Clinical guidelines

Current clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and management of diseases. Detailed materials based on current medical data, guidelines, and authoritative sources.

ASTRO updated its guidelines for radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has released significantly updated clinical guidelines for the use of radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer. The document was published in Practical Radiation Oncology on August 11, 2026, and replaces the 2019 guidelines.

17 August 2026, 17:05

New guidelines for Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome: A rare disorder of thyroid hormone transport recommends lifelong monitoring by multiple specialists.

An international group of European endocrinologists and pediatric neurologists has developed a practical system for lifelong follow-up of patients with monocarboxylate transporter 8 deficiency, a rare genetic disorder also known as Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.

14 August 2026, 17:25

For the first time, unified guidelines for cardiorenal metabolic syndrome have been released: the heart, kidneys, diabetes, and obesity are proposed to be treated as one interconnected problem.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, together with the American Diabetes Association and the American Society of Nephrology, have released the first clinical guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of cardiorenal metabolic syndrome (CKM syndrome).

14 August 2026, 11:35

New criteria for multiple sclerosis allow for earlier diagnosis – but experts warn of the risk of overdiagnosis and call for new biomarkers

An international group of leading MS experts believes the revised 2024 McDonald criteria open up the possibility of diagnosing the disease much earlier and in a wider range of patients, but also create new challenges.

12 August 2026, 13:11

New strategy for hypertension control: should potassium enhancement be included in high blood pressure control measures?

Reducing salt intake has remained a key dietary recommendation for the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure for decades. However, the authors of a new peer-reviewed article in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition believe this approach only tells half the physiological story.

12 August 2026, 11:01

CHEST has released its first separate guidelines on sleep apnea during pregnancy: who to test, when to start treatment, and why retesting is needed after birth.

The American College of Chest Physicians has published a new clinical practice guideline for the identification and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy.

11 August 2026, 21:57

CHEST has released its first guidelines for the treatment of bronchiectasis in adults.

The American College of Chest Physicians has published a new clinical practice guideline for the management of adults with bronchiectasis.

10 August 2026, 23:11

Experts have developed the first comprehensive guidelines for GLP-1 supplements before, during, and after pregnancy.

The rapid increase in the use of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and other incretin drugs for the treatment of obesity has created a new problem: more and more women of reproductive age are using these drugs, but reliable data on their effects on conception, pregnancy, the fetus, and breastfeeding remain scarce.

10 August 2026, 22:57

Researchers develop cancer screening guidelines

The BMJ published a position paper from the UK National Screening Committee on the evidence needed to evaluate multi-cancer cancer detection tests. These tests attempt to detect signs of several cancers simultaneously from a single sample—for example, blood, urine, stool, or imaging data.

27 May 2026, 21:32

EULAR has updated its recommendations on physical activity in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology has updated its physical activity recommendations for people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.

28 April 2026, 07:57

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