| Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments |
| Mobile phone text messaging for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections |
| Mobile phone text messaging to help patients with HIV infection take their antiretroviral medications every day |
| Mobile-based technologies to support client to healthcare provider communication and management of care |
| Mobility management interventions to prevent, reduce, or delay driving in teenagers |
| Mobility training for increasing mobility and functioning in older people who are frail |
| Modafinil for excessive daytime sleepiness |
| Modafinil for schizophrenia |
| Model for end stage liver disease for prediction of mortality in people with cirrhosis |
| Moderately early (7-14 days) postnatal corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in preterm infants |
| Modern combined oral contraceptives for treatment of pain associated with endometriosis |
| Modern radiotherapy techniques versus three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for head and neck cancer |
| Modest salt reduction lowers blood pressure in all ethnic groups at all levels of blood pressure without adverse consequences |
| Modifications of the Epley manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) |
| Modifying the consistency of food and fluids for swallowing difficulties in dementia |
| Modifying therapies such as biologics, colchicine, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and interferon-alpha for Neuro-Behçet's Syndrome |
| Mohs micrographic surgery versus surgical excision for periocular basal cell carcinoma |
| Molecular biomarkers for predicting complete response to preoperative chemoradiation in people with locally advanced rectal cancer |
| Molindone for schizophrenia and severe mental illness |
| Molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 |
| Momordica charantia for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Monetary incentives for schizophrenia |
| Monitoring a baby's heart rate during labour with and without a computerised decision aid: a comparison of pregnancy outcomes |
| Monitoring of stimulated cycles in fertility treatment involving in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) |
| Monitoring pregnant women at home for detecting preterm labour |
| Mono and multifaceted allergen reducing interventions for the primary prevention of asthma in children at high risk of developing asthma |
| Monoamine oxidase B inhibitors compared with other treatments in early Parkinson's |
| Monoamine oxidase B inhibitors for early Parkinson's disease |
| Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) for fibromyalgia |
| Monoamniotic twins (sharing the same amniotic sac): do they do better if born early? |
| Monosodium glutamate (MSG) avoidance for chronic asthma in adults and children |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for the detection of dementia |
| Mood stabilisers for schizoaffective disorder |
| More chemotherapy helps women with advanced endometrial cancer; however, the best combination of chemotherapy drugs is still not clear |
| More evidence is needed to show whether or not altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries |
| More evidence needed as to the best concentration of crystalloid to use in resuscitation fluids |
| More research is needed into the effectiveness of printed educational materials for changing health care practice |
| More than 10,000 users in its first month: Cochrane's COVID-19 Study Register supports rapid evidence synthesis in the global challenge to combat COVID-19 |
| More than 1300 people from 75 countries gathered for the first ever Global Evidence Summit |
| Morita therapy for anxiety disorders in adults |
| Morita therapy for schizophrenia |
| Morning versus evening induction of labour for improving outcomes for women and their babies |
| Morphine for neuropathic pain in adults |
| Morphine injections for pain relief after knee arthroscopy |
| Morphine-like drugs for cancer pain |
| Mosquito repellents for malaria prevention |
| Mosquitoes and malaria: Cochrane is on the case |
| Most antidepressants prescribed for chronic pain lack reliable evidence of efficacy or safety, scientists warn |
| Most prokinetic drugs routinely used to support bowel recovery after major abdominal surgery are not supported by current research evidence |
| Most widely followed COPD guideline updates their recommendations with Cochrane Airways reviews |
| Mother and baby outcomes following normal delivery and caesarean (c-section) delivery in women with bleeding disorders and carriers |
| Mother and baby units for schizophrenia |
| Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the primary way that children become infected with HIV. More than 2000 children worldwide are infected in this way every day. |
| Mothers' position during the first stage of labour |
| Mothers' positions in labour when baby is lying 'back-to-back' |
| Motivational interviewing (MI) for preventing alcohol misuse in young adults is not effective enough |
| Motivational interviewing for improving functional and psychosocial outcomes among stroke survivors |
| Motivational interviewing for improving recovery after stroke |
| Motivational interviewing for young people living with HIV |
| Motor control exercise for acute non-specific low back pain |
| Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain |
| Motor imagery for gait rehabilitation |
| Motor interventions initiated prior to hospital discharge to prevent neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants |
| Motor neuroprosthesis for improving activities and participation of people in their natural environment after stroke |
| Motorcycle helmet legislation for preventing injuries in motorcyclists |
| Motorcycle rider training for preventing road traffic crashes |
| Moulded foot insoles for adults with pain around the knee cap |
| Mouth care for preventing pneumonia in nursing homes |
| Mouthrinses for the treatment of halitosis |
| Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer |
| Moxibustion for stroke rehabilitation |
| Moxibustion for turning a baby in breech position |
| MRI scoring indices for evaluation of disease activity and severity in Crohn’s disease |
| MRI versus CT for detecting cartilage invasion in patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| MRI versus CT versus 18F-FDG PET-CT for detecting lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| Mu-opioid antagonists for bowel dysfunction due to opioids in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care |
| Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Mucolytic drugs (to help make phlegm easier to cough up) for people with bronchiectasis |
| Mucolytics (drugs that break down mucus) for children with chronic suppurative lung disease |
| Mulberry therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Multi-level factors affecting adolescent and youth engagement in HIV-research in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis |
| Multi-media social marketing campaigns to increase HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men and transgender women |
| Multi-nutrient fortification of breast milk for preterm infants |
| Multicomponent fortification of human breast milk for preterm infants following hospital discharge |
| Multidimensional rehabilitation programmes for adult cancer survivors |
| Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for neck and shoulder pain among working age adults. |
| Multidisciplinary care for adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND) |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation after brain tumour treatment |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation as supportive treatment for adults with multiple sclerosis |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal pain in working age adults |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for follow-up of women treated for breast cancer |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for Parkinson’s disease |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy |
| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following treatment of spasticity after stroke |
| Multidisciplinary treatment at the early stages of low back pain |
| Multidisciplinary treatment for back pain |
| Multidiscliplinary care for Guillain-Barré syndrome |
| Multifaceted behavioral interventions to improve treatment adherence of glaucoma |
| Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses for people having cataract surgery |
| Multimedia programs for educating patients about medications |
| Multimedia-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy versus face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in adults |
| Multimodality treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (primary pleural cancer) |
| Multiple drug combinations of bortezomib, lenalidomide and thalidomide for initial treatment of adults with transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma |
| Multiple micronutrient supplementation for breastfeeding women for improving outcomes for the mother and her baby |
| Multiple perceptions about implementing hospital at home |
| Multiple risk factor interventions for coronary heart disease |
| Multiple session early psychological interventions for prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Multiple versus single lumen umbilical venous catheters for newborn infants |
| Multiple vs. single doses of exogenous surfactant for the prevention or treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome |
| Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy |
| Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants |
| Muscle energy technique (MET) for non-specific low-back pain |
| Muscle relaxants for non-specific low-back pain |
| Muscle relaxants for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Muscle stimulation for people with anterior knee pain |
| Muscle stimulation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| Muscle stimulation for weakness in adults with advanced disease |
| Muscle strengthening for children and adults with cerebral palsy |
| Music during caesarean section under regional anaesthesia for improving maternal and infant outcomes |
| Music education for improving reading skills in children and adolescents with dyslexia |
| Music for insomnia in adults |
| Music for insomnia in adults |
| Music for pain relief |
| Music for pain relief |
| Music interventions for acquired brain injury |
| Music interventions for mechanically ventilated patients |
| Music therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents |
| Music therapy for autistic people |
| Music therapy for depression |
| Music therapy for end-of-life care |
| Music therapy for people with substance use disorder |
| Music therapy for schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like disorders |
| Music therapy strikes a chord |
| Music to reduce stress and anxiety for people with coronary heart disease |
| Music-based interventions for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis |
| MVA85A vaccine as a booster to BCG for prevention of tuberculosis |
| My OCD story: evidence-based medicine to the rescue! |
| Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) |
| Mycophenolate mofetil for induction of remission in Crohn's disease |
| Mycophenolate mofetil for liver-transplanted patients |
| Mycophenolate mofetil for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
| Mycophenolate mofetil versus methotrexate for prevention of graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Mycophenolic acid versus azathioprine as primary immunosuppression for kidney transplant recipients |
| Myeloid growth factors for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes |
| Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal - mouth and throat - exercises) for people with obstructive sleep apnoea |
| N-acetylcarnosine (NAC) drops for age-related cataracts |
| N-acetylcysteine for acute liver failure not caused by paracetamol overdose |
| N-acetylcysteine taken with antibiotics for treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection |
| Naftidrofuryl for acute stroke |
| Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication |
| Naftopidil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| Naloxone for hepatic encephalopathy |
| Naloxone for opioid-exposed newborn infants |
| Naloxone for preventing morbidity and mortality in newborn infants of greater than 34 weeks' gestation with suspected perinatal asphyxia |
| Naloxone for reducing mortality and adverse neurological outcomes following acute traumatic brain injury |
| Naloxone may improve blood pressure in people who are in shock but more trials are needed to show whether this reduces deaths |
| Naltrexone and nalmefene for alcohol dependent patients |
| Naltrexone for cocaine dependence treatment |
| Naproxen for acute migraine in adults |
| Naratriptan for acute migraine headaches in adults |
| Narrow band imaging colonoscopy is not better than white light colonoscopy in detecting the patients with colorectal polyps. |
| Narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad-band ultraviolet B or psoralen ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for treating psoriasis |
| Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for term neonates with respiratory distress |
| Nasal continuous positive airway pressure for sleep-disordered breathing after stroke |
| Nasal continuous positive airway pressure for sleep-disordered breathing after stroke |
| Nasal continuous positive airway pressure levels for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants |
| Nasal decongestants for the common cold |
| Nasal decontamination (cleaning the nose with anti-bacterial products) for the prevention of surgical site infection in people carrying S aureus |
| Nasal high flow therapy for breathing support in preterm babies |
| Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for apnea of prematurity |
| Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm neonates after extubation |
| Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) for preterm neonates after extubation |
| Nasal irrigation with saline (salt water) for the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis |
| Nasal masks versus nasal prongs for continuous positive airway pressure in preterm infants |
| Nasal packing for reducing morbidity following septal surgery |
| Nasal saline for allergic rhinitis |
| Nasal saline for allergic rhinitis |
| Nasal saline irrigation for acute upper airway infection symptoms |
| Nasal versus oral intubation for mechanical ventilation of newborn infants |
| Nasal versus oral route for placing feeding tubes in preterm or low birth weight infants |
| Nasogastric decompression used routinely after abdominal surgery does not speed recovery. |
| Nasogastric tubes versus nasojejunal tube for feeding people with severe acute pancreatitis |
| Natalizumab for multiple sclerosis |
| Natalizumab for treatment of active Crohn's disease |
| National Eye Institute Awards $5 Million for Cochrane Eyes and Vision US Project |
| National government initiatives to reduce salt intake in populations |
| National one-click access to evidence-based Cochrane Reviews for South Africans |
| Natriuretic peptide-guided treatment for preventing death and cardiovascular events among patients with risk factors for heart disease |
| Natriuretic peptides for acute heart failure |
| Natural cycle in vitro fertilisation for subfertile couples |
| Near-infrared spectroscopy for fetal assessment during labour |
| Nebulised adrenergic agonists for acute croup |
| Nebulised deoxyribonuclease for viral bronchiolitis in children younger than 24 months |
| Nebulised morphine for severe interstitial lung disease |
| Nebulised surfactant in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome |
| Nebulisers for giving medication for cystic fibrosis |
| Nebulisers for giving medication for cystic fibrosis |
| Nebulized epinephrine for croup in children |
| Nebulized racemic epinephrine for extubation of newborn infants |
| Nedocromil sodium for chronic asthma in children |
| Nedocromil sodium for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction |
| Nedocromil sodium versus sodium cromoglycate for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction |
| Need for further randomised clinical trials to assess the role of cholecystectomy in patients with suspected gallbladder dyskinesia |
| Needle aspiration compared to incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess (quinsy) |
| Needle characteristics that reduce the occurrence of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) |
| Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents |
| Needle suspension surgery for urinary incontinence in women |
| Needling for encapsulated trabeculectomy filtering blebs |
| Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for treating partial-thickness burns |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen after midline laparotomy |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for treating leg ulcers |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for treating pressure ulcers |
| Negative pressure wound therapy for treating surgical wounds healing by secondary intention (open surgical wounds) |
| Neo-adjuvant and adjuvant hormone therapy for localised and locally advanced prostate cancer |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery versus chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients having resection or ablation of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy versus upfront surgery alone for resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus none for resectable gastric cancer |
| Neonatal vitamin A supplementation for prevention of mortality and morbidity among term neonates in low and middle income countries |
| Neostigmine for reversing muscle paralysis in children following surgery |
| Neostigmine for the treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction |
| Nerve blocks for initial pain management of thigh bone fractures in children |
| Nerve growth factor for neuropathic pain |
| Nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer |
| Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist for neonatal respiratory support |
| Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children |
| Neuraxial anaesthesia for surgical correction of arterial vascular obstruction in the lower limbs |
| Neuroaid for improving recovery after ischemic stroke |
| Neurodevelopmental treatment approaches for children with cerebral palsy |
| Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists for prevention of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in adults |
| Neuromodulation (desynchronisation) for tinnitus in adults |
| Neuromodulators for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Neuromuscular blocking agents for acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Neuromuscular blocking agents for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism |
| Neuromuscular paralysis for newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation |
| Neurophysiological model-based treatments for tinnitus |
| Neuroprotection (medicines to protect nerves involved in sight) for treatment of glaucoma in adults |
| Neuropsychological and psychological treatments for adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy |
| Neuropsychological tests for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease dementia and other dementias: a generic protocol for cross-sectional and delayed-verification studies |
| Neuroreflexotherapy for non-specific low-back pain |
| Neurosurgery for obsessive-compulsive disorder, other anxiety disorders and depressive disorders |
| Neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of classical trigeminal neuralgia |
| New AI Methods Group to spearhead adoption across four leading evidence synthesis organizations |
| New appointments to Cochrane’s Governing Board |
| New Campbell review confirms little or no effect of community deworming |
| New Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions |
