Index

Low-dose rate brachytherapy for men with localized prostate cancer
Low-fat diets for acquired hypercholesterolaemia
Low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction
Low-level laser therapy for neck pain
Low-level laser therapy for tinnitus
Low-level light therapy for treating venous leg ulcers
Low-molecular-weight heparins for pain caused by obstruction of blood vessels in people with sickle cell disease
Low-temperature heat via the urethra to treat women with urinary leakage
Lower limb surgery to release trapped nerves in diabetic neuropathy
Lower versus higher oxygen concentrations titrated to target oxygen saturations during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth
Lower-limb neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
Lowering the dose of or stopping anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs in people with rheumatoid arthritis who are doing well (low disease activity)
Loxapine for schizophrenia
Loxapine inhaler for psychosis-induced aggression or agitation
Lubeluzole for acute ischaemic stroke
Lumbar braces and other assistive devices for treatment of chronic low back pain
Lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Lumbar supports for the prevention and treatment of low-back pain
Lumbar sympathectomy techniques for critical lower limb ischaemia due to non-reconstructable peripheral arterial disease
Lumbar sympathectomy versus prostanoids for critical limb ischaemia due to non-reconstructable peripheral arterial disease
Lund leads the way using Cochrane tools to train doctors
Lund University working paper illustrates how to integrate Cochrane Interactive Learning to deliver relevant evidence-based medicine learning objectives
Lung lavage for meconium aspiration syndrome in newborn infants
Lung recruitment manoeuvres for reducing mortality and respiratory morbidity in mechanically ventilated neonates
Lung recruitment manoeuvres in mechanically ventilated children for reducing respiratory morbidity
Lung volume reduction surgery for adults with diffuse emphysema
Lurasidone or typical antipsychotics: which works better to treat schizophrenia?
Lurasidone versus placebo for schizophrenia
Luteal phase support for assisted reproduction
Luteal phase support increases pregnancy rates in assisted reproduction treatment
Luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues for children or adolescents with early puberty, idiopathic short stature or growth hormone deficiency
Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer
Lymph node biopsy followed by lymph node dissection for localised skin cancer
Lymph node dissection (lymphadenectomy) for presumed early stage epithelial ovarian cancer
Lymphadenectomy or sentinel node biopsy for the management of endometrial cancer: a network meta-analysis
Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis
Macrolides for diffuse panbronchiolitis
Macrolides for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates
Macrolides for treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in sexually active adults
Macular translocation for age-related macular degeneration
Magnesium for acute traumatic brain injury
Magnesium for muscle cramps
Magnesium for the prevention or treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in adults
Magnesium for treating sickle cell disease
Magnesium sulfate for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Magnesium sulfate for term infants following perinatal asphyxia
Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department
Magnesium sulphate and other anticonvulsants for women with pre-eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate for preventing preterm birth in threatened preterm labour
Magnesium sulphate for treating children up to two years old with bronchiolitis
Magnesium sulphate for women at term for neuroprotection of the term fetus
Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate versus lytic cocktail for eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate versus phenytoin for eclampsia
Magnesium-based interventions for people with chronic kidney disease
Magnetic brain stimulation for improving people’s functional ability after stroke
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) versus computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in preoperative rectal cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging performed with gadoxetate disodium for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients
Magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography for detection of acute vascular lesions in patients presenting with stroke symptoms
Magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography scan, and oesophagography for the diagnosis of oesophageal varices in patients with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
Magnification devices for endodontic therapy
Magnifying reading aids for children and teenagers with low vision
Mailuoning (a type of traditional Chinese medicine) for improving outcome in people with acute ischaemic stroke
Maintenance bioimmunotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer
Maintenance chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
Maintenance rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maintenance therapies for multiple myeloma
Maintenance therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia
Maintenance therapy with calcium channel blockers for preventing preterm birth after threatened preterm labour
Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia
Maintenance treatments for opiate-dependent adolescents
Maintenance treatments for opiate-dependent pregnant women
Major bladder surgery improves chances of survival for people with bladder cancer that has invaded the muscle, but more studies are needed
Making a difference in managing croup
Making a difference in policy conversations about food consumption
Making Cochrane Crowd's work go further
Making evidence accessible: Goal 2 of Strategy 2020
Making health decisions: Sarah’s story
Making health decisions: what’s best for you? A free webinar on 20 Oct 2022
Making improvements to routine health information systems to strengthen the management of health systems
Making what can’t be counted count: Cochrane-WHO collaboration on qualitative evidence syntheses in guidelines showcased in new articles
Malaria control using ivermectin
Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men
Male versus female condoms for contraception
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors for heart transplant patients
Mammario-arterial anastomosis versus aorto-arterial anastomosis as proximal anastomotic sites in coronary artery bypass surgery for patients with multivessel disease
Mammography followed by ultrasonography compared to mammography alone for breast cancer screening in women at average risk of breast cancer
Managed alcohol as a harm reduction intervention for alcohol addiction in populations at high risk for substance abuse
Management of gagging in dental patients
Management of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in people with HIV infection
Management of intractable constipation in children
Management of intussusception in children
Management of minor cytological abnormalities identified on cervical screening
Management of pregnant women with borderline gestational diabetes mellitus
Management of reported decreased fetal movements during pregnancy
Management of sexual problems due to antipsychotic drug therapy
Management of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected adults (with an emphasis on resource-poor settings)
Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders
Managing acute lower abdominal pain in women of childbearing age
Managing symptoms in motor neuron disease
Managing the end of childbirth (placenta delivery) with ergot alkaloid medications (e.g. ergometrine)
Managing weight loss and fatigue in advanced illness
Manipulation and mobilisation for neck disorders
Manipulative therapies for infantile colic
Mannitol and other osmotic diuretics as adjuncts for treating cerebral malaria
Mannitol for acute stroke
Mannitol for acute traumatic brain injury
Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for intraoperative brain relaxation in patients undergoing surgery for brain tumour
Mannitol, an inhaled drug, for treating lung disease in cystic fibrosis
Manual lymphatic drainage for lymphedema following breast cancer treatment
Manual removal of placenta at caesarean section
Manual therapy and exercise for frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease
Manual therapy and exercise for treating tennis elbow
Manual therapy for asthma
Manual therapy with exercise for neck pain
Manual ventilation devices for neonatal resuscitation
Many infants are hospitalised each year for lower respiratory tract infections, the majority of which are caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
March for Science 2019: May 4 Day of Action
March for Science Day of Action: Be a citizen scientist and join Cochrane Crowd’s classification challenge
Marine oil supplements for rheumatoid arthritis
Marine-derived fatty acid therapy for stroke
Masking reviewers at the study inclusion stage in a systematic review of health care interventions
Mass media campaigns designed to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS have shown immediate and significant effects in the promotion of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV.
Mass media communication can encourage increased utilisation of health services
Mass media interventions for reducing stigma towards people with mental health problems
Massage for low-back pain
Massage for neck pain
Massage for neck pain
Massage for promoting growth and development of premature and low birth-weight infants
Massage for promoting mental and physical health in infants under the age of six months
Massage therapy for improving functional activity after stroke
Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS
Massage therapy for preventing pressure ulcers
Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for managing pain in labour
Mast cell stabilisers for seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis
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 cannabis for the treatment of insomnia
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

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