December 13, 2024

New Myocarditis Guidelines Define Disease Stages

ACC consensus pathway introduces stages A through D for myocarditis classification, paralleling the established heart failure staging system cardiologists use daily.

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December 09, 2024

ADA Guidelines Add Tech Focus for Diabetes Care

The 2025 Standards introduce continuous glucose monitoring recommendations for type 2 diabetes patients not on insulin therapy, while new guidance addresses religious fasting, automated insulin delivery in pregnancy, and specific blood glucose targets for hospitalized patients.

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December 06, 2024

Experts Set First Global CNO Treatment Guidelines

An international expert panel introduces the first consensus recommendations for diagnosing and treating chronic non-bacterial osteitis (CNO) in adults - consolidating multiple disease labels into a single entity and establishing evidence-based protocols.

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December 02, 2024

ACOG Takes Stance on Self-Managed Abortion

"The greatest risk of harm related to SMA [self-managed abortion] comes from the threat of criminalization."

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December 02, 2024

2024 Vitamin D Guidelines: A Critical Review

"If the pharmaceutical industry had developed a single drug capable of reducing cancer mortality by 25%, autoimmune disorders by 39%, and COVID-19 infection rates by 74%, it would be heralded as a miracle drug."

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November 21, 2024

How New Drugs Are Shaping UC Guidelines

The AGA now suggests early use of advanced therapies rather than gradual step-up with 5-ASAs in moderate-to-severe UC, emphasizing this approach in its latest recommendations.

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November 19, 2024

Triple Therapy Leads Lupus Nephritis Guidelines Update

ACR's 2024 lupus nephritis guidelines signal a shift to a triple therapy approach, moving away from traditional dual immunosuppressive treatment while proposing shorter steroid courses.

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November 18, 2024

Revised AF Guidelines for Dialysis Patients

"The components of the CHA2DS2-VASc score are so prevalent in HD patients with AF that most qualify for OAC if the guidelines are applied" - an observation from the study that challenges conventional risk assessment approaches for this high-risk population.

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November 15, 2024

First Aid Guidelines See Major Overhaul After 14 Years

None of the 179 first aid recommendations in the 2024 AHA/Red Cross guidelines achieved Level A evidence support, highlighting critical research gaps in foundational emergency care practices.

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