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Cochrane produces systematic reviews which are recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care resources. Listen to Cochrane review authors explain in plain language the evidence and findings of their high-impact reviews. In 5 minutes or less, healthcare professionals to patients and families can understand the latest trusted evidence to help make better informed decisions.

Episode Date
Does respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination during pregnancy reduce RSV-related hospitalisations in infants?
May 02, 2024
What are the benefits and risks of health literacy interventions for migrants?
Apr 18, 2024
Can psychosocial interventions reduce antipsychotic medication in care home residents?
Apr 11, 2024
What are the benefits and risks of different corticosteroid treatments delivered intravenously for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born prematurely?
Apr 03, 2024
Admission avoidance hospital at home
Mar 27, 2024
Interventions that will increase and sustain the uptake of vaccines in low- and middle-income countries
Mar 27, 2024
Is shock wave treatment better than surgical procedures for removing kidney stones?
Mar 27, 2024
Is alpha-lipoic acid (a natural antioxidant) better than no treatment or dummy treatment for nerve damage in people with diabetes?
Mar 15, 2024
Can music and vocal interventions benefit preterm infants and their parents?
Mar 13, 2024
Comparing two methods of wound closure in stoma reversal: purse-string closure versus linear skin closure
Mar 12, 2024
Should transvaginal mesh, biological grafts, or native tissue be utilised to repair vaginal prolapse?
Mar 12, 2024
Antibiotics for acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media) in children
Mar 12, 2024
Are population-based interventions (those aimed at entire communities rather than individuals) helpful in preventing falls and fall-related injuries in older people?
Mar 11, 2024
What is the best medication to stop bleeding in those having non-emergency hip or knee surgery?
Mar 07, 2024
What are the benefits and harms of ibuprofen for managing pain after an operation in children?
Mar 05, 2024
What are the benefits and risks of drugs acting on the immune system to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis ?
Mar 05, 2024
How effective and safe are single-incision slings for women with urinary incontinence compared with other operations?
Feb 23, 2024
Smartphone apps for people with overweight or obesity
Feb 22, 2024
Cerebrolysin for acute ischaemic stroke
Feb 21, 2024
Use of red flags to screen for vertebral fractures in people with low back pain
Feb 12, 2024
Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well-being
Feb 02, 2024
Pharmacological treatments in panic disorder in adults: a network meta-analysis
Feb 02, 2024
How can response to postal or web questionnaires be increased?
Feb 01, 2024
Early nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus early nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm infants
Jan 31, 2024
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm neonates after extubation
Jan 31, 2024
Patient decision aids to help people who are facing decisions about health treatment or screening
Jan 29, 2024
Interventions to encourage use of seat belts
Jan 22, 2024
Children with chronic non-cancer pain and their families’ experiences and understanding of their condition, pain services and treatments: a meta-ethnography
Jan 15, 2024
Can electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, and do they have any unwanted effects when used for this purpose?
Jan 11, 2024
What are the benefits and risks of cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild-to-moderate dementia?
Jan 11, 2024
What are the risks and benefits of different positions for spinal taps in infants?
Jan 08, 2024
A review of the ways healthcare professionals can make sure older people are given suitable medicines
Jan 08, 2024
What are the benefits and risks of using topical insect repellents to prevent malaria?
Jan 08, 2024
Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera
Dec 07, 2023
Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence
Dec 04, 2023
How accurate is the CAM-ICU tool for the diagnosis of delirium in adult patients admitted to critical care units?
Dec 01, 2023
Antioxidants for adults with chronic kidney disease
Nov 29, 2023
Vaccines for preventing shingles in older adults
Nov 27, 2023
Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections
Nov 22, 2023
Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Nov 17, 2023
Cognitive behavioural interventions for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community
Nov 17, 2023
Which medicines, taken by mouth or injected, work best to treat a skin condition called plaque psoriasis?
Nov 15, 2023
Do antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?
Nov 13, 2023
Laser therapy for hypertrophic and keloid scars
Nov 07, 2023
Temperature and storage conditions for human insulin
Nov 03, 2023
What are the benefits and risks of methylxanthines (mild stimulant medicines) for premature babies whose breathing pauses during sleep (apnea)?
Nov 03, 2023
The effect of individual-level interventions for reducing stress in healthcare workers
Oct 30, 2023
How can we communicate better with people and communities about measures which help to prevent and control COVID-19?
Oct 23, 2023
Is methylphenidate an effective treatment for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and does it cause unwanted effects?
Oct 23, 2023
Local steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
Oct 16, 2023
Which treatments are effective for the management of complex regional pain syndrome in adults?
Oct 11, 2023
Are interventions for fatigue effective among people with kidney failure requiring dialysis?
Oct 10, 2023
What are the effects of intensive control of blood sugar before, during and after surgery in people with diabetes?
Oct 09, 2023
Which remotely-delivered psychological approaches help people with long-term chronic pain to improve symptoms?
Oct 02, 2023
Can collecting blood that is lost during surgery, and returning it to the patient, reduce the need to use donated blood for that patient?
Sep 28, 2023
Platinum-containing chemotherapy for women before or after surgery for early triple-negative breast cancer
Sep 26, 2023
How successful are healthy eating programmes in preschools, kindergartens and childcare settings?
Sep 21, 2023
Cannabis-based medicines for cancer pain
Sep 13, 2023
Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in all long-term care settings
Aug 25, 2023
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) medicines for diabetic macular oedema
Aug 25, 2023
What is the best way to use nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking?
Aug 11, 2023
Cooling the body after resuscitation following cardiac arrest
Aug 01, 2023
Case management programmes for older people living with frailty in the community
Aug 01, 2023
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplements for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents
Jul 14, 2023
What are the benefits and harms of different treatments for jellyfish stings?
Jul 11, 2023
Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Jun 23, 2023
Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection
Jun 12, 2023
Does the placement of a breathing tube using video assistance (videolaryngoscopy) increase the success and safety of the procedure in newborn babies?
Jun 09, 2023
Interventions to slow the progression of short-sightedness in children
May 25, 2023
Care involving families for Indigenous early childhood well-being
May 25, 2023
Can tests for inflammation help doctors decide whether to use antibiotics for airway infections?
May 22, 2023
The relative safety and effectiveness of different epoetin drugs for treating anaemia in people with chronic kidney disease
May 11, 2023
What are consumers and health providers' views and experiences of working in formal partnerships to plan, deliver and evaluate health services?
May 11, 2023
Aromatase inhibitors for infertility treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
May 05, 2023
Can cognitive stimulation benefit people with dementia?
May 02, 2023
Do mobility strategies improve and restore mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults?
Mar 21, 2023
What are the benefits and risks of medication reviews for hospitalised adults?
Mar 06, 2023
House modifications for preventing malaria
Feb 20, 2023
Which is the best treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding?
Feb 17, 2023
Music for insomnia in adults
Feb 13, 2023
Are corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory medicines) given orally or by injection an effective treatment for people with COVID-19?
Feb 13, 2023
Is ultrasound guidance a good option for peripheral intravenous cannulation in adults?
Jan 27, 2023
Yoga for chronic non-specific low back pain
Jan 24, 2023
Additional therapies used with exercise therapy for hip or knee osteoarthritis
Jan 20, 2023
Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children
Jan 20, 2023
Blood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease
Jan 10, 2023
Opioid maintenance medicines for the treatment of dependence on opioid pain medicines
Dec 15, 2022
Which medicines, taken by mouth or injected, work best to treat a skin condition called plaque psoriasis?
Nov 22, 2022
Hydroxyurea (also known as hydroxycarbamide) for people with sickle cell disease
Nov 14, 2022
Do school-based physical activity interventions increase moderate to vigorous physical activity and improve physical fitness among children and adolescents?
Nov 09, 2022
What is the accuracy of different combinations of ultrasound imaging and blood tests to diagnose ovarian cancer in women before and after the menopause?
Nov 09, 2022
Periodic change of body position under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia
Oct 13, 2022
Mental health support in the community for refugee children and adolescents in high-income countries
Oct 04, 2022
Which combinations of medicines are best for the prevention and treatment of anaemia in people with cancer?
Sep 23, 2022
How accurate are rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19?
Sep 20, 2022
Control interventions in randomised trials for people with a mental health disorder
Sep 20, 2022
Prophylactic cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor drugs to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
Sep 02, 2022
Rho kinase inhibitors for primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension
Sep 02, 2022
Antioxidants for male subfertility
Aug 26, 2022
Cannabis and cannabinoids for people with multiple sclerosis
Aug 25, 2022