For people who have had a stroke, it is unclear whether vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation is better than rehabilitation alone for improving shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, and ...

This course has really helped me to get started in writing my protocol, I have planned out the structure and have started to populate the sections. It is simple to follow and allows you to do the work ...

Two thirds of new World Health Organization guidelines in the past 5 years cite at least 1 Cochrane review. Read about our impact. Cochrane has launched an innovative study to test whether artificial ...

The resources in this collection mostly cover the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). Under 'Risk of bias tools' there is also guidance on ROBINS-I tool for assessing risk of ...

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This Cochrane Review looked at whether mind-body techniques for relaxation such as breathing techniques, visualisation, yoga or music would help with reducing pain, and improve women’s experiences of ...

4 School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia 5 Cochrane Public Health; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia 6 Department of ...

Hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease, mostly abnormal uterine bleeding, prolapse or uterine fibroids, is one of the most frequent gynaecological procedures (30% of women by the age of 60; ...

Through our global network of Cochrane Groups, we harness a wide variety of specialist interests, skills and knowledge that help us create high quality, relevant health evidence. Our Thematic Groups ...

In an asthma attack, the airways (passages to the lungs) narrow from muscle spasms and swelling (inflammation). Bronchodilators (reliever inhalers to open up the lungs and airways) can be used for the ...

Oseltamivir and zanamivir have been stockpiled in many countries to treat and prevent seasonal and pandemic influenza, before an influenza vaccine matched to the circulating virus becomes available.

Our Handbooks describe the process of preparing and maintaining diverse types of systematic reviews. Handbooks are updated regularly to reflect advances in systematic review methods and in response to ...