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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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,...
by Bridjes O’Neil, Saint Louis University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery....
by Burnet Institute Credit: New England Journal of Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2117166 New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are shaping as a game changer for the estimated 500,000 people diagnosed with DR-TB each year, and the longer-term goal to end the global TB pandemic by 2035. The guidelines are based on...
