Guidelines
Canadian guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with TBI
Clinical practice guidelines play a critical role in promoting quality care for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A new Canadian set of guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe TBI – incorporating insights from...
Routine prostate cancer testing not recommended — international panel
September 12th, 2018 Routine testing for prostate cancer with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is not recommended for most men because the benefit is small and uncertain and there are clear harms, say a panel of international experts. The experts acknowledge,...Diagnosis and treatment guidelines for C.difficile in new-borns
New-borns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for the infectious diarrhoea Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection, according to a new evidence-based white paper. The publication is in conjunction with the release of a...
A review article on the clinical use of probiotics
August 29th, 2018 A review article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News provides recommendations for the selection of a probiotic regimen where evidence appears strong. Interest in modifying the gut flora by consuming foods or microbes that may improve...
SA national guidelines for the treatment of malaria — 2018 update
August 8th, 2018 The SA Department of Health has released updated national guidelines for the treatment of malaria. Since 2000, the burden of malaria morbidity and mortality has been reduced substantially. Implementing more effective treatments for uncomplicated...2018 recommendations on antiretrovirals and Tx for HIV infection
New drugs and new approaches to prevent and manage HIV infection necessitate an update to the International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society–USA (IAS-USA) recommendations, last published in 2016. This report incorporates current data on new...Guidelines for treating paediatric asthma
The Paediatric Asthma Yardstick, a new guideline from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), offers a user-friendly "operational document." It helps health care professionals understand which controller treatments are right...Pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis
The European League Against Rheumatism has released recommendations for health professionals to use in approaching pain management in inflammatory arthritis (IA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Dr Rinie Geenen, from Utrecht University in the...Australia releases guidelines to treatment of transgender children
Australia has become one of the first country's to release guidelines for the care of transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents. Australia has become one of the first countries to properly recognise transgender needs in healthcare,...
ACS recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening
June 6th, 2018 Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the US, most frequently diagnosed among adults over 65. To catch those typically slow-growing malignancies early, when they can often be cured, most doctors' groups recommend...Updated guidelines for patients with sepsis
For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve the chances of survival. An updated "Hour-1 Bundle" of the international, evidence-based guidelines for treatment of sepsis...Medical mycology groups set out aspergillosis treatment guidelines
Several European medical mycology groups have joined to release guidelines to improve the clinical management of patients with aspergillosis. The groups involved were: ESCMID-EFISG (ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group); ESGICH (ESCMID Study Group...Cochrane Review identifies alternative drugs better to prevent PPH
New evidence from a Cochrane Review, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may be more effective than the standard drug currently used to stop postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Bleeding after birth is the most...AASM position statement on medical cannabis and obstructive sleep apnoea
Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts should not be used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). In November 2017 the Minnesota Department of...WHO's guidelines for TB medications may be too low for patients with HIV
The World Health Organisation's dosage guidelines for two leading tuberculosis medications may be far too low for patients with HIV, allowing them to remain contagious for longer than necessary, The New York Times reports a study has found. TB,...