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
  • 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
  • 15 Nov 2024FDA approves palopegteriparatide for hypoparathyroidism in adultsTopic: Hypoparathyroidism
  • 14 Nov 2024​WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern; first cases of clade Ib mpox detected in UKTopic: Mpox
  • 30 Oct 2024Limit topical anesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examinationTopic: 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
  • 11 Oct 2024Adrenaline (epinephrine): new intranasal formulation approved for management of anaphylaxisTopic: Anaphylaxis
  • 10 Oct 2024Limit topical anaesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examinationTopic: Corneal abrasions
  • 04 Oct 2024Renaming of Ebola virus speciesTopic: Ebola disease
  • 01 Oct 2024Voxelotor withdrawn globally due to safety concernsTopic: Sickle cell anaemia
  • 27 Sep 2024FDA approves iloperidone for acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adultsTopic: Bipolar disorder in adults
  • 18 Sep 2024MHRA introduces pregnancy prevention programme for prescribing of topiramateTopic: Alcohol-use disorder
  • 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 2024New guidelines for use of systemic therapies in eczemaTopic: Eczema
  • 31 Jul 2024UK MHRA 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)
  • 12 Jun 2024NICE guidance recommends using NEWS2 to improve risk evaluation and management of sepsis in adultsTopic: Sepsis in adults
  • 03 Jun 2024CDC updates advice for prevention and treatment of anthraxTopic: Anthrax