Due to limited evidence, the effect of liver support systems used alongside standard care compared with standard care alone in people with acute liver failure (rapid loss of liver function) is unclear ...
Vitamin D supplements compared with placebo (a sham treatment) may slightly reduce the number of young children who need a doctor or hospital visit for sudden infections in the lungs and airways ...
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 ...
When the bladder is surgically removed (an operation called radical cystectomy) to treat bladder cancer, surgeons also remove nearby lymph nodes, small glands that are part of the immune system. This ...
Un mundo en el que las decisiones sobre salud se basen en evidencia fiable, a tiempo y relevante. Nuestra misión Somos una organización independiente que colabora con socios internacionales para ...
There are worries that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) might not live as long after transplant as those with CF without NTM, but we found no clear evidence about ...
What a living systematic review is and when to do it, how to plan, conduct, and finish it and report its results.
The common cold is a major cause of visits to a doctor in high-income countries and of absenteeism from work and school. There are over 200 viruses which can cause the common cold symptoms including ...
Adding a balloon or stent procedure (endovascular angioplasty to widen blood vessels in the neck) to standard treatment may make little to no difference to the chance of another stroke or mini-stroke ...
Retinopathy of prematurity is a common disease in babies born prematurely with a birth weight less than 1500 grams. It is caused when blood vessels in the back of the eye do not grow normally.
Do omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) taken during pregnancy - either as supplements or as dietary additions in food (such as some types of fish) - improve health outcomes for ...
Telemedicine uses telecommunication systems to deliver health care at a distance. This method of delivering health care may improve patient health outcomes, access to health care and reduce costs. It ...