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Artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations resulted in fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks, or vascular death within 3 months of a previous ischemic stroke.

This episode highlights how celebrity endorsements and local influencers can be leveraged to address vaccine hesitancy by shaping attitudes, but also must account for factors like audience trust and the potential for both benefits and limitations.

The continuous glucose monitoring system will be available for purchase online and without a prescription starting in summer 2024.

Denosumab-bbdz (Wyost; Sandoz) and denosumab-bbdz (Jubbonti; Sandoz) are approved as interchangeable for all indications of denosumab (Xgeva and Prolia; Amgen).

This designation makes CBL-514 the first drug to receive both Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation for the treatment of Dercum disease.

Investigators also found that those with community-acquired, radiology-confirmed pneumonia with lower respiratory tract infections had worse outcomes.

Children with normal weight had different community relationships compared to children with overweight or obesity.

In the study, investigators found superior kidney outcomes with injectable semaglutide (Ozempic) for individuals with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Laws can help eliminate common barriers to transparency but are not the only way to achieve health care transparency.

According to the researchers, making changes to the daylight saving time system to accommodate heart health is unnecessary.

In some instances, metabolites can predict risk in patients who still have normal glucose biomarkers.

AAO-HNSF guideline development group included 17 panel members, including experts from otolaryngology and allergy, those who have knowledge in clinical practice guideline development, and patient representatives.

Omega-3s are important during pregnancy because they can reduce risk of preeclampsia and other negative health outcomes.

Investigators at Duke University and the University of North Carolina determine what causes recurrent UTIs, even after antibiotics cleared the bacterial infection.

Only 9% of older adults who reside in the United States had been vaccinated to protect themselves from RSV this fall and winter.

Study findings suggest that biomarkers could provide greater insight into different disease mechanisms and how treatments options could be more beneficial for certain patients.

Jon Martin, US commercial lead of biosimilars at Organon, discusses how making their biosimilar Hadlima the preferred product on the Veteran Affairs formulary will help lower treatment costs.

Dupilumab (Dupixent; Sanofi) showed greater reductions in mucus plugs and greater improvements in airway volume and flow for individuals with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma.

Walgreens will start dispensing the abortion pill as soon as a week.

The effects of acupuncture were independent of sex, age, medication use, and coexisting conditions, according to the results of the study published in BMJ Open.

The investigators included 24 studies across 7 countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and the United States.

Investigators determined that the vaccination reduced the prevalence of vaccine serotypes with an effectiveness of 89.6% based on the study results.

Individuals with persistent COVID-19 symptoms had an objectively greater cognitive deficit than individuals had never had COVID-19.

The finding highlighted the importance of RSV risks among older adults, and aids pharmacists’ awareness when patients are hesitant to receive the RSV vaccine.

This grant funding is a part of the company’s 3-year Setting the P.A.C.E. initiative.

Topical niacinamide stabilizes the skin's outer barrier, reducing water loss and improving moisture levels in the epidermis.

VK2735, a dual agonist of glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, is being developed as a potential treatment for various metabolic disorders.

There is a growing number of technologies, processes, and treatments being discovered in the quest to extend life.

Dietary interventions can reduce the risk of preeclampsia and other hypertensive conditions that occur during pregnancy.

Repairing the intestinal epithelial barrier is paramount in the treatment of IBD.