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October 18. World Menopause Day.
October 20. World Osteoporosis Day.
October 29. World Psoriasis Day.
October 29. World Stroke Day.
Risk factors for stroke deaths
Fregni F, et al. JAHA. 2026;19:e047114.
New websites
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• Sleep
• Foundation for Inherited Arrhythmias (FIA)
• DermAtlas
• Drug Channels
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics".
Second edition of the World Health Organization guidelines Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia is published.
New 2026 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failurу, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease, and Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction will are available from 28 August 2026.
AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF experts updated consensus document Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026).
Rome V introduces updated diagnostic criteria, expanded treatment recommendations, and a more patient-centered approach, strengthening how Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction is classified, investigated, and treated worldwide.
EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2025 update are issued.
The 2026 update of the Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention incorporates new scientific information about asthma.