Recent updates
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- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Tardive dyskinesia
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Amyloidosis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: MALT lymphoma
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Ovarian torsion
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Folate deficiency
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Rib fractures
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of anaemia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Chronic pain syndromes
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis E
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 30 Jan 2026Antiparasitic monotherapy recommended as treatment option for select cases of cystic echinococcosisTopic: Tapeworm infection
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia in children
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Primary prostate pain syndrome
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Diabetic neuropathy
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Coeliac disease
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Focal seizures
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cluster headache
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- 30 Jan 2026Antiparasitic monotherapy recommended as treatment option for select cases of cystic echinococcosisTopic: Tapeworm infection
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Nov 2025FDA approves novel antipsychotic lumateperone as a new adjunctive treatment for depressionTopic: Depression in adults
- 28 Oct 2025AMT-130 gene therapy slows disease progression in patients with Huntington’s diseaseTopic: Huntington's disease
- 22 Oct 2025FDA approves nerandomilast for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adultsTopic: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- 10 Oct 2025WHO declares mpox emergency overTopic: Mpox
- 25 Sep 2025Bictegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) now recommended as preferred option for pregnant womenTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 10 Sep 2025US and European guidance recommends updated classifications for UTI in menTopic: Urinary tract infections in men
- 28 Aug 2025FDA suspends biologics license of live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq®) in the USTopic: Chikungunya virus infection
- 14 Aug 2025Nipocalimab approved by FDA for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravisTopic: Myasthenia gravis
- Anaesthesiology
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Chronic pain syndromes
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Assessments
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of anaemia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- Cardiology
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- Critical care medicine
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Rib fractures
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Dermatology
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Ear, nose, and throat
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
- Emergency medicine
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Ovarian torsion
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Rib fractures
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia in children
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Diabetic neuropathy
- Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: MALT lymphoma
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis E
- 30 Jan 2026Antiparasitic monotherapy recommended as treatment option for select cases of cystic echinococcosisTopic: Tapeworm infection
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Coeliac disease
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- General surgery
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Geriatric medicine
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Haematology
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Amyloidosis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Folate deficiency
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of anaemia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- Health maintenance
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- Hospital medicine
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Rib fractures
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Infectious diseases
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis E
- 30 Jan 2026Antiparasitic monotherapy recommended as treatment option for select cases of cystic echinococcosisTopic: Tapeworm infection
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia in children
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Internal medicine
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Amyloidosis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: MALT lymphoma
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Folate deficiency
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of anaemia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Chronic pain syndromes
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 30 Jan 2026Antiparasitic monotherapy recommended as treatment option for select cases of cystic echinococcosisTopic: Tapeworm infection
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Diabetic neuropathy
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Coeliac disease
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Focal seizures
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cluster headache
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Nephrology
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Amyloidosis
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- Neurology
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Tardive dyskinesia
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Chronic pain syndromes
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Diabetic neuropathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Focal seizures
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cluster headache
- Neurosurgery
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- Nutrition
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Folate deficiency
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Ovarian torsion
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- Oncology
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: MALT lymphoma
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- Orthopaedics
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia in children
- Palliative care
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- Primary care
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of maculopapular rash
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Folate deficiency
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of anaemia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of jaundice
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of syncope
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Chronic pain syndromes
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Diabetic neuropathy
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Coeliac disease
- 28 Jan 2026European guidance lowers the bar for starting antiviral therapy in chronic HBVTopic: Hepatitis B
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Focal seizures
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cluster headache
- Psychiatry
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- Respiratory disorders
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Acute asthma exacerbation in children
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia in children
- Rheumatology
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of unintentional weight loss
- Surgery
- 06 Feb 2026Topic: Discogenic low back pain
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Acute appendicitis
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Ovarian torsion
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic abdominal pain
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of chronic cough
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Ileus
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of oral ulceration
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of dizziness
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Large bowel obstruction
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Colorectal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Oesophageal cancer
- 28 Jan 2026Topic: Cutaneous burns
- Urology
- 05 Feb 2026Topic: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of visible haematuria
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 29 Jan 2026Topic: Primary prostate pain syndrome
- Women's health
- 04 Feb 2026Topic: Ovarian torsion
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of breast mass
- 03 Feb 2026Topic: Assessment of dysuria
- 30 Jan 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding