September 10, 2024 by Wolters Kluwer Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines on how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The research is published in the journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. “The complex etiology and variable severity of constipation symptoms mandate...
September 4, 2024 by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American Journal of Gastroenterology has published a new guideline on the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The corresponding author on the guideline is William D. Chey, M.D., chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Michigan. H. pylori is a bacterium...
August 5, 2024 by Liz Murphy, Massachusetts General Hospital Distribution of smoking duration (years), smoking intensity (cigarettes per day), and pack-year smoking history among SCCS participants diagnosed with lung cancer. SCCS, Southern Community Cohort Study. Credit: Journal of Clinical Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.01780Early detection of lung cancer through low-dose computed tomography screening is one of...
JULY 24, 2024 by American College of Chest Physicians Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from PexelsThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on central airway obstruction (CAO). Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 12 evidence-based recommendations to guide the management of both malignant and nonmalignant CAO. “Central airway obstruction...
JULY 10, 2024 by University of Toronto Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to mitigate the risks associated with muscle-building dietary supplement use among adolescents and young adults, a comprehensive set of guidelines has been introduced to assist health care professionals. These guidelines, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, focus on assessment and harm...
by Robin Foster As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall. The recommendation was issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention...
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > ENDO 2024 Miriam E. Tucker June 03, 2024 BOSTON — New Endocrine Society guidelines call for limiting vitamin D supplementation beyond the daily recommended intake to specific risk groups and advises against routine 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] testing in healthy individuals. The evidence-based document was presented on June 3,...
JUNE 11, 2024 by Elana Gotkine The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis for women aged 65 years and older and for postmenopausal women younger than 65 years with one or more risk factors. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online June 11. Researchers reviewed the...
Lowering the recommended age for baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) would reduce prostate cancer deaths by about 30% in Black men without significantly increasing the rate of overdiagnosis, according to new screening guidelines from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Specifically, baseline PSA testing in Black men should begin at age 40-45, sooner than current guidelines recommend, and...
by American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. This clinical practice guideline identifies quality improvement opportunities and provides clinicians trustworthy, evidence-based recommendations on the management of...
