In areas where malaria is common, younger children have repeated episodes of malarial illness, which can sometimes be severe and life-threatening. In areas where malaria is seasonal, a practical ...

We reviewed studies comparing different combinations of flow rates, pressures, and timings used to support breathing in premature babies (less than 37 weeks of pregnancy) after the breathing tube is ...

What are the best methods for preventing skin irritation caused by prolonged contact with urine o ...

Abortion after three months of pregnancy (second trimester) can be done by surgery or with medicines. We wanted to know which method is the safest and most effective. We wanted to know if abortion by ...

• Future studies should report their results by age, gender, race/ethnicity; include the full data; include adverse events and other outcomes; control for both diet and physical activity in their ...

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

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As systematic reviewers, we synthesize the best available evidence to inform the decisions of the public, patients, clinicians, and policy makers. But what happens when the evidence is fatally flawed?

If you are a patient, their family or carer, you can play a vital role in our work. Health professionals, translators, researchers and the public can all make a difference to global health. When you ...

This is a series of eight introductory slidecasts about using the GRADE approach to grade the evidence in systematic reviews and create a ‘Summary of findings’ (SoF) table. The slidecasts were ...

III.S1 Supplementary material: Considerations and recommendations for figures in Cochrane reviews: graphs of statistical data III.S2 Supplementary material: Guidance for writing a Cochrane Plain ...

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. Thematic Groups Our ...