https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In 2022, about 149 million children younger than 5 worldwide suffered from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting is more than a metric of physical height. It represents a lifelong constraint on human potential, carrying a heightened risk of mortality, chronic disease, impaired cognitive development and reduced economic opportunity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-human-linked-childhood-stunting-africa.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:05 EDT news700322401 A technological platform developed by Brazilian researchers could revolutionize the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis and vitiligo. The group, affiliated with the NanoGeneSkin laboratory at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Ribeirão Preto, is developing nanoparticles capable of delivering therapeutic RNA molecules directly to skin cells. These nanoparticles can precisely silence the genes responsible for chronic inflammation at the molecular level. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-nanoparticles-psoriasis-genes-aiming-million.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:40:01 EDT news700133160 Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, who has been serving as acting head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for just over a year, has stepped down for unknown reasons. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-niaid-chief-ebola-hantavirus.html Mon, 25 May 2026 23:20:01 EDT news698914526 An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because the germ does not easily spread between people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-illness-linked-cruise-ship-1.html Tue, 12 May 2026 07:00:02 EDT news697780947 The deaths of three people aboard a small cruise ship during a suspected outbreak of hantavirus demonstrate the potential deadliness of the rodent-borne illness. "Once somebody gets sick, once somebody comes in contact with hantavirus, they can develop severe illness fairly quickly," said Neil Maniar, director of Northeastern's master of public health program. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-small-cruise-ship-human.html Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:01 EDT news697279825 An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because the germ does not easily spread between people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-illness-linked-cruise-ship.html Thu, 07 May 2026 10:20:01 EDT news697344555 An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare, a rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three people dead and sickened others. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-illness-cruise-ship-outbreak.html Mon, 04 May 2026 02:28:42 EDT news697080486 Erectile disorder (ED) refers to a persistent difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection sufficient for satisfying sexual activity. It affects millions of men worldwide, including up to 1 in 4 in the United States. Beyond physical functioning, erectile difficulties can impact sexual confidence, self-esteem, relationship satisfaction, and quality of life. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-erectile-disorder-science-viagra.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:30:02 EDT news696163102 The more precisely we want to examine the human retina, the more clearly one of the fundamental limits of physics becomes apparent. In cellular-resolution eye imaging, the same tradeoff has applied for years—tiny structures can be seen with impressive sharpness, but only within a very thin layer of tissue. To view the entire retina, researchers usually have to refocus and acquire several separate scans in a repetitive manner. Now an international team led by Dawid Borycki and Maciej Wojtkowski from ICTER, together with Zhuolin Liu and Daniel X. Hammer from the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), has shown that this limitation can be overcome. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-exam-retina-complications.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:03 EDT news695917381 South Africa is facing an alarming increase in non-communicable diseases and related mortality. According to Statistics South Africa, deaths due to non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension increased by over 58% between 1997 and 2018. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-gym-small-movements-health-benefits.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:00:01 EDT news694101935 Bacterial meningitis is once again in global headlines, with recent cases linked to the University of Otago in New Zealand and a fast-growing outbreak at the University of Kent in England. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-bacterial-meningitis-deadly-lifealtering-longterm.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:10:01 EDT news693213177 Women exposed to agricultural pesticides, even before becoming pregnant, may be putting their newborn's health at risk. A new University of Arizona study links those exposures to poorer health in newborns, raising questions about how farming chemicals affect the next generation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-pesticide-exposure-preconception-period-linked.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:01 EDT news692685649 A research team at Uppsala University has identified a clear link between osteomalacia—a form of bone softening commonly caused by vitamin D deficiency—and a fivefold increased risk of emergency cesarean sections or the need for vacuum-assisted delivery. The study is based on a prospective cohort of pregnant women in Sweden and is published in the journal Bone. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-vitamin-d-deficiency-complicated-deliveries.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:49:35 EDT news680881771 More than 32,000 pounds of meat are being recalled nationwide because they were sold with a false USDA mark of inspection, federal officials announced. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-pounds-meat-recalled-false-usda.html Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:44:46 EDT news675348283 Kraft Heinz Foods is recalling some 370,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service said. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-tons-turkey-bacon-products-recalled.html Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:57:44 EDT news670773453 While crouching behind a boulder on the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana, Michel Louge watched in awe as the mountainside unleashed a massive avalanche toward him. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-probes-pharmaceutical.html Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:57:44 EDT news649429058 In first-time mothers requiring vacuum-assisted delivery, a lateral episiotomy (angled cut) in the tissue between the vaginal and anal opening more than halves the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury, a severe form of perineal trauma between the vulva and anus. This is according to a randomized clinical study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm's Danderyd Hospital, the results of which are published in The BMJ. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-perineal-birth-injury.html Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:44:45 EDT news637933481 We all know fresh produce is good for us, but fruit, vegetables and herbs have a tendency to perish quickly if left uneaten. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-fruit-veggies-herbs-fresh-longer.html Tue, 28 May 2024 11:39:53 EDT news636115190 Doctors traditionally use a finger to gauge how well a baby suckles, but researchers at UC San Diego have come up with a new way to more precisely measure just how well each child gets the job done. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-device-babies-struggle-breastfeeding.html Mon, 13 May 2024 12:14:04 EDT news634821241 Neural stimulation is a medical technique used to treat many illnesses affecting the nervous system. It involves applying energy to neurons to encourage them to grow and make connections with their neighbors. Treatments for epilepsy can often include neural stimulation, and similar treatments exist for Parkinson's disease, chronic pain, and some psychiatric illnesses. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-magnetic-microcoils-neuron-therapies-neurodegenerative.html Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:00:01 EDT news633081933 As traditions go, spring cleaning probably doesn't bring the thrills that come from watching a college basketball tournament, taking a break at the beach or spying the first robins outside your window. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-healthy-neat-heart-specialist.html Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:30:01 EDT news630852676 Breast cancer is on the rise, but new tools for early detection could save lives. In Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, researchers from the University of Florida and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan reported successful results from a hand-held breast cancer screening device that can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of saliva. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-held-biosensor-saliva-sample-breast.html Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:00:01 EST news627036189 A team of UCLA School of Dentistry researchers led by Takahiro Ogawa, D.D.S., Ph.D., has culminated a decade of dental implant research with the development of a cutting-edge technology that ensures near-perfect osseointegration, faster healing times, and significantly reduced complications for patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-game-changing-dental-implant-technology.html Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:18:03 EST news619874281 A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without efforts to address them. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-high-severe-maternal-trauma-forceps.html Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:34:04 EDT news616930442 Rapid and effective bleeding control can be achieved using a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device for both vaginal and cesarean births, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-vacuum-induced-device-beneficial-postpartum-hemorrhage.html Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:30:01 EDT news614950110 Chronic pain can seriously restrict our lives, preventing us from reaching our full professional potential, enjoying hobbies, and even participating in meaningful life events with friends and family out of fear that certain activities may lead to additional pain and suffering. Avoiding experiences associated with pain can be an adaptive behavior. But, as Eveliina Glogan, Peixin Liu, and Ann Meulders (Maastricht University) demonstrate in a recent Psychological Science article, when we learn to avoid one activity that has caused pain in the past, it can also lead us to avoid conceptually related activities that we may be able to complete painlessly. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-people-generalize-pain-tasks.html Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:56:17 EDT news608442970 Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to a study comparing the main therapies in current use, conducted by Brazilian scientists affiliated with the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF). The study is reported in an article published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-laser-therapy-effective-treatment-tinnitus.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:29:03 EDT news606580141 Findings and recommendations from the largest study on abortion in Britain were presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the House of Commons on 7 March 2023. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-uk-abortion-law-current.html Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:56:46 EST news597506200 Postpartum hemorrhage—severe bleeding after childbirth—is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. There have been few innovations in treatment in recent years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-large-real-world-fda-cleared-device-postpartum.html Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:23:03 EST news595261381 We've noticed an indent in our son's chest since he was about 6 years old. Our pediatrician diagnosed this as pectus excavatum but said that it was nothing to worry about. Six years later, he's starting to complain that his heart is racing, and he experiences loss of endurance and shortness of breath with exercise. We are very concerned and wondering if we need another opinion. I've heard surgery may be necessary for these children. What does surgery to treat pectus entail? And how do we know when it's time? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-pediatric-pectus-excavatum.html Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:30:03 EST news592666002