Planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal complications by nearly half and reduces the risk of stillbirth, without increasing the likelihood of caesarean section, ...

A common treatment for inflammatory arthritis is a medicine that alters the immune system and so reduces inflammation (DMARDs). Stopping DMARD treatment around the time of surgery to treat an affected ...

For people with a progressive genetic condition called Friedreich ataxia, which affects nerves and muscles, taking medicine for a year probably has little to no effect on measures of ataxia (problems ...

What a living systematic review is and when to do it, how to plan, conduct, and finish it and report its results.

Many people stretch prior to or after engaging in physical activities such as sport. Usually the purpose is to reduce the risk of injury, reduce soreness after exercise, or enhance athletic ...

・外用ステロイド薬であるプロピオン酸クロベタゾール含有クリームの全身の皮膚への塗布は、経口ステロイド（プレドニゾン）と同等の効果があり、重篤な有害事象も少なく、死亡例も ...

Two thirds of new World Health Organization guidelines in the past 5 years cite at least 1 Cochrane review. Read about our impact. Cochrane has released a pre-print of the protocol for our innovative ...

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 ...

Our Handbooks describe the process of preparing and maintaining diverse types of systematic reviews. Handbooks are updated regularly to reflect advances in systematic review methods and in response to ...

A new Cochrane review finds that chlorhexidine likely cuts umbilical cord infection rates by about 29% in low- and middle- income countries, and may reduce newborn deaths. Umbilical cord care is a key ...

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 ...

Intermittent fasting is unlikely to lead to greater weight loss in overweight or obese adults than traditional dietary advice or doing nothing, a new Cochrane review finds. Obesity is a significant ...