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In a groundbreaking alliance, Amazon and Hyundai have joined forces to reshape the automotive landscape, promising a revolutionary shift in how we buy, drive, and experience cars. Imagine browsing for your dream car on Amazon, with the option to seamlessly purchase, pick up, or have it delivered—all within the familiar confines of the world’s largest […]

SAN DIEGO — Treatment with benralizumab (Fasenra) achieved remission at 36 and 48 weeks at rates similar to those of mepolizumab (Nucala) in a head-to-head phase 3 trial of the two drugs for patients with a relapsing or refractory case of the rare vasculitis eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Benralizumab, a monoclonal antibody from AstraZeneca that […]

In a recent study published in PLOS One, researchers investigate the factors that community members prioritize for their well-being and how policymakers can incorporate them to promote community engagement and overall community health. Study: Towards a community-driven definition of community well-being: A qualitative study of residents. Image Credit: manpeppe / Shutterstock.com Can community health affect personal and […]

TOPLINE: The DermSat-7 questionnaire shows promise as a way to measure patient satisfaction with acne treatment, especially in areas of effectiveness and overall satisfaction. METHODOLOGY: Treatment satisfaction is a key factor in the therapeutic success of an acne care regimen, but data on measures of satisfaction are limited, and there is a need for a […]

A new paper in Science Advances details how scientists have succeeded in mapping a central part of the immune system – the HLA class II molecules – while accurately predicting how they display fragments of pathogens on the surface of cells. When we are sick, our immune system – in curing us – relies on […]

Longer cumulative use of medication to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a small, but statistically significant, increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), results of a large Swedish nested case-control study suggest. The increased risk was evident only for hypertension and arterial disease, was dose-dependent, and was higher for stimulant than nonstimulant ADHD medications. […]

A recent Scientific Reports study explored the association between dietary insulin index (DII) and dietary insulin load (DIL) with metabolic healthy (MH) status and the serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin among the Iranian adult population. Study: Association between dietary insulin index and load with brain derived neurotrophic factor, adropin and metabolic health status […]

NEW YORK – Many inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD), can present differently in patients with darker skin types, but it is the pigmentary changes themselves that are often a dominant concern for parents, according to pediatric dermatologist Candrice R. Heath, MD. Skin diseases pose a greater risk of both hyper- and hypopigmentation […]

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Consistent evidence gathered over many years supports the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, including decreases in mortality and hospitalizations, and increase in quality of life. In one study of 601,099 Medicare patients older than 65 years with coronary disease, 5-year mortality was lower in patients […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. How have you been sleeping? And what about your patients? The COVID-19 pandemic affected people’s sleep in various ways, leading to several reports of negative changes as well as some positive experiences. These effects are associated with physiological aspects (ie, those […]