We are not confident that one surgical approach (way of accessing the hip joint) compared to another leads to a different outcome for performing daily tasks, health-related quality of life, mobility ...

Probiotics added to infant feeds have the potential to prevent sensitisation of infants to dietary allergens. Objectives: To evaluate the benefits and harms of a probiotic, or a probiotic with added ...

Multifaceted behavioral programs that are intended to improve regular usage of eye pressure-lowering eye drops in people with high eye pressure or diagnosed with glaucoma can include a combination of ...

– For people who have heart failure with a normal heart rhythm, there seems to be little to no advantage of warfarin (an anticoagulant: a medicine which prevents blood clotting by blocking proteins) ...

La patientèle et le public peuvent rejoindre le Réseau Cochrane Patient and Public, une communauté importante et croissante ...

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a long-term (chronic) swelling and infection of the middle ear, with ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum). The main ...

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The inclusion of two new trials in this update did not change the main conclusions of the original review. The current evidence is very uncertain about the effect of chest physiotherapy on improving ...

What are the benefits and risks of using medication known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and antagonists in the management of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?

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Key messages • Rapid antigen tests are most accurate when they are used in people who have signs or symptoms of COVID-19, especially during the first week of illness. People who test negative may ...

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