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Lifeology’s tagline is ‘The place where science and art converge’. They offer a platform that brings together scientists, artists, and storytellers to help people better understand and engage with science and health information and research. One of the main ways they meet their objectives is through beautifully illustrated, science-backed, bite-...
1 년 6월 2021
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The World Health Organization defines an infodemic as “overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that occurs during an epidemic. It can lead to confusion and ultimately mistrust in governments and public health response”. This has been a particular challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cochrane US Senior Officer, Tiffany Duque...
31 May 2021
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Keen to get experience with systematic reviews, but not sure where to start? Or perhaps you’re already experienced, and want to help out? Can you help with translation work, or would you like to find collaborators for your evidence synthesis project?
TaskExchange is an online platform that connects people needing help with their systematic...
28 May 2021
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In 2020, people aged 60 years or over outnumber children under 5 years, for the first time in history; and by 2050, it is estimated that there will be more than twice as many people over 60 as children under 5, and outnumber adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years. To mark this change in our global population the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing...
28 May 2021
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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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Cochrane’s Governing Board is pleased to announce, with effect from 1 June 2021, the appointment of Judith Brodie as our new interim Chief Executive Officer. Judith will lead Cochrane as the organisation undergoes its search for a permanent CEO and ensure a smooth transition.
Governing Board Co-Chairs, Tracey Howe and Catherine Marshall...
26 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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Cochrane Belgium, together with TranspariMED, Test Aankoop and Kom op tegen Kanker, recently released a report detailing the status of clinical trial transparency in Belgium.
The report used data collected on the EU Trials Tracker, which monitors the status of clinical trials recorded in the EU Clinical Trials Register. According to EU...
20 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,...
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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This Evidently Cochrane blog (originally posted here) is for all those involved in clinical trials. Katie Gillies and Derek Stewart, from the Trials Methodology Research Partnership and the Health Research Board Trials Methodology Research Network, highlight the need for focussed research on trial retention to help fill the evidence gaps...
19 May 2021
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18 May 2021
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18 May 2021
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Cochrane, together with a range of other civil society organisations, has written to a group of medicines agencies in Europe asking that they take action to ensure trial transparency.
Despite an EU legislation requiring that results from clinical trials be published on the EU Clinical Trials Register within 12 months of a study ending, this...
10 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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The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) have issued a joint statement calling on the pharmaceutical industry to increase transparency and access to clinical data for all new medicines and vaccines.
Dr Karla Soares-Weiser, Editor in Chief of The Cochrane Library and Acting CEO of...
7 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
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A recently published review from Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group looks at the effects of ‘pay for performance’ on the delivery of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries.
Karin Diaconu, first author of this review, notes, "There is growing interest in paying for performance as an approach for...
5 May 2021