It is unclear if magnesium sulphate, either alone or combined with other treatments, improves patient outcomes in children under two years old with bronchiolitis. Fu ...

Tailored implementation strategies (activities designed to tackle specific challenges facing healthcare professionals trying to action a new practice or recommendation) likely lead to slight ...

NSAIDs are a group of drugs that help reduce inflammation, fever, and pain, and can also help prevent blood clots. Aspirin and ibuprofen are examples of widely used NSAIDs. They have been studied as a ...

Cochrane has launched a study to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support or enhance evidence synthesis. The initiative will use an innovative platform study design and will adhere ...

Interventions to promote the use of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes may increase enrolment of patients. The interventions probably lead to small increases in patients' attendance of CR ...

Does taking folic acid (folate) supplements affect the risk or severity of malaria infection amongst people who are taking (antifolate) medications to prevent or treat malaria, in areas where malaria ...

Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new Cochrane ...

Exercise may be moderately effective compared to no therapy for reducing symptoms of depression. The evidence suggests there is little to no difference in the reduction of symptoms of depression ...

Allergic rhinitis is inflammation (swelling and/or irritation) of the inside of the nose caused by allergies. It is common in both children and adults. Allergic rhinitis can be intermittent (fewer ...

This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis. The review shows that in people with osteoarthritis, -Acupuncture may lead to ...

An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in preventing hypertensive disorders in ...

Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they ...