Guidelines
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...
2011 guidelines on management of gonorrhoea updated
February 6th, 2019 A new guideline on the management of gonorrhoea has been issued by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, says a MDmagazine report. The 2019 guideline introduced changes made to the 2011 guideline including: removing the recommendation...Third-line SA antiretroviral guidelines
Third-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) is used when a patient has experienced virological failure on drugs from the NRTI, NNRTI and PI classes, and has documented PI resistance. South African Guidelines for Third Line Treatment in Adults and...
AHA recommendation on newer type of blood-thinning medications
January 30th, 2019 A newer type of blood-thinning medications, non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), is now recommended as the preferred alternative to warfarin for reducing the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a focused...NICE guidelines for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidelines for the clinical management of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. The guidelines, which are open for public consultation until 19...CDC guidelines on treatment of paediatric mild TBI
New evidence-based guidelines, developed by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with input from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and others put forward recommendations for a broad range of health care providers...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,...