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 ...

Physical inactivity costs the world an estimated USD (US dollar) 53.8 billion each year. Exercise is a simple, affordable, and effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease, especially for people ...

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk of autism. Measles, mumps, rubella and ...

Newly updated evidence published in the Cochrane Library today compares Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and clinically-related Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) programs with other treatments, such as ...

Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new Cochrane ...

This news item is more than 2 years old. The study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, compared the results for different stop-smoking aids that have been used in over 300 ...

A Cochrane review has found the strongest evidence yet that e-cigarettes, also known as ‘vapes’, help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, such as patches and ...

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 ...

An updated Cochrane review has found that the dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be smaller now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available. The team of ...

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 ...

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 did not find enough, good-quality evidence to judge whether vitamin D is an effective or safe treatment for adults with COVID-19. - We need more research on this topic. Future research should ...