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ACP sticks with 50 as age to start CRC screening
The guidance notes that, although the rate of CRC has increased in younger adults, the incidence is 35.1 cases per 100,000 people, much lower than...
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AHA statement addresses equity in cardio-oncology care
Statement says developing personalized cardioprotection strategies that integrate biological, genetic, and social determinant markers is one way...
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New international guidelines on opioid deprescribing
The recommendations describe best practices for stopping opioid therapy and emphasize slow tapering and individualized deprescribing plans...
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First recommendations for cancer screening in myositis issued
The guideline, based on data from a systematic review and meta-analysis and on consensus from an international team of experts and patients,...
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USPSTF holds firm on postmenopausal hormone recommendations
The central message of updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s on using hormone therapy to prevent chronic...
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New EU guidelines: Individualize care for thyroid cancer in kids
Pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma “is not adult DTC in a small person; it has different genetics and a different clinical behavior.”
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert review of management of subepithelial lesions
SELs represent a heterogeneous group of lesions such as ectopic pancreatic tissue and tumors, and choice of management depends on several...
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AAP guidance helps distinguish bleeding disorders from abuse
Laboratory testing of bleeding cannot always rule out abuse, just as a history of trauma may not rule out a bleeding disorder or other medical...
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New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
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Updates on treatment/prevention of VTE in cancer patients
“Because patients with cancer have a baseline increased risk of VTE, compared with patients without cancer, the combination of both COVID-19 and...
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Barrett’s esophagus: AGA screening update ‘goes above and beyond’
New American Gastroenterological Association document suggests dropping GERD as a prerequisite for screening, among other advice statements.