While last week saw a relative slowdown in new guideline releases, this week delivers a strong resurgence across multiple organizations and clinical areas. From hematologic malignancies to gynecologic procedures and rare infectious disease vaccine safety, the updates span a wide range of disciplines—each carrying meaningful clinical implications. Of particular note are major revisions from NCCNContinue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 5/21/2025”
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Weekly Guideline Update for 4/30/2025
As hard as it is to believe, we’re already closing out April—and with it, a third of 2025 is in the books. The pace of the year seems to be matching the pace of clinical updates. This week has not only the normal recent NCCN updates but also new recommendations in cardiology and general practice.Continue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 4/30/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 4/23/2025
Some weeks feel like an elegant clinical algorithm—logical, stepwise, and reassuring. Other weeks? A bit more like trying to interpret a progress note written during a 28-hour shift. (It’s been a long day!) This week’s guideline updates cover a broad range, from oncology to urology to implementation protocols. Whether you’re looking to stay current onContinue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 4/23/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 4/16/2025
The tulips are up, the tax deadlines are behind us (hopefully) here in the US, and the only thing more persistent than spring rain is your weekly dose of clinical updates. Each Wednesday, I round up key changes to guidelines and recommendations from professional societies to help you stay informed. This list isn’t exhaustive, butContinue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 4/16/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 4/9/2025
The days are getting longer, the coffee is getting colder (because I keep forgetting to drink it), and the inboxes are once again overflowing with meeting invites, projects, and manuscript alerts. Each Wednesday, I bring you news concerning updates to guidelines and recommendations by professional societies, so you don’t have to wade through the internetContinue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 4/9/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 3/26/2025
Spring is here in the Northern hemisphere! The sun is out, the flowers are beginning to bloom, birds are singing, and allergies are flaring. Each Wednesday, I bring you news concerning updates to guidelines and recommendations by professional societies, so you don’t have to “dust off” the journals. This list is not all-inclusive, of course,Continue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 3/26/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 2/26/2025
Each Wednesday, I bring you news concerning updates to guidelines and recommendations by professional societies. This list is not all-inclusive, of course, but the following recent updates caught my attention. If there are any guidelines I have missed this week that you would like to see possibly included in future updates, please email me at jerm@day-storms.com.Continue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 2/26/2025”
Weekly Guideline Update for 2/19/2025
Each Wednesday, I bring you news concerning updates to guidelines and recommendations by professional societies. This list is not all-inclusive, of course, but the following recent updates caught my attention. If there are any guidelines I have missed this week that you would like to see possibly included in future updates, please email me atContinue reading “Weekly Guideline Update for 2/19/2025”
Spasers (and Star Trek) Revisited
In 2014, as part of an initiative to encourage my biochemistry students to actively read and discuss scientific journals and publications, I read a brief IEEE Spectrum article on the proposed use of graphene-based plasmon lasers (spasers) as a possible cancer therapeutic (1). The class blog entry was a popular topic for some time (2).Continue reading “Spasers (and Star Trek) Revisited”