including pancreatic cancer, which occurs frequently in older adults. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-joy-dysphagia-3d-food-technology.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:20:03 EDT news704712122 Maintaining balance is essential for preserving functional independence during aging. A study led by researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and ISABIAL suggests that trunk stability may play a particularly relevant role in this process. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-trunk-stability-emerges-stronger-marker.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:01 EDT news703934341 Exercise finds improvements in pain and function may fall short of what patients would notice in daily life, but more studies are needed to make firm conclusions, a new publication in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews finds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hip-arthritis-pain-function-gains.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:00:04 EDT news703915093 Repeatedly losing and gaining weight may do more than frustrate dieters—it also accelerates muscle loss in middle-aged people, according to new UC San Francisco research that comes as weight-loss medications transform obesity treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-fat-yo-dieting-muscle.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:03 EDT news703855321 A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered how chronic defects in muscle membrane repair can fuel harmful inflammation. The findings offer new details on an essential biological process and may be useful in understanding certain forms of muscular dystrophy, said Elizabeth McNally, MD, Ph.D., the Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine, director of the Center for Genetic Medicine, and co-senior author of the study published in JCI Insight. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-leaky-muscle-fibers-immune-response.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:40:06 EDT news703769401 For decades, medicine has chased a simple but elusive goal of delivering the right drug to the right place at the right time. New research from the University of Oregon suggests that when it comes to healing from injury, the timing of regenerative cues might be even more important than previously realized. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-injuries-regenerative-cues.html Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:04 EDT news703497877 While wearable health sensors are becoming increasingly common, current iterations are awkward to wear. For example, devices attached to the face can draw unwanted attention, increase self-consciousness and influence the signals users are trying to measure. However, recent research may have found a solution by introducing ultrathin sensors that cannot be seen by observers or felt by the wearer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-invisible-wearable-skin-sensors-advance.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:23 EDT news703314692 Artificial intelligence could predict an individual office worker's risk of musculoskeletal injury in specific body parts, a study by QUT health and data scientists has found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-neck-pain-stem-poor-stress.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:30:18 EDT news703155905