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American College of Sports Medicine: Exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
A review of research, conducted by an international group of experts under the aegis of the American College of Sports Medicine, has resulted in the development of new exercise guidelines for cancer survivors. The updated recommendations outline...
Updated guidelines on diagnosis treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
October 16th, 2019 The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have published updated guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and certain changes could prove...Routine bowel cancer testing in over-50s not recommended
Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, say a panel of international experts. But they say...
New NICE hypertension guidelines a 'pragmatic compromise’ — The Lancet
September 11th, 2019 The latest UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on antihypertensives "should be welcomed" as "a pragmatic compromise", writes The Lancet in an editorial. The latest UK National Institute for Health and...
US expands HPV vaccine recommendations
July 10th, 2019 In new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine developments, a US federal advisory group has expanded recommendations to include men through age 26 and some older adults, and a large meta-analysis with data on 60m people from 14 countries found that the...ACP guidelines on comprehensive transgender care
For the first time, the American College of Physicians has released a comprehensive guide for transgender care – a significant endorsement of gender-affirming care from the nation's second-largest physician group. The central aim of the document...
WHO issues its first guidelines on reducing dementia risk
May 15th, 2019 The World Health Organisation has launched its first ever guidelines on how people can help avoid getting dementia. People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling...
Amendments to post prostatectomy radiation-therapy treatment guidelines
May 8th, 2019 Clinical guidance for radiation therapy after prostatectomy has been was amended by the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Guideline Statement 2 was modified to account for the latest data from three randomized controlled trials evaluating...
US opioid prescription guidelines 'wrongly implemented'
May 1st, 2019 The authors of influential US guidelines for opioid prescriptions for chronic pain say that doctors and others in the health care system had wrongly implemented their recommendations and cut off patients who should have received pain...
Interim advice on prescribing of cannabis-based products and cannabinoids
April 17th, 2019 A UK clinical review provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat certain conditions. Since a policy change in November 2018, specialist doctors registered with the UK’s...
Pregnant women not sleeping on their backs lowers stillbirth risk — NHS
April 17th, 2019 Pregnant women can lower the risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side and NOT on their back, according to an international meta-analysis. The finding has been taken up as part of official National Health Service (NHS) guidance. Dr...
Management of asymptomatic bacteriuria — US updates guidelines
April 10th, 2019 The Infectious Disease Society of America has published updated guidelines for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). The update includes recommendations for previously unaddressed populations and relevant interpretations on...AHA and ACC release prevention of CVD guidelines
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart healthy eating plan, getting more exercise, avoiding tobacco and managing known risk factors are among the key recommendations in the 2019...PrEP guidelines/links to resources for medical practitioners in SA
South African guidelines recommend that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be considered for people who are HIV-negative and at significant risk of acquiring HIV infection. PrEP may be suitable for: Any sexually active HIV-negative MSM or...
Expert panel strongly recommends against almost all shoulder pain surgery
February 13th, 2019 Surgery should not be performed in almost all patients with a common cause of shoulder pain known as subacromial pain syndrome or SAPS (also called shoulder impingement or rotator cuff disease), say a panel of international experts. Their strong...