Recent updates
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- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Asbestosis
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of thrombocytopenia
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 28 Aug 2025FDA suspends biologics license of live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq®) in the USTopic: Chikungunya virus infection
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic pancreatitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Uveitis
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Gastritis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Histoplasmosis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Amoebiasis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Joint dislocation
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Achlorhydria
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Occupational asthma
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Anaemia of chronic disease
- 14 Aug 2025Nipocalimab approved by FDA for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravisTopic: Myasthenia gravis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Neonatal jaundice
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Leishmaniasis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Hypercholesterolaemia
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Bronchiolitis
- 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
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism Topic: Hypogonadism in men
- 25 Apr 2025WHO reaffirms mpox outbreak in Africa still meets criteria for a public health emergency of international concernTopic: Mpox
- 24 Apr 2025Dapagliflozin approved by FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes in childrenTopic: Type 2 diabetes in children
- 15 Apr 2025Latest UK asthma guidance provides minimal change to exacerbation managementTopic: Acute asthma exacerbation in adults
- 19 Mar 2025Esketamine approved in the US as the first ever monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in adultsTopic: Depression in adults
- 14 Mar 2025NICE recommends cytisinicline for smoking cessation, expanding treatment options for clinicians in the UKTopic: Smoking cessation
- 14 Mar 2025Guidelines recommend statins for people living with HIV to prevent cardiovascular eventsTopic: HIV in adults
- 05 Mar 2025FDA approves olezarsen for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndromeTopic: Hypertriglyceridaemia
- Allergy and immunology
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Occupational asthma
- Anaesthesiology
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- Assessments
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of thrombocytopenia
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- Cardiology
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Hypercholesterolaemia
- Critical care medicine
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Neonatal jaundice
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- Dermatology
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Leishmaniasis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- Ear, nose, and throat
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- Emergency medicine
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Joint dislocation
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Hypercholesterolaemia
- Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic pancreatitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Gastritis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Amoebiasis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Achlorhydria
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- General surgery
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- Genetics
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- Geriatric medicine
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Haematology
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of thrombocytopenia
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Anaemia of chronic disease
- Hospital medicine
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Neonatal jaundice
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- Infectious diseases
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025FDA suspends biologics license of live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq®) in the USTopic: Chikungunya virus infection
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Histoplasmosis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Amoebiasis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Leishmaniasis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Bronchiolitis
- Internal medicine
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Asbestosis
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of thrombocytopenia
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 28 Aug 2025FDA suspends biologics license of live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq®) in the USTopic: Chikungunya virus infection
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic pancreatitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Gastritis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Alpha-thalassaemia
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Histoplasmosis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Amoebiasis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Achlorhydria
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Occupational asthma
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Anaemia of chronic disease
- 14 Aug 2025Nipocalimab approved by FDA for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravisTopic: Myasthenia gravis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Leishmaniasis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Hypercholesterolaemia
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Bronchiolitis
- Nephrology
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- Neurology
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 14 Aug 2025Nipocalimab approved by FDA for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravisTopic: Myasthenia gravis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Transverse myelitis
- Neurosurgery
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- Oncology
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- Ophthalmology
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Uveitis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- Orthopaedics
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Joint dislocation
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- Overviews
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- Paediatrics and adolescent medicine
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Neonatal jaundice
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Toxic ingestions in children
- Palliative care
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- 14 Aug 2025Nipocalimab approved by FDA for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravisTopic: Myasthenia gravis
- Primary care
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Pancreatic cancer
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of thrombocytopenia
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 29 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of acute diarrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of short stature
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic pancreatitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of proctitis
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Overview of skin cancer
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Uveitis
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Gastritis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Occupational asthma
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Anaemia of chronic disease
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of HIV-related mental status changes
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of dermatological disorders in HIV
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Hypercholesterolaemia
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Bronchiolitis
- Psychiatry
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 20 Aug 2025Topic: Alzheimer's disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Respiratory disorders
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of dyspnoea
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Asbestosis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Histoplasmosis
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Influenza infection
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of persistent pulmonary infiltrate
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Occupational asthma
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Bronchiolitis
- Surgery
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 28 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of paraesthesias
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Intestinal malrotation
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Uveitis
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- 19 Aug 2025Topic: Joint dislocation
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ptosis
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of ataxia
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Primary invasive breast cancer
- 15 Aug 2025Topic: Anabolic steroid use disorder
- 14 Aug 2025Topic: Acute cholecystitis
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus
- 12 Aug 2025Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Urology
- 22 Aug 2025Topic: Chronic kidney disease
- Women's health
- 02 Sep 2025Topic: Assessment of primary amenorrhoea
- 27 Aug 2025Topic: Assessment of vaginal bleeding
- 13 Aug 2025Topic: Gestational diabetes mellitus