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 |