https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A year after changes to federal leadership in the U.S. public health system, a new poll finds that trust in public health agencies has dropped dramatically. Only 50% of U.S. adults say they trust health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared to 77% in spring 2025. The fraction who say they trust their state health department has declined from 80% to 66%, and the fraction who say they trust their local public health department has fallen from 82% to 70%. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-poll-cdc-fallen-year.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:11 EDT news700402202 While online research is a useful way to reach people who may not take part in in-person studies, researchers are increasingly concerned that fake, automated and duplicate survey responses can reduce data quality and compromise findings. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-fraud-critical-online-health.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:40:04 EDT news700392422 Remote monitoring isn't a panacea for reducing readmissions across all conditions—and for some patients, clinicians should proceed with caution, clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open suggest. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-remote-readmissions-sepsis-trial.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:30:01 EDT news700302841 Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said. The 31-year-old compliance consultant from Hendersonville, Tennessee, said she couldn't stop vomiting. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-telehealth-booms-demand-glp-1s.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:40:04 EDT news699687506 Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots respond to everyday health-related questions from general users with nearly 76% accuracy, which raises concerns about their trustworthiness in real-world client-facing applications, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-doctor-gpt-ai-responses-health.html Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:04 EDT news699191570 A report in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows developments in the evidence gap in drug safety during pregnancy in its News and Perspectives section. In "How Machine Learning Can Help Close Evidence Gaps for Drug Safety in Pregnant Women", health writer Michelle Falci interviews the principal investigators of two projects which use machine learning to analyze large datasets of medication exposure and outcomes, then identify and evaluate possible links. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-machine-gaps-drug-safety-pregnancy.html Wed, 27 May 2026 21:00:01 EDT news699097260 People who follow "new right" media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-people-news-beliefs-vaccines-survey.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:02 EDT news696490982 If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-ads-glp1-drugs-internet-safe.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:20:01 EDT news695476442 One in four U.S. adults—the equivalent of over 66 million Americans—report having used artificial intelligence tools or chatbots for physical or mental health care information or advice, according to new research released by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. Rather than replacing traditional care, more than half say they turn to AI to supplement their health care experiences, using the technology before or after seeing a doctor. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-poll-reveals-millions-americans-ai.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:10:01 EDT news695394541 Older Chinese immigrants living in neighborhoods with greater access to community amenities, services, and supportive infrastructure experienced slower cognitive decline over time, according to Rutgers Health researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-neighborhood-amenities-infrastructure-cognitive-decline.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:03 EDT news695377429 Just a fraction of prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone were filled at brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies after federal drug regulators lifted longstanding dispensing limits, according to a new USC study in JAMA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2023 permanently removed rules requiring patients to obtain mifepristone—the first of two drugs used in medication abortion—in person at a clinic or hospital. That change meant in-store and mail-order pharmacies could provide the drug when it was prescribed by a certified provider, a shift expected to broaden access nationwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-fda-retail-pharmacies-mifepristone.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:17 EDT news695042382 Deciding whether to administer chemotherapy after surgery is one of the most challenging questions in early-stage breast cancer care. While chemotherapy can reduce the risk of recurrence, most patients do not benefit from it and may experience significant short- and long-term side effects. The central challenge is identifying, at the time of diagnosis, which patients are likely to benefit and which are not. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-ai-chemotherapy-benefit-breast-cancer.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:03 EDT news693745830 Marie-Eve (not her real name) doesn't know what to think anymore. After years of trying to make sense of her intense emotional crises, she went on TikTok and typed "#borderline" in the search bar. After watching a few videos, she recognized herself in the dozens of comments posted by other viewers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-tiktok-vehicle-misinformation-community-people.html Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30:01 EDT news693133267 Patients who use semaglutide for weight loss, like Ozempic, are more likely to continue the medication if they perceive it as effective, even when facing unpleasant side effects, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Journal of Medical Internet Research, found perceived effectiveness—reductions in weight, appetite or food cravings—was the strongest predictor of satisfaction and intention to continue treatment, regardless of side effects. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-people-wont-weight-loss-drug.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:50:01 EST news689951882 Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Lucky for Hippocrates that his patients didn't have internet access. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-internet-lack-threatens-patientdoctor-bond.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:03:35 EST news683895781 Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that during Japan's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign, online information influenced vaccination intentions in ways similar to the initial rollout. The study identified a "cyclical effect," whereby an increase in vaccination intent prompted further information-seeking behavior, which in turn reinforced beliefs and attitudes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-online-vaccine-beliefs-booster-uptake.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:14:24 EST news683558041 A new study by Assistant Professor Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Affiliated Investigator Angela Parcesepe, Distinguished Professor Denis Nash, and colleagues from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) examined whether theory-enhanced video messaging could boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among under-vaccinated adults in the United States. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-video-messaging-insufficient-strategy-boost.html Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:17:03 EDT news680962621 A new study has revealed that 1 in 10 boys may experience internet gaming disorder (IGD) at some point during their formative years, and negative consequences persist for both boys and girls throughout adolescence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-term-impact-excessive-gaming-teens.html Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:28:35 EDT news679138111 Mindfulness meditation may help people struggling with concurrent depression and Internet gaming disorder, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Guang-Heng Dong and colleagues treated 59 people with depression and Internet gaming disorder (IGD)—which is characterized by excessive and dysregulated video game playing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-meditation-depression-gaming-addiction.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:55:02 EDT news677840101 Men, black communities and the poorly educated are experiencing significant disparities in accessing game-changing digital health care for type 2 diabetes, data scientists from The University of Manchester show. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-highlights-digital-diabetes-health.html Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:50:02 EDT news676716752 A new study has found children as young as 10 show clinical-level gaming disorder, which researchers say could affect 100,000 Australian children, with a further 350,000 at risk of smartphone addiction. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-gaming-addiction-primary-school-screen.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:40:01 EDT news668942834 Smartphones are changing the way people manage their health—but when it comes to heart disease in India, app stores are lagging far behind. Despite heart disease being the country's leading cause of death, accounting for more than 28% of all fatalities, a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows that only a tiny fraction of more than 200,000 health-related apps available in India actually addresses this urgent health issue. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-health-apps-india-heart-disease.html Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:01 EDT news663947762 Two artificial intelligence platforms are nearly on par with—or sometimes surpass—mental health professionals in evaluating appropriate responses to people who exhibit suicidal thoughts, according to a new RAND study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-ai-skilled-responses-suicidal-thoughts.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:24:04 EDT news661008241 A new study from Tel Aviv University used AI tools for the first time to discover what motivates people to exercise and which strategies are most effective for maintaining physical fitness. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-ai-driven-health.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:53:03 EDT news660844381 A month-long randomized control trial confirms that reducing the time spent on smartphones to access the internet makes people happier and more focused. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-smartphones-benefits.html Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:57:03 EST news659091421 A recent study has found that social chatbots, an interactive form of artificial intelligence (AI), are effective in alleviating feelings of loneliness and social anxiety in university students. The study is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-social-chatbots-effectively-alleviate-loneliness.html Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:16:03 EST news658516561 Through an analysis of posts on Twitter (now rebranded X) relating to obesity published between April 2019 and December 2022, a study conducted by the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has revealed that most of these tweets convey negative sentiments about overweight people. The positions taken by influential politicians and celebrities play an important role in shaping public opinion on this issue. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-role-social-media-stigmatization-persons.html Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:42:04 EST news651922921 Popular high speed internet activities like bingeing on streaming platforms and online gaming could be increasing obesity rates in Australians, new research has found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-high-internet-access-obesity.html Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:22:04 EST news650564522 A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that a healthy diet and regular exercise reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes even in individuals with a high genetic risk. In other words, everyone benefits from lifestyle changes, regardless of genetic risk. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-diabetes-diet-individuals-high-genetic.html Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:48:31 EDT news642246507 Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes and cuts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, held from May 9 to 11 in New Orleans. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-ai-health-app-aids-diabetes.html Thu, 16 May 2024 07:30:01 EDT news635063124