Recent updates
Browse recent updates. BMJ Best Practice is continuously updated to provide the latest evidence-based decision support.
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Type 1 diabetes
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Postpartum haemorrhage
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Crohn's disease
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Otitis media with effusion
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Omphalocele and gastroschisis
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Beta-thalassaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Common hereditary lysosomal storage diseases
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Marine toxins (saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin, conotoxin)
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Psittacosis
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Retinitis pigmentosa
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Gastritis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Autism spectrum disorder
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: T-2 Mycotoxin
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Sexual abuse and assault
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Persistent depressive disorder
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- 04 Jun 2026UK NICE guideline update: adjunctive corticosteroids for severe community-acquired pneumonia (NG250)Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Felty's syndrome
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Acute conjunctivitis
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Topic: Strabismus
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 28 May 2026Topic: Retinal detachment
- 27 May 2026Topic: Cerebral palsy
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- 22 May 2026Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- 20 May 2026Topic: Myelofibrosis
- 19 May 2026Topic: Steatotic liver disease
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 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
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- Anaesthesiology
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- Assessments
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 22 May 2026Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- Cardiology
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Critical care medicine
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Ear, nose, and throat
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Otitis media with effusion
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- Emergency medicine
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Postpartum haemorrhage
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Marine toxins (saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin, conotoxin)
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Sexual abuse and assault
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Acute conjunctivitis
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Type 1 diabetes
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 19 May 2026Topic: Steatotic liver disease
- Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Crohn's disease
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Gastritis
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 19 May 2026Topic: Steatotic liver disease
- General surgery
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- Genetics
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Beta-thalassaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Common hereditary lysosomal storage diseases
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Retinitis pigmentosa
- Geriatric medicine
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- Haematology
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Beta-thalassaemia
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Felty's syndrome
- 20 May 2026Topic: Myelofibrosis
- Health maintenance
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- Hospital medicine
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Infectious diseases
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Psittacosis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: T-2 Mycotoxin
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 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
- Internal medicine
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Type 1 diabetes
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Crohn's disease
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Beta-thalassaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Marine toxins (saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin, conotoxin)
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Psittacosis
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Gastritis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: T-2 Mycotoxin
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026WHO advises on candidate vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola outbreakTopic: Ebola disease
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- 04 Jun 2026UK NICE guideline update: adjunctive corticosteroids for severe community-acquired pneumonia (NG250)Topic: Community-acquired pneumonia
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Felty's syndrome
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise shipTopic: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
- 27 May 2026Topic: Cerebral palsy
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- 22 May 2026Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- 20 May 2026Topic: Myelofibrosis
- 19 May 2026Topic: Steatotic liver disease
- Nephrology
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- Neurology
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Marine toxins (saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin, conotoxin)
- 27 May 2026Topic: Cerebral palsy
- Neurosurgery
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Postpartum haemorrhage
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Omphalocele and gastroschisis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- Oncology
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- Ophthalmology
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Retinitis pigmentosa
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Acute conjunctivitis
- 29 May 2026Topic: Strabismus
- 28 May 2026Topic: Retinal detachment
- Orthopaedics
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Type 1 diabetes
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Otitis media with effusion
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Omphalocele and gastroschisis
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Beta-thalassaemia
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Common hereditary lysosomal storage diseases
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Retinitis pigmentosa
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Autism spectrum disorder
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Sexual abuse and assault
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- 29 May 2026Topic: Strabismus
- 27 May 2026Topic: Cerebral palsy
- Primary care
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Type 1 diabetes
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Sickle cell anaemia
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Crohn's disease
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypotension
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Gastritis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Autism spectrum disorder
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hyperkalaemia
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Sexual abuse and assault
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Acute conjunctivitis
- 03 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of hypernatraemia
- 29 May 2026Topic: Strabismus
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- Psychiatry
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Assessment of learning difficulty and cognitive delay
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Autism spectrum disorder
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Persistent depressive disorder
- Respiratory disorders
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Small cell lung cancer
- 12 Jun 2026Topic: Asthma in children
- 12 Jun 2026FDA approves first and only oral option for COVID-19 postexposure prophylaxisTopic: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Psittacosis
- 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
- 22 May 2026Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Rheumatology
- 16 Jun 2026Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Felty's syndrome
- Surgery
- 17 Jun 2026Topic: Spina bifida and neural tube defects
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Otitis media with effusion
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Omphalocele and gastroschisis
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Cataracts
- 10 Jun 2026Topic: Retinitis pigmentosa
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Diabetic retinopathy
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Acute conjunctivitis
- 29 May 2026Topic: Strabismus
- 28 May 2026Topic: Retinal detachment
- 22 May 2026Topic: Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon
- 22 May 2026Topic: Nasal polyps
- 21 May 2026Topic: Pleural effusion
- Urology
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 04 Jun 2026Topic: Wilms' tumour
- Women's health
- 11 Jun 2026Topic: Omphalocele and gastroschisis
- 09 Jun 2026Topic: Contraception
- 05 Jun 2026Topic: Chronic pelvic pain in women