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...
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New clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for immunotherapy for inhalant allergy
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...
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Guideline now recommends fecal microbiota transplant for the majority of recurrent C. diff patients
by American Gastroenterological Association A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Credit: CDCIn the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for gastrointestinal disease, the American Gastroenterological...
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For diabetes and liver cancer, study suggests new screening guidelines
by Krista Conger, Stanford University Medical Center Collagen fibers in a three-dimensional hydrogel (left panel). When advanced glycation end products—a byproduct of poorly controlled diabetes—are added (right), the fibers are shorter and more cross-linked, creating conditions that favor cancer progression. Credit: Weiguo FanFor centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools—exploring joints and palpating...
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Potassium-enriched salt is the missing ingredient in hypertension guidelines, say experts
by George Institute for Global Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts in the journal Hypertension.High levels of sodium intake and low levels of potassium intake are widespread, and both are linked to high blood pressure...
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Updated guidelines issued for management of anaphylaxis
by Elana Gotkine In a practice parameter update published online Dec. 17 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, new guidelines are presented for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis. David B. K. Golden, M.D.C.M., from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues focused on seven areas with new evidence to...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Clinical Practice Guidelines (International PCOS Network, 2023)
Clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from the International PCOS Network were published in October 2023 in Fertility and Sterility.[1] The diagnosis of PCOS is made on the basis of two of the following three criteria: (1) clinical and/or biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism, (2) ovulatory dysfunction, and (3)...
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New guidelines released for practitioners treating anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis
by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two new practice parameters from the Joint Task Force for Practice Parameters (JTFPP) offer evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis (AD) in pediatric and adult patients. The Joint Task Force is a partnership between the American College of...
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Review calls for clinicians to adopt best-practice guidelines for knee pain
by La Trobe University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith knee pain affecting a large share of the community, a researcher at La Trobe University is calling for clinicians and GPs to avoid delays in adopting the most up to date, evidenced-based guidelines. Investigators from the La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Center, together with researchers from...
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Can you stop an overdose death? Updated guidelines may help
by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public DomainSaving lives after an opioid overdose isn’t just the job of emergency department workers, according to guidelines on how to treat heart-stopping poisonings. Opioids are just one of the substances addressed in the updated American Heart Association guidelines. But the threat posed by overdoses from such drugs,...