In people with hip osteoarthritis (a condition where the cartilage cushioning the hip joint wears down, causing pain and stiffness), exercise compared with dummy treatment may have little to no effect ...

Giving adults smaller amounts of red blood cells during a blood transfusion may not make any difference to their risk of dying, how long they stay in hospital, or any unwanted treatment effects, ...

Through our global network of Cochrane Groups, we harness a wide variety of specialist interests, skills and knowledge that help us create high quality, relevant health evidence. Our Thematic Groups ...

This review, carried out within Cochrane Oral Health, describes the effects of tooth-coloured (composite resin) fillings compared with amalgam fillings when placed directly into cavities (holes) in ...

The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if routine vaginal examinations for assessing labour progress are effective and acceptable to women, and to compare the use of these examinations to ...

In the past, women have been cared for and supported by other women during labour and birth, and have had someone with them throughout, which we call ‘continuous support’. However, in many countries ...

Cough causes concern for parents and is a major reason for outpatient visits. Honey is believed to prevent growth of germs and reduce inflammation. We included six small trials involving 899 children ...

Cochrane Interactive Learning is our comprehensive course on how to conduct a systematic review of interventions. Equip yourself, or your staff and students, with the skills to conduct systematic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Falls by older people in care facilities, such as nursing homes, and hospitals are common events that may cause loss of independence, injuries, and sometimes death as a result of injury. Effective ...

Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI, and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have published a joint position statement on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in evidence ...