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

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 ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common problem in children and adolescents. Those affected may struggle to concentrate, feel restless, or act on impulse. As a result of these ...

• 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 ...

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 ...

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?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed and treated psychiatric disorders in childhood. Typically, children and adolescents with ADHD find it difficult to ...

Antimalarials have been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for several decades. Recently several trials have been published with larger sample sizes, and better design than previous ...

We extracted clinical study reports and assessed risk of bias using purpose-built instruments. We analysed the effects of zanamivir and oseltamivir on time to first alleviation of symptoms, influenza ...

Surgery for rotator cuff disease is usually used after non-operative interventions have failed, although our Cochrane Review, first published in 2007, found that there was uncertain clinical benefit ...

Presenter Bios Georgia Salanti is an associate professor in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Theodore Papakonstantinou and Adriani Nikolakopoulou are postdoctoral researchers. Virginia Chiocchia is a ...