Guidelines

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2017 Fleischner Society guidelines on management of incidental pulmonary nodules detected on computed tomography (CT) imaging.

This JAMA Patient Page describes the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendations on interventions to prevent child maltreatment.

This systematic review to support the 2018 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of interventions to prevent maltreatment among children with no signs or symptoms of current or past maltreatment.

This 2018 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment (I statement).

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2017 practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases on diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

This Viewpoint from the US Assistant Secretary for Health discusses the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, and proposes ways in which the medical care system, new technologies, workplace initiatives, and enhanced youth participation in sports can promote physical activity.

This Special Communication from the US Department of Health and Human Services summarizes key guidelines and recommendations in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition.

This JAMA Patient Page describes the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recent recommendations on screening and counseling to reduce unhealthy alcohol use.

This systematic review to support the 2018 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening and behavioral counseling to reduce unhealthy alcohol use summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and behavioral counseling to reduce unhealthy alcohol use among adults.

This 2018 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults, including pregnant women, and providing brief behavioral counseling to reduce unhealthy alcohol use (B recommendation) and concludes that evidence is insufficient to assess balance of benefits and harms of screening and counseling for alcohol use in primary care settings in adolescents (I statement).