Guideline title American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines Update: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease
Release date January 2023
Prior version May 2013
Developer and funding source American College of Gastroenterology
Target population Children and adults...
Importance: Concerns have arisen that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers are less effective in Black patients than non-Black patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
Objective: To determine whether the effects of RAS blockers on cardiovascular outcomes...
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes autism screening for children and how to access therapies.
Guideline title Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline
Release date November 2022
Developer and funding source American College of Chest Physicians
Target population Patients taking oral...
Importance: Approximately 19.7% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years in the US have a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts from 2000. The prevalence of high BMI increases with age and is...
Importance: Little is known about the relative effectiveness of nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (ECs) compared with varenicline as smoking cessation aids.
Objective: To determine the relative effectiveness of ECs in smoking cessation.
Design, setting, and participants:...
Effective diabetes management, particularly in older and frail adults, requires a nuanced approach that balances the benefits of antihyperglycemic medications with the risks of intensive glycemic control. While certain diabetes medications are important to the prevention of chronic complications...
Drs. Crawford, Fallucco, and Scott-Vernaglia take a closer look at the prevalence of depression among teenagers. Recognizing the existing gaps in pediatricians’ training and resources to address this issue, the doctors describe signs and symptoms of depression and how to screen for the diagnosis...
Food consumption provides essential and nonessential nutrients in the human body and thereby promotes growth and health. Individual food choice and the potential modification of eating habits are complex issues, influenced by the availability and acceptability of foods.1 The availability of...
Background: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) consistently improve heart failure and kidney-related outcomes; however, effects on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) across different patient populations are less clear.
Methods: This was a collaborative trial-level...
