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Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis
Breast surgery for metastatic breast cancer (updated)
Colchicine for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
Cyproterone acetate for hirsutism (updated)
Decongestants and antihistamines for acute otitis media in children
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP‐4) inhibitors for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (updated)
Human stem cells for decompensated cirrhosis in adults
Indications and timings for caffeine initiation in preterm infants
Interventions for quitting vaping (updated)
Interventions for treating urinary incontinence in older women: a network meta‐analysis
Long‐term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women (updated)
Non‐invasive ventilation for cystic fibrosis (updated)
Nucleoplasty for cervical radicular pain due to disc herniation
Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (updated)
Septum resection for women of reproductive age with a septate uterus (updated)
Thiazolidinediones for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes
Topical immunosuppressants for blepharitis in adults
Cabotegravir for preventing HIV-1 in adults and young people (TA1106)
Cemiplimab with platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (TA1108)
Delgocitinib for treating moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (TA1107)
Fetal monitoring in labour (NG229 - updated)
Intrapartum care (NG235 - updated)
Low-energy contact X-ray brachytherapy for rectal cancer (IPG809)
Suspected sepsis in over 16s (QS213)
Suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over: recognition, assessment and early management (NG253)
Suspected sepsis in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and early management (TA1112)
Guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 6th ed.
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, 4th ed.
Cochrane Library (Nov); NICE website (Nov); WHO website (Nov)
All content new, unless marked as ‘updated’
Acupuncture for polycystic ovary syndrome (updated)
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in people with cancer
Cryotherapy following total knee replacement
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (updated)
Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women and risk of endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer (updated)
Immediate or early skin‐to‐skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants (updated)
Immunoglobulin for myasthenia gravis
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer
Liraglutide for adults living with obesity
Molnupiravir for treating COVID‐19
Oral nicotine pouches for cessation or reduction of use of other tobacco or nicotine products
Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults 60 years or older (updated)
Prevention of infection in peripheral arterial reconstruction of the lower limb
Progestagens for pain symptoms associated with endometriosis (updated)
Propofol for sedation during colonoscopy (updated)
Pyronaridine‐artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria (updated)
Riboflavin supplements for blood pressure lowering in adults
Semaglutide for adults living with obesity
Service delivery, behavioural, and self‐management interventions for children with epilepsy
Tirzepatide for adults living with obesity
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding red blood cell transfusion (updated)
Work‐break interventions for preventing musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders in healthy workers (updated)
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children (updated)
Durvalumab for treating limited-stage small-cell lung cancer after platinum-based chemoradiotherapy (TA1099)
Garadacimab for preventing recurrent attacks of hereditary angioedema in people 12 years and over (TA1101)
Head injury (QS74 – updated)
Rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders including acquired brain injury (NG252)
Sparsentan for treating primary IgA nephropathy (TA1074 - updated)
Targeted-release budesonide for treating primary IgA nephropathy (TA937 - updated)
VA ECMO for severe acute heart failure in adults (IPG807)
Cochrane Library (Oct); NICE website (Oct)
All content new unless specified as updated
Antibiotic prophylaxis for corneal abrasion (updated)
Combined cardiorespiratory and resistance training for people with stroke
Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in women with conisation
Misoprostol for intrauterine device placement
Opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder in primary versus specialty care
Pharmacotherapies for cannabis use disorder (updated)
Pharmacotherapy for mild hypertension (updated)
Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile‐associated diarrhea in adults and children (updated)
Remote ischaemic conditioning for preventing and treating ischaemic stroke (updated)
Resistance training for people with stroke
Service delivery, behavioural, and self‐management interventions for adults with epilepsy
Synchronised approach for intrauterine insemination in subfertile couples (updated)
Virtual reality simulation training for health professions trainees in gastrointestinal endoscopy (updated)
Atopic eczema in under 12s: diagnosis and management (CG57 – updated)
Benralizumab for treating relapsing or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (TA1096)
Bipolar disorder: assessment and management (CG185 – updated)
Chronic heart failure in adults (QS9 – updated)
Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NG106 – updated)
Digital technologies to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for adults with COPD: early value assessment (HTE18 – updated)
Digital technologies to support self-management of COPD: early value assessment (HTE19 – updated)
HIV testing: increasing uptake among people who may have undiagnosed HIV (NG60 – updated)
Isatuximab in combination for untreated multiple myeloma when a stem cell transplant is unsuitable (TA1098)
Pneumonia: diagnosis and management (NG250)
Pneumonia: diagnosis and management (QS110 – updated)
Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity (TA1026 – updated)
Tirzepatide for treating type 2 diabetes (TA924 - updated)
Trusted Advice on paracetamol in pregnancy
WHO guideline on HIV service delivery (updated)
Sources: Cochrane Library (Sep); NICE website (Sep); SIGN website (Sep); WHO website (Sep)
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