Recent updates

Browse recent updates. BMJ Best Practice is continuously updated to provide the latest evidence-based decision support.

  • 19 Nov 2024WHO recommends fexinidazole for rhodesiense HATTopic:African trypanosomiasis
  • 19 Nov 2024 pneumonia in people with HIV whose CD4 count is between 100 and 200 cells/mm³​Topic:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
  • 15 Nov 2024FDA approves palopegteriparatide for hypoparathyroidism in adultsTopic:Hypoparathyroidism
  • 15 Nov 2024Clinicians urged to consider parvovirus B19 in people with fever, myalgia, arthralgia, and rash, after US and Europe report increased casesTopic:Erythema infectiosum
  • 14 Nov 2024WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern; first cases of clade Ib mpox detected in UKTopic:Mpox
  • 13 Nov 2024US FDA approves new treatment for schizophrenia, the first drug with a novel target in decadesTopic:Schizophrenia
  • 30 Oct 2024Limit topical anesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examTopic:Eye trauma
  • 17 Oct 2024Further h​uman cases of bird flu associated with outbreak in poultry and dairy cattle in the USTopic:Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection
  • 10 Oct 2024Limit topical anesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examTopic:Corneal abrasions
  • 04 Oct 2024Renaming of Ebola virus speciesTopic:Ebola disease
  • 01 Oct 2024Voxelotor withdrawn globally due to safety concernsTopic:Sickle cell anemia
  • 27 Sep 2024FDA approves iloperidone for acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adultsTopic:Bipolar disorder in adults
  • 03 Sep 2024WHO publishes new guidelines on hepatitis BTopic:Hepatitis B
  • 23 Aug 2024Dolutegravir recommended as the preferred HIV treatment in pregnancyTopic:HIV infection in pregnancy
  • 07 Aug 2024​New guidelines for use of systemic therapies in atopic dermatitisTopic:Atopic dermatitis
  • 06 Aug 2024Updated American College of Gastroenterology guidance includes new fluid resuscitation recommendations for patients with acute pancreatitisTopic:Acute pancreatitis
  • 06 Aug 2024Updated American College of Gastroenterology guidance includes new fluid resuscitation recommendations for patients with acute pancreatitisTopic:Acute pancreatitis
  • 01 Aug 2024GINA reiterates montelukast safety warningTopic:Asthma in adults
  • 30 Jul 2024GINA reiterates montelukast safety warningTopic:Asthma in children
  • 26 Jul 2024US FDA approves ensifentrine for maintenance treatmentTopic:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)