Review question As recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is currently used for people with influenza A. In previous pandemics, the virus was susceptible to ...

Back pain is very common among adults. There is evidence that individuals who physically move or lift objects (manual material handling) on a regular basis increase the strain on their backs and the ...

Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage. Pre-clinical data suggest that doxycycline might act as a disease-modifying agent for the treatment of ...

Why systematic and rigorous searches are important, planning and designing search strategies, sources of studies, managing and reporting the process.

This updated Cochrane Review of reminiscence therapy (RT) for dementia was first published in 1998, and last updated in 2005. RT involves the discussion of memories and past experiences with other ...

Review question: Is the use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) safe and effective to prevent complications in the postoperative period in patients who underwent pulmonary resection ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of joint disorder and a leading cause of pain and physical disability. Observational studies suggested a benefit for joint lavage, but recent, sham-controlled ...

Researchers from The Cochrane Collaboration conducted a review of the effects of an osteotomy in people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Upon searching for all relevant studies until November 2013, ...

Membrane sweeping may be effective in achieving a spontaneous onset of labour, but the evidence for this was of low certainty. When compared to expectant management, it potentially reduces the ...

Cochrane is piloting two living evidence gap maps in 2025 to map primary research and systematic reviews in two urgent areas of global health: dengue prevention and neonatal mortality reduction.

Cochrane is piloting two living evidence gap maps in 2025 to map primary research and systematic reviews in two urgent areas of global health: dengue prevention and neonatal mortality reduction.

Cochrane is piloting two living evidence gap maps in 2025 to map primary research and systematic reviews in two urgent areas ...