Hundreds of clinical guidelines are published each year. In 2025, nearly 400 publications were released by societies. We saw a spike in guidelines being published in 2025 overall, particularly in the months of June (46 guidelines) and August (42 guidelines) compared to June (21 guidelines) and August (17 guidelines) in 2024.
Today, we're taking a look at month-by-month and society-specific rundowns of publications, along with showcasing the top guidelines and consensus statements gauged by overall views and average view duration.
Guidelines/Consensus Statements Published By Month (2023-2025):
The list below highlights the number of guidelines, consensus statements, and similar best practices publications published by month, year-over-year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Publications | 20 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 224 |
| 2024 Publications | 29 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 289 |
| 2025 Publications | 26 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 29 | 46 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 389 |
Organizations with the Most Publications in 2025
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), World Health Organization (WHO), and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) were the organizations with the most guidance released in 2025, with 24, 21, and 20 publications respectively. The following rundown showcases organizations with the most guidance published last year.
| Society | Publications in 2025 |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | 24 |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | 21 |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | 20 |
| American College of Cardiology (ACC) | 17 |
| American Heart Association (AHA) | 13 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | 13 |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) | 11 |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) | 10 |
| American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) | 9 |
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | 8 |
| American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) | 7 |
| Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) | 7 |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) | 7 |
| American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) | 6 |
| American Urological Association (AUA) | 6 |
| Veteran's Health Administration/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) | 6 |
| Society of Family Planning (SFP) | 6 |
| American Society of Echocardiography (ASECHO) | 5 |
| American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) | 5 |
| European Society of Cardiology (ESC) | 5 |
| Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) | 5 |
| National Lipid Association (NLA) | 5 |
| Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) | 5 |
| Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) | 5 |
| Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) | 5 |
Most Viewed Clinical Guidance in 2025
The following list of clinical guidance are the ten most viewed of 2025, sorted in descending order.
| Society | Guidance |
|---|---|
| American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) | Alcohol Withdrawal Management |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) | Benzodiazepine Tapering |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | Management of Stimulant Use Disorder |
| American Geriatrics Society (AGS) | Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) | Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine |
| American Thyroid Association (ATA) | Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis |
| American Thyroid Association (ATA) | Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) | Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder |
| American Thyroid Association (ATA) | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and Thyroid Hormones (Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine) |
| American Thyroid Association (ATA) | Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer |
Publications with Highest Average Session Duration
The following are the ten pieces of clinical guidance with the longest average session duration, sorted in descending order.
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