The effects of three weight-reducing medicines (orlistat, phentermine/topiramate and naltrexone/bupropion) on death rates and cases of heart disease are unclear for people with hypertension (high ...

Compared to regular human insulin, five faster-acting insulin analogues may offer similar benefits in controlling blood glucose levels. Compared to regular human insulin, some of them (ultra-rapid ...

What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out what happens when primary healthcare services are delivered by nurses instead of doctors. We collected and analysed all ...

We reviewed the evidence about the effect of exercise therapy on pain, disability, patient satisfaction, and quality of life among people with neck pain. Neck pain is common; it can limit a person's ...

What are surgical site infections and who is at risk? The inadvertent transfer of micro-organisms such as bacteria to a patient's wound site during surgery can result in a wound infection that is ...

- There may be little or no reduction in the risk of developing a cold with zinc supplements compared to placebo. - For people who already have a cold, there may be a reduction in how long the cold ...

The methodologies associated with the systematic review of qualitative research evidence, conducted either as a stand-alone review or as a part of a review of complex interventions, systems or of ...

Drugs that target amyloid beta proteins in the brain likely have no clinically meaningful positive effects, while increasing the risk of bleeding and swelling in the brain, a new Cochrane review has ...

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 ...

Cochrane has confirmed the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools selected to take part in our innovative platform study evaluating how artificial intelligence could support and enhance key stages of ...

Falls by older people in care facilities, such as nursing homes, and hospitals are common events that may cause loss of independence, injuries, and sometimes death as a result of injury. Effective ...

Lumbosacral radicular pain, often referred to as sciatica, is a type of pain that arises from irritation or inflammation of a low back spinal nerve. People typically experience pain radiating down the ...