Mast-cell stabilising agents to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction |
Master critical appraisal with Cochrane Evidence Essentials module 6 |
Maternal antenatal methylxanthine (including caffeine) treatment for improving preterm outcomes |
Maternal antigen avoidance during lactation for preventing atopic disease in infants of women at high risk |
Maternal antigen avoidance during lactation for preventing atopic eczema in infants |
Maternal colostrum provided into the mouth of preterm babies to prevent complications and improve outcomes |
Maternal consumption of xylitol for preventing dental decay in children |
Maternal dietary antigen avoidance during pregnancy or lactation, or both, for preventing or treating atopic disease in the child |
Maternal glucose administration for facilitating tests of fetal wellbeing |
Maternal hydration for increasing amniotic fluid volume in oligohydramnios and normal amniotic fluid volume |
Maternal iodine supplements in areas of deficiency |
Maternal nutrient supplementation for suspected impaired fetal growth |
Maternal oxygen administration for fetal distress |
Maternal oxygen administration for suspected impaired fetal growth |
Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia |
Maternal probiotic supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants |
Maternity Matters: A new special series of blogs and other resources from Cochrane UK |
Maternity waiting facilities for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes in low-resource countries |
Matrix devices for healing foot ulcers in people with diabetes |
Maxillary distraction osteogenesis versus orthognathic surgery for cleft patients |
Maximal androgen (hormone) blockade therapy may improve chances of longer survival in men with advanced prostate cancer, but may not be suitable for all men. |
Means restriction for the prevention of suicide: generic protocol |
Means restriction to prevent suicide by jumping |
Means restriction to prevent suicide on roads |
Measles/MMR vaccine for infants born to HIV-positive mothers |
Measurement of serum galactomannan to detect invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients |
Measurement of β-D-glucans to detect invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised people |
Measures for preventing cold sores |
Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review |
Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system |
Measuring the height of the uterus from the symphysis pubis (SFH) in pregnancy for detecting problems with fetal growth |
Mechanical and surgical interventions for treating women with severe bleeding after childbirth |
Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery may not improve outcome for patients |
Mechanical chest compression machines for cardiac arrest |
Mechanical cough augmentation techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease |
Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women |
Mechanical heart pumps to aid a heart that fails suddenly |
Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation to improve mucus clearance in people with neuromuscular disorders |
Mechanical methods for induction of labour |
Mechanical traction for neck pain with or without symptoms that radiate to the neck or arm |
Mechanical ventilation at night for people with nerve, muscle or chest wall disease who have persistent breathing problems |
Mechanical ventilation for newborn infants with respiratory failure due to pulmonary disease |
Mechanical ventilation for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease |
Mechanically assisted walking training for children with cerebral palsy |
Media coverage of new Cochrane Review of Cochrane Review on omega-3 fatty acids |
Media coverage of new Cochrane Review on HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in girls and women |
Media-based behavioural treatments for behavioural problems in children |
Mediastinal chest drain clearance following cardiac surgery |
Medical abortion at 13 weeks of gestation and above |
Medical abortion offered in pharmacy versus clinic-based settings |
Medical and dietary interventions for preventing recurrent urinary stones in children |
Medical and surgical abortion for women living with HIV |
Medical and surgical interventions for neurotrophic keratopathy |
Medical and surgical treatment for ocular myasthenia |
Medical and surgical treatments for usual-type vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (uVIN) |
Medical day hospital care for the elderly versus alternative forms of care |
Medical interventions for acanthamoeba keratitis |
Medical interventions for chronic inflammation of the nose and sinuses in cystic fibrosis |
Medical interventions for non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy |
Medical interventions for prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in adults with cirrhosis: a network meta-analysis |
Medical interventions for primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension |
Medical interventions for treating chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma |
Medical interventions for treating primary angle-closure glaucoma |
Medical interventions to prevent early graft rejection after liver transplantation |
Medical interventions to prevent graft rejection after liver transplantation |
Medical Library Association recognizes work of Cochrane contributors |
Medical methods for early termination of pregnancy can be safe and effective. |
Medical methods for preventing blood loss at caesarean section |
Medical News Today highlights new Cochrane evidence on xylitol and tooth decay |
Medical or operative treatment for ulcers in the stomach and upper small intestine resistant to medical treatment |
Medical scan images for promoting health behaviour change |
Medical student relay delivers a new Cochrane review & plenty of practical knowledge |
Medical therapies for parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in term and preterm infants |
Medical therapies for treating heavy menstrual bleeding in women with bleeding disorders |
Medical treatment for botulism |
Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks) |
Medical treatment for people with acute pancreatitis (sudden inflammation of the pancreas) |
Medical treatment for people with non-alcohol related fatty liver disease |
Medical treatment for people with primary sclerosing cholangitis |
Medical treatment for traumatic hyphema |
Medical treatment of acute hepatitis B virus infection |
Medical treatment of acute hepatitis C virus infection |
Medical treatment of alcohol-related liver disease |
Medical treatment of primary biliary cholangitis |
Medical treatment of vascular risk factors for reducing death and cardiovascular events in people with abdominal aortic aneurysm |
Medical treatments for autoimmune hepatitis |
Medical treatments for eosinophilic esophagitis |
Medical treatments for fungal infection of the cornea (clear front part of the eye) |
Medical treatments for incomplete miscarriage |
Medical treatments for painful bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis) |
Medical treatments for the maintenance therapy of reflux oesophagitis and endoscopic negative reflux disease |
Medical treatments for throat cancer (oropharyngeal cancer) that is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection |
Medical use of cannabis in patients with HIV/AIDS. |
Medically assisted hydration to assist palliative care patients |
Medically assisted nutrition to assist palliative care patients |
Medication as a treatment for long-term medically unexplained physical symptoms (somatoform disorders): a review of the evidence |
Medication augmentation for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders |
Medication for posttraumatic stress disorder |
Medication for social anxiety disorder (SAnD): a review of the evidence |
Medication for stomach ache with no organic cause in children |
Medication for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Medication for treating anxiety disorders in people with alcohol use problems |
Medication to prevent infection of the eye in newborns |
Medication to treat fits in newborn babies |
Medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both, in treating body dysmorphic disorder |
Medications and mechanical interventions for induction of labour in outpatient settings |
Medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with tics |
Medications for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome |
Medications for daytime sleepiness in individuals with idiopathic hypersomnia |
Medications for discontinuation of long-term benzodiazepine use |
Medications for generalised itching (not caused by a disease affecting the whole body or changes in the skin (lesions) during pregnancy |
Medications for heavy menstrual bleeding and pain related to intrauterine devices used for birth control |
Medications for high blood pressure in children |
Medications for increasing milk supply in mothers expressing breastmilk for their hospitalised infants |
Medications for reducing contractions during labour for excessively strong/frequent contractions or where the unborn baby is thought to be distressed |
Medications for the management of opium withdrawal |
Medications or surgery for the treatment of open angle glaucoma |
Medications to help people to stop smoking: an overview of reviews |
Medications to prevent NSAID-induced gastroduodenal ulcers |
Medications to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a review of the evidence |
Medications which promote stomach movement to relieve upper abdominal discomfort that does not have a specific cause |
Medicinal and Injection Therapies for mechanical neck disorders |
Medicinal herbs for acute hepatitis B |
Medicine that kills bacteria (antibiotics) or surgery: which works better to treat appendicitis? |
Medicine-free management of neonates' pain during endotracheal suctioning |
Medicine-free treatment for stuttering in children aged six years and younger |
Medicines for bipolar disorder in older people |
Medicines for central sleep apnoea in adults |
Medicines for children with reflux |
Medicines for emotionalism after stroke |
Medicines for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury |
Medicines for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
Medicines for reducing inflammation in people with familial Mediterranean fever |
Medicines for second-stage human African trypanosomiasis |
Medicines for sleep problems in dementia |
Medicines for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III |
Medicines for the treatment of cannabis dependence |
Medicines for treating painful sickle cell crises in adults |
Medicines given before, during, or after surgery to prevent short spikes of eye pressure after laser surgery for glaucoma |
Medicines in the treatment of emergency department nausea and vomiting |
Medicines less commonly used for preventing high altitude illness |
Medicines to increase foetal haemoglobin levels and reduce the need for blood transfusion in people with non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia |
Medicines to manage pain and discomfort in premature babies assisted with breathing machines and at risk of brain bleeding |
Medicines to prevent blockage of vascular access following surgery for formation of arteriovenous fistula or graft |
Medicines to prevent breast cancer in women at above-average risk of developing breast cancer |
Medicines to prevent hearing loss in children receiving platinum chemotherapy for cancer |
Medicines to prevent vestibular migraine |
Medicines to reduce pain and discomfort during spinal tap in newborns |
Medicines to relieve indigestion that is not caused by ulcers. |
Medicines to treat delirium in critically ill adult patients |
Medicines to treat people with vascular dementia and other vascular cognitive impairments |
Meditation for adults with haematological malignancies |
Meditation therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
Meditation therapy for anxiety disorders |
Mediterranean-style diet for the prevention of cardiovascular disease |
Meet the #CochraneLondon Social Media Ambassadors |
Meeting our Mission: A message from Cochrane’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Wilson |
Mefloquine for preventing malaria in non-immune adult travellers |
Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women |
Megestrol acetate for treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome |
Meglitinide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Melatonin and agomelatine for prevention of winter depression |
Melatonin for non-respiratory sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders |
Melatonin for non-respiratory sleep disorders in typically developing children |
Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults |
Melatonin for preventing pre-eclampsia |
Melatonin for sleep disorders in visually impaired children |
Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag |
Melatonin for tinnitus |
Melatonin for treating pre-eclampsia |
Melatonin in cancer treatment |
Melatonin to improve sleep in the intensive care unit |
Melatonin treatment for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy |
Melatonin treatment may be effective for the treatment of dementia-related behavior disturbances |
Memantine as a treatment for dementia |
Memantine for dementia in people with Down syndrome |
Memantine for schizophrenia |
Membership Terms & Conditions |
Membrane sweeping for induction of labour |
Memory rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis |
Men and women with Ta and T1 bladder cancer were given two prophylactic treatments of BCG and Mitomycin C and compared. |
Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well-being |
Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well-being |
Mental health support in the community for refugee children and adolescents in high-income countries |
Mental health support in the community for refugee children and adolescents in high-income countries |
Mental practice to improve arm function and arm movement in individuals with hemiparesis after stroke |
Mentoring adolescents to prevent drug or alcohol use |
Meperidine (pethidine) for treatment of postoperative pain in adults |
Mepolizumab or benralizumab for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
Mepolizumab, reslizumab or benralizumab for people already taking inhaled steroids and long-acting beta 2-agonists for their asthma |
Mesenchymal stromal cells to treat or prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant recipients |
Mesh fixation techniques for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in adults |
Mesh fixation techniques in ventral hernias |
Mesh or no mesh: what works best for groin hernias (swelling or lump in the groin area) requiring emergency surgery? |
Mesh prophylaxis for hernia in abdominal incisions |
Mesh reinforcement versus primary repair in laparoscopic paraoesophageal hernia repairs of the hiatus |
Message from the Governing Board |
Meta-analysis using individual participant data or summary aggregate data |
Meta-cognitive training for schizophrenia |
Metabolomics for improving pregnancy outcomes |
Metal implants used to fix broken bones in the hip joint in older adults |
Metal implants used to fix broken bones near the hip joint in older adults |
Metal tubes (stents) or surgery (endarterectomy) for treatment of carotid stenosis |
Metal versus non-metal backing of the tibial component for total knee replacement for osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis. |
Metal-based, metallic fillings: is it better to repair or replace faulty metal-based fillings for adults? |
Metal-free materials for making crowns and bridges |
Metalloporphyrins for treatment of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates |
Metformin added to insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus in adolescents |
Metformin and sulphonylurea combination therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Metformin during ovulation induction with gonadotrophins in women with polycystic ovary syndrome |
Metformin for endometrial hyperplasia |
Metformin for obesity or overweight |
Metformin for ovulation induction in women with a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome and subfertility |
Metformin for preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease |
Metformin for prevention/delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated complications in persons at increased risk for development of T2DM |
Metformin for women with obesity or who are overweight during pregnancy for improving health for women and their babies |
Metformin in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) for improving fertility |
Metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Metformin versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for excessive facial/body hair, acne, and menstrual disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome |
Methadone (an opioid drug) for treating people with cancer pain |
Methadone at tapered doses for the management of opioid withdrawal |
Methadone for long-term non-cancer pain |
Methadone for neuropathic pain in adults |
Methadone maintenance at different dosages for opioid dependence |
Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy |
Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections |
Methods and devices for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction |
Methods for administering subcutaneous heparin during pregnancy |
Methods for assessing pre-induction cervical ripening, the ability of the cervix to open in response to spontaneous uterine contractions |
Methods for cervical ripening and labour induction in late pregnancy: generic protocol |
Methods for estimating blood loss after vaginal birth to improve maternal outcomes |
Methods for informing people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease of their diagnosis |
Methods for monitoring blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes to improve outcomes |
Methods for obtaining unpublished data |
Methods for promoting sleep in children and young people in hospital without using medicines (non-medicinal) |
Methods for securing endotracheal tubes in newborn infants |
Methods for the drainage of fluid containing cancer cells that collect in the abdomen in women with gynaecological cancer |
Methods of communicating with children and adolescents about a family member's cancer |
Methods of decreasing infection to improve outcomes after liver resections |
Methods of emergency contraception |
Methods of gallbladder dissection for laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
Methods of induction of labour: a network meta-analysis |
Methods of intra-abdominal local anaesthetic administration in people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
Methods of milk expression for lactating women |
Methods of pin site care for reducing infection and complications associated with external bone fixators and pins |
Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury |
Methods of securing peripheral vascular catheters to reduce morbidity in neonates |
Methods to decrease blood loss and transfusion requirements for liver transplantation |
Methods to improve healthcare worker hand hygiene to decrease infection in patient care |
Methods to increase response rates for data collected by telephone |