https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Heat could pose a danger to workers at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-pose-threat-world-cup-workers.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:20:02 EDT news700215745 Among adults with both obesity and an autoimmune disease, those taking a glucagon-like peptide-receptor 1 agonist (GLP-1RA) medication had lower rates of emergency department visits and were less likely to experience serious cardiac events, such as stroke, pulmonary embolism or death when compared to similar adults who were not taking these medications, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. This research was presented at the American Diabetes Association 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-glp-based-meds-linked-heart.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:30:01 EDT news699809701 A recent University of Mississippi study has identified hundreds of counties in the South where HIV prevention and health care may not be keeping pace with the local needs, leaving communities without resources to address the persistent problem. The research, published in Frontiers in Public Health, offers health care and government leaders a new tool for targeting HIV-related support where the need is highest. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-deep-south-hiv-gaps-patients.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:20:03 EDT news699722702 The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a month, he met up with his canine friend Hadley on a hospital patio. Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-good-dog-children-hospitals-furry.html Sun, 24 May 2026 09:40:01 EDT news698833820 A new oral antiviral drug candidate has been developed for the treatment of diseases caused by orthoparamyxoviruses, such as measles and croup syndrome, according to a study published by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University. The paper in Science Advances identifies clinical candidate GHP-88310 for urgently needed, improved orthoparamyxovirus disease management in rodent and non-rodent animal models of infection. Orthoparamyxoviruses, such as human parainfluenzaviruses, measles virus and emerging henipaviruses, pose a significant threat to human health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-daily-pill-aim-measles-croup.html Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:10 EDT news698671678 Youth in military families need support from parents and peers to maintain a healthy mental well-being, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Researchers found these relationships are connected to adolescents' abilities to utilize adaptive coping skills, such as problem-solving and self-reliance, which in turn promote their well-being. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-adolescents-military-families-mental-health.html Fri, 22 May 2026 10:20:03 EDT news698661541 Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year's larger-than-typical hikes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-eroding-aca-enrollment-portends-higher.html Wed, 20 May 2026 21:40:03 EDT news698479939 Men and women who appear hormonally "normal" may still have undetected disruptions in the timing and coordination of their reproductive hormones that could impair fertility, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Endocrinology in Prague. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-driven-wearable-patches-undetected.html Sun, 17 May 2026 20:30:04 EDT news697717869 In a midwife's suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table while the midwife measured her pregnant belly. Unlike at many a doctor's office, no crinkly paper sheet covered the table and no antiseptic chill lingered in the air. The room next door, where Collins' appointment began, was filled with children's toys and scented candles and warmed by a wood-burning stove. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-midwives-law-home-births.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:20:01 EDT news698046017 US health officials said Wednesday a patient who had exhibited mild hantavirus symptoms has tested negative for the illness and was no longer in a biocontainment unit. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-patient-hantavirus-symptoms-negative.html Thu, 14 May 2026 03:18:18 EDT news697947392 Eighteen people are being monitored in US medical facilities for hantavirus, including one who tested positive for the rare disease, public health officials said Monday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-people-hantavirus-positive.html Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:01 EDT news697722418 Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-health-people-contact-hantavirus-victims.html Fri, 08 May 2026 04:40:01 EDT news697432470 The MV Hondius cruise ship, hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak believed to have killed three people, is sailing from Cape Verde toward the Spanish island of Tenerife where isolating passengers and crew will be finally be evacuated. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-hondius.html Thu, 07 May 2026 14:40:01 EDT news697381155 A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick, according to information from the cruise operator, the World Health Organization and ship tracking data. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-unfolded-cruise.html Thu, 07 May 2026 07:20:01 EDT news697344535 A day after Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina in late September 2024, Toni Brewer had no power or water. The storm had strewn fallen trees across most roads, wiped out phone and internet communications, and put some neighborhoods near her Asheville home underwater. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-natural-disasters-crisis-recovering-opioid.html Mon, 04 May 2026 21:40:01 EDT news697106248 It took the better part of a century for maternal mortality to be recognized, forgotten, and finally recognized again as an urgent public health crisis in the United States. In contrast, research shows fathers—particularly men in their 20s through early 40s—die disproportionately from preventable causes such as suicide, overdose, homicide, and accidental injury. Yet paternal mortality is rarely examined in connection to the transition to parenthood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hidden-crisis-childbirth-fathers-deaths.html Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:05 EDT news697101061 Being overweight may lead to accelerated cognitive decline, according to new research from the University of Georgia. The paper is published in the Journal of Neurology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-weight-brain-aging-years-year.html Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:07 EDT news697106568 Hospitals filled to capacity. Case counts climbing by the hour. Quarantine became routine. It was the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world needed a vaccine that didn't exist, and there was no clear timeline for one. No one knew how long the vaccine development process would take—or whether it would work at all. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-collapse-patients.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:20:03 EDT news696761641 People living in areas with fewer resources are less likely to receive cancer screenings from federal clinics, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-patients-income-neighborhoods-cancer-screenings.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:40:10 EDT news696684123 The World Health Organization on Tuesday said progress in eliminating hepatitis was too slow, with tools available to eliminate the disease that kills more than one million people annually. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-world-hepatitis.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:40:05 EDT news696588407 A new study examined geographic patterns in autism diagnosis by primary care providers among Medicaid-enrolled children in 29 states. The study found that Nevada, South Carolina, and Connecticut had the highest rates of autism diagnosis by primary care providers. Findings from the study will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2026 Meeting, taking place April 24–27 in Boston. This study is part of a larger research project, Addressing Structural Disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder through Analysis of Secondary Data (ASD3). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-autism-diagnosis-primary-geographic-variation.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:02 EDT news696245881 Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion connections. If the brain were a computer, it would perform an exaflop (a billion-billion) mathematical calculations every second and use the equivalent of only 20 watts of power. As impressive as the brain is, neurologists can't fully explain how neurons work together. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-statistics-math-brain.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:30:01 EDT news695295546 Women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) are at higher risk of experiencing brain injury and mental health conditions, according to new research from Monash University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-injury-mental-health-conditions.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:06 EDT news694848644 A Georgia State University study shows standard cognitive screening tools used to monitor Alzheimer's disease may not reflect underlying brain changes in the same way for women and men. According to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer's are women. New Georgia State research published in the journal Brain Communications adds to growing evidence that Alzheimer's may progress differently in men and women—and that those differences could matter in clinical care. It also suggests doctors may need to interpret common tests differently for each sex. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-alzheimer-screening-tools-differently-women.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:50:01 EDT news694784222 A novel vaccine platform has been developed to induce broad, protective immunity against numerous influenza virus infections, showing promise as an effective mucosal vaccine strategy, according to a study published by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-potential-universal-flu-shot-intranasal.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:01 EDT news694440530 A new study from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity shows that seasonal influenza vaccination does more than protect against viruses circulating that year; it can also prime the immune system to respond to future strains, including some that emerge decades later. Researchers analyzed blood samples collected in 1994 from adults that had been recently vaccinated against influenza to track how their immune responses fared against influenza strains that circulated over the next 30 years, including influenza A (H1N1, H3N2) and influenza B. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-future-insights-influenza-immunity.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:40:01 EDT news694346667 Women in need of supportive maternal and menstrual health care in patriarchal societies have increasingly found outlets for disclosure in online communities. That support, however, begins to disappear in these restrictive cultures once women reach menopause, according to new research from Georgia Tech. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-bolster-technology-menopause.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:00:05 EDT news694258479 People who have three basic psychological needs met are more likely to have a healthy relationship with alcohol, according to new research from the University of Georgia. The work is published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-unfulfilled-riskier-heavier-alcohol.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:30:01 EDT news693496955 More than 98% of adults who predominantly used wheelchairs and scooters for mobility reported some level of concern about falling, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois Chicago found in a recent study. These individuals' concerns were assessed as part of the ongoing development of an interactive fall management and safety training program to be delivered through a mobile app. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-falls-prevalent-people-wheelchairs-scooters.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:10:01 EDT news693808963 Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according to new research from the University of Georgia. The findings are published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-frequent-social-media-impact-child.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:20:03 EDT news693652647