https://medicalxpress.com/health-other-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Allied health Research suggests that more than half of children with autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition, experience motor impairments. An analysis in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates that sports-based interventions may improve motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, with martial arts and aquatic training demonstrating the most consistent benefits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-sports-motor-skills-autistic-children.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:00:02 EDT news703828500 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 Appropriate housing and safety, adequate time off and financial incentives are among the key factors supporting primary health care workers in remote jobs across Australia, according to a new study by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-financial-incentives-flexibility-safe-retain.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:40:03 EDT news703846202 Two university faculty members, both certified audiologists, are the first to study how tinnitus affects student veterans as they navigate college classrooms. Hearing loss and tinnitus are the two most common service-related disabilities among U.S. veterans, affecting more than 3 million people nationwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-invisible-struggle-veteran-students.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:20:05 EDT news703845002 Australian research has shown for the first time that a swimming program can be clinically effective at reducing disability caused by chronic low back pain. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the EduSwim clinical trial found that an eight-week individualized program of swimming and education, guided by a physiotherapist, improved function and reduced pain significantly more than education alone in people with back pain. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-trial-disability-chronic-pain.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:10:01 EDT news703841341 A recent Ontario Coroner's Review documented 34 deaths by suicide among correctional workers over the past 15 years, with 17 of those deaths occurring since 2020. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-mental-health-wont-psychological-injury.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:00:06 EDT news703772667 Emergency nurses across Australia are experiencing a hidden form of psychological harm that experts say is contributing to burnout, workforce shortages and affecting patient care. New research led by Murdoch University lecturer and Ph.D. candidate Clare Walters in the School of Nursing at Murdoch University has found that many emergency nurses experience moral distress—the emotional impact of knowing the right thing to do for a patient but being unable to provide that care because of factors beyond their control. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hidden-invisible-burden-emergency-nurses.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:07 EDT news703771562 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 Australia's health care system aims to protect society's most vulnerable and hidden people, including those with disabilities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-human-rights-people-disabilities-lockdown.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:20:03 EDT news703747922 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 Recognizing that nurses are an untapped resource for health care solutions, Penn Nursing has released a comprehensive guide for institutions to build their own nurse-led innovation accelerators. The model, supported by the Bedford Falls Foundation, provides a structured pathway to move nurse-led ideas from simple "one-offs" to scalable, commercialized solutions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-source-blueprint-worldwide-nurse.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:20:02 EDT news703483382 The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey in partnership with the University of Aberdeen, Harvard Business School and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-brexit-nurse-exodus-linked-extra.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:40:04 EDT news703422209 Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping nurses better predict health problems before they become emergencies, according to a new review of existing research published in JMIR Nursing. The study found that AI-based nursing interventions can improve the care of people living with chronic illnesses by identifying patients at greater risk of complications, reducing unplanned hospital visits and potentially lowering health care costs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-ai-nurses-stay-chronic-disease.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:50:01 EDT news703346124 Getting patients seen by community health teams within a day of leaving the hospital could slash emergency readmissions and emergency department visits, a new study by University of Manchester researchers suggests. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-home-hospital.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:40:04 EDT news703400402 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 A recent study from the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Eastern Finland published in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing found that reported incidents of severe workplace violence in forensic psychiatric inpatient care are not evenly distributed but concentrated in specific everyday situations, ward areas and times of day. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-workplace-violence-clusters-specific-routines.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:20:04 EDT news703245972 New research from The University of Texas at Arlington suggests that introducing electronic health record training earlier in nurse practitioner programs could help address a significant challenge facing the field—burnout among experienced clinicians who supervise and train future nurse practitioners. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-early-tech-clinical-confidence.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:20:04 EDT news703241461 Large language models can identify judgmental language in clinical notes, but the settings play a major role in accuracy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-ai-medical-biased-caveats.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:40:03 EDT news703161482 Between us, we bring two perspectives to persistent illness: personal experience of long COVID and clinical and research experience in chronic illness rehabilitation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-covid-patients-told-symptoms-narrative.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:40:01 EDT news703156681 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 In an era where digital health applications are booming, older adults, particularly those facing the physical and psychological toll of post-acute rehabilitation, are frequently left out of the equation because of assumptions about low-tech literacy. However, a prospective pilot study published in JMIR Aging shows that with age-appropriate design, even clinically burdened geriatric patients can independently use mobile apps to manage their nutrition. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-geriatric-patients-independently-appropriately-digital.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:20:02 EDT news702835271 Obesity and dietitian societies have joined forces to issue a new consensus statement on recommendations surrounding the use of obesity drugs for weight loss treatment. The statement, which is published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, is led by Dr. Laurence Dobbie of the Department of Population Health Sciences, King's College London, with an international team of 26 authors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-societies-combine-issue-incretin-drugs.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:40:09 EDT news702809243 A feature News and Perspectives story on AI fitness advice has been published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.. In "Should AI Be Your Personal Trainer?", JMIR Correspondent Anna Zucker covers the growing use of AI chatbots for personal fitness programs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-ai-based-personal.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:40:05 EDT news702814716 Trust between nurses and parents plays a central role in effectively caring for medically fragile infants (MFIs) and supports parental well-being and infant development, according to a new study led by Lyndsay MacKay, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of Nursing. Published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, it explores how parents build and maintain trust with nurses while their medically fragile infant is hospitalized for extended periods. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-relationship-nurses-parents-plays-vital.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:40:03 EDT news702808742 A new study, conducted by AnswersNow in partnership with the Clemson Center for Behavior Analysis (Clemson University) and published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, finds that fully virtual applied behavior analysis (ABA) services delivered by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) are a feasible, well-received alternative to traditional in-person therapy for families affected by autism spectrum disorder. Among the 504 participants, 76% demonstrated measurable progress in adaptive functioning. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-families-positive-outcomes-fully-virtual.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:20:01 EDT news702724355 In a letter published in The Lancet, Penn Nursing's Kathryn Connell, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, argues that nursing is a profession where "dual expertise" is widespread yet structurally invisible. Connell calls for urgent systemic reforms to support nurse clinician-scientists who balance active bedside practice, research and personal lived experience. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-nursing-scholar-greater-recognition-nurses.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:03 EDT news702747802 Researchers are sounding the alarm on the long-term impact of caring for children with developmental disabilities in the absence of proper societal supports across the life course. A new conceptual study, published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review, proposes a new model for understanding and evaluating caregiving, one that focuses on the bigger picture: how caregiving shapes parents' lives over many years. By rethinking caregiving as a lifelong process, the study aims to improve support for millions of families worldwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-reveals-disability-caregiving-reshapes-parents.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:20:07 EDT news702744542 New Columbia University School of Nursing research reveals nurse practitioner (NP) workforce growth outpaced prior projections while physician and physician associate (PA) growth remained steady between 2016 and 2023. During this period, the NP workforce expanded at an average annual rate of 10%, while physician and PA workforces grew at 1.1% and 8.6% per year, respectively. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-nurse-practitioner-workforce-grew-yearly.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:04 EDT news702707461 A new study published in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing demonstrates that the way virtual reality therapeutics (VRx) are introduced to patients is a critical factor in how successfully they adopt the technology. The randomized feasibility pilot study builds on growing evidence that virtual reality digital therapeutics show strong clinical potential for managing symptoms such as anxiety, pain and distress. Rather than evaluating clinical efficacy, the study focuses on a critical implementation question: how structured onboarding and provider involvement can help drive consistent patient engagement, adherence and adoption of VRx in real-world care. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-clinician-key-patient-vr-therapies.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:01 EDT news702639956 The World Cup has the globe glued to TV screens, watching 22 soccer players work their magic on the field. Every so often, one of them takes a hard hit to the head from the ball or another player's head, and they often continue playing because there is no onsite way to check for a concussion and they need to get off the field. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-soccer-concussion-protocol-game-hardest.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:40:03 EDT news702627944