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31 May is World No Tobacco Day. It is organized by the World Health Organization to highlight the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.
In support of World No Tobacco Day, the Cochrane Library presents a Special Collection which highlights a selection of new or...
27 May 2021
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25 May 2021
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In this author interview we find out more about this recently published Network Meta-analysis, New generation antidepressants for depression in children and adolescents. Authors Dr. Sarah Hetrick and Nick Meader tell us about this work.
What were you trying to find out with this Network Meta-Analysis?
We were trying to find out how well newer...
25 May 2021
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Updated review: Internet‐based cognitive and behavioural therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Why was this review important?Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a common mental illness that can occur after a serious traumatic event. Symptoms include re-experiencing the trauma as nightmares, flashbacks, and...
20 May 2021
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Living Review: Plasma from people who have recovered from COVID‐19 to treat individuals with COVID‐19
Updated 20 May, 2021
In less than a year, convalescent plasma, a treatment for COVID-19 patients, has been the subject of four Cochrane reviews. Updated as a living systematic review, the authors have gone from investigating this as an exciting...
20 May 2021
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18 May 2021
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18 May 2021
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Updated review: Can international travel-related control measures contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic?
May 10: updated with visual abstract
What are international travel-related control measures?
International travel control measures are methods to manage international travel to contain the spread of COVID-19. Measures include:
closing...
10 May 2021
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In this recently published Cochrane review, the author team explored whether taking a certain type of medication could make older people more likely to develop dementia.
Discussing the review, Terry Quinn, senior author, said: "Almost every week we see a newspaper headline describing something new that allegedly causes or protects against...
5 May 2021
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In this author interview, lead authors Nick Meader and Andrew Moriarity tell us about this recently published Cochrane review, how they worked with a patient advisory group, and how they rose to the challenge of this being their first prognostic review, and the first of this type for Cochrane Common Mental Disorders.
Nick Meader: According to the...
5 May 2021