Recent updates
Browse recent updates. BMJ Best Practice is continuously updated to provide the latest evidence-based decision support.
- 17 Jul 2026Topic: Toxic thyroid adenoma
- 16 Jul 2026Topic: Cocaine use disorder
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Granuloma annulare
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Cytomegalovirus infection
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Absence seizures
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Marburg disease
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Muscle cramps
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Essential tremor
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Eosinophilic oesophagitis
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Graves' disease
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Achalasia
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Vitiligo
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Obstructive uropathy
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Ichthyosis
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Metastatic breast cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Ovarian cysts
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Blast crisis
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Mental health response to disasters and other critical incidents
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Cushing syndrome
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of knee injury
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Acute tubular necrosis
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Premature newborn care
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 04 Jun 2026UK NICE guideline update: adjunctive corticosteroids for severe community-acquired pneumonia (NG250)Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 14 May 2026Tazemetostat withdrawn globally for all indications (including follicular lymphoma) due to risk of secondary haematological malignanciesTopic: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- 06 May 2026FDA approves new oral antibiotics effective against resistant strains of gonorrhoeaTopic: Urethritis
- 18 Mar 2026Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves labeling changes to menopausal hormone therapiesTopic: Menopause
- 06 Mar 2026New BMJ Best Practice topic on postpartum psychosis now liveTopic: Postpartum psychosis
- 25 Feb 2026FDA approves nerandomilast for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adultsTopic: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- 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
- Allergy and immunology
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Eosinophilic oesophagitis
- Anaesthesiology
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Assessments
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of knee injury
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- Cardiology
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Achalasia
- Critical care medicine
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Acute tubular necrosis
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Premature newborn care
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Dermatology
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Granuloma annulare
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Vitiligo
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Ichthyosis
- Emergency medicine
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Mental health response to disasters and other critical incidents
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
- 17 Jul 2026Topic: Toxic thyroid adenoma
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Graves' disease
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Cushing syndrome
- Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Eosinophilic oesophagitis
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Achalasia
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- General surgery
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- Genetics
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- Geriatric medicine
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- Haematology
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Blast crisis
- Hospital medicine
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Acute tubular necrosis
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Premature newborn care
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Infectious diseases
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Cytomegalovirus infection
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Marburg disease
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Hepatitis D
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Internal medicine
- 17 Jul 2026Topic: Toxic thyroid adenoma
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Cytomegalovirus infection
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 10 Jul 2026First case outside Africa confirmed amidst highest first-month total of any outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Absence seizures
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Marburg disease
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Muscle cramps
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Essential tremor
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Eosinophilic oesophagitis
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Graves' disease
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Achalasia
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Metastatic breast cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Blast crisis
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Cushing syndrome
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Acute tubular necrosis
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- Nephrology
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Acute tubular necrosis
- Neurology
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Absence seizures
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Muscle cramps
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Essential tremor
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- Neurosurgery
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Cushing syndrome
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- Nutrition
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Ovarian cysts
- Oncology
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Metastatic breast cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Blast crisis
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- Orthopaedics
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of knee injury
- Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Absence seizures
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Premature newborn care
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Sepsis in children
- Palliative care
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Metastatic breast cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Blast crisis
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- Primary care
- 16 Jul 2026Topic: Cocaine use disorder
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of food allergies and sensitivities
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Muscle cramps
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Essential tremor
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Graves' disease
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Vitiligo
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- 02 Jul 2026Topic: Metastatic breast cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Ovarian cysts
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Faecal incontinence in adults
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of knee injury
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of shock
- Psychiatry
- 16 Jul 2026Topic: Cocaine use disorder
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Mental health response to disasters and other critical incidents
- Respiratory disorders
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Atypical pneumonia
- 10 Jul 2026Topic: Legionella infection
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- Rheumatology
- 14 Jul 2026Topic: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Muscle cramps
- Surgery
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of acute abdomen
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Achalasia
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Obstructive uropathy
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Ovarian cysts
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Cushing syndrome
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of knee injury
- 30 Jun 2026Topic: Gliomas
- Urology
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Obstructive uropathy
- 02 Jul 2026UK National Screening Committee recommends against population screening for prostate cancer, but recommends targeted screeningTopic: Prostate cancer
- Women's health
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 09 Jul 2026Topic: Placental abruption
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- 08 Jul 2026Topic: Assessment of abdominal pain in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 07 Jul 2026Topic: Herpes simplex virus infection
- 07 Jul 2026Guidelines recommend long-acting injectable PrEP and a two-drug ART alternative initial regimen as options during pregnancy and breastfeedingTopic: HIV in pregnancy
- 07 Jul 2026US guidance encourages prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with endometrial cancer.Topic: Endometrial cancer
- 01 Jul 2026Topic: Ovarian cysts