| Liver support systems for adults with acute-on-chronic liver failure |
| Livestock development programmes for communities in low- and middle-income countries |
| Living Systematic Review: Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under |
| Living Systematic Review: Pharmacological treatments for psoriasis, network meta analysis |
| Local anaesthesia (numbing medicine) that is directly applied to the skin can provide pain control for repair of skin lacerations |
| Local anaesthetic eye drops for prevention of pain in preterm infants undergoing screening for retinopathy of prematurity |
| Local anaesthetic nerve block for pain management in labour |
| Local anaesthetic sympathetic blockade for complex regional pain syndrome |
| Local anaesthetic wound infiltration and abdominal nerves block during caesarean section for postoperative pain relief |
| Local anaesthetics applied during removal of the tonsils may not reduce pain following the operation |
| Local anaesthetics in cataract surgery: do eye drops work better with, or without, an injection of anaesthetic? |
| Local and regional anaesthesia at the time of surgery to prevent longer-term persistent pain after surgery |
| Local anesthetics for intrauterine device placement |
| Local antibiotics or antibiotics that target the whole body: which works better to treat chronic suppurative otitis media (persistent or recurring ear infection with discharge)? |
| Local consensus processes: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes |
| Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth |
| Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Local corticosteroid injection for trigger finger |
| Local corticosteroid injection is effective in the short-term for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Local delivery antimicrobials for chronic periodontitis |
| Local nasal immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis |
| Local steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Local steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Local steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Local treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin with or without interferon-alpha |
| Local treatment with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin following surgery for superficial bladder cancer reduces the risk of the cancer returning. |
| Local versus general anaesthesia for adults undergoing vitrectomy surgery |
| Local versus general anaesthesia for nasal fracture manipulation and reduction in adults |
| Local warming therapy for treating chronic wounds |
| Local wound analgesia in infants undergoing thoracic or abdominal surgery |
| Locally applied haemostatic agents in the management of acute epistaxis (nosebleeds) |
| Location of rehabilitation services for the elderly |
| Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infants born at term |
| Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements for mothers who breastfeed |
| Long term antibiotics taken at regular intervals by people with bronchiectasis |
| Long term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and incidence of gastric (pre) malignant lesions. |
| Long versus short course treatment with Metformin + Clomiphene Citrate for ovulation induction in women with PCOS |
| Long versus short inspiratory times in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation |
| Long-acting aripiprazole (depot) versus placebo for schizophrenia |
| Long-acting beta-agonists and long-acting muscarinic antagonists in a combined inhaler versus either agent alone or placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists as an inhaled corticosteroid-sparing agent for chronic asthma in adults and children |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists for bronchiectasis |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic asthma in adults and children where background therapy contains varied or no inhaled corticosteroid |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: serious adverse events |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists for people with COPD |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists for poorly reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists versus placebo in addition to inhaled corticosteroids in children and adults with chronic asthma |
| Long-acting beta2-agonists versus theophylline for maintenance treatment of asthma |
| Long-acting FSH versus daily FSH for women undergoing assisted reproduction |
| Long-acting inhaled therapy (beta-agonists, anticholinergics and steroids) for COPD: an overview and network meta-analysis |
| Long-acting inhaled treatment to open up the airways in cystic fibrosis |
| Long-acting preparation of risperidone for schizophrenia |
| Long-term antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in children |
| Long-term antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease |
| Long-term blood transfusions to prevent a stroke in people with sickle cell disease |
| Long-term drug pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight |
| Long-term effects of radiotherapy for glioma treatment on brain functioning |
| Long-term glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis |
| Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women |
| Long-term mono- or dual-combination empagliflozin treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes |
| Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Long-term pituitary down-regulation before in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for women with endometriosis |
| Long-term pituitary down-regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis |
| Long-term prognosis of low language proficiency in children |
| Long-term treatment for depression in older people |
| Long-term treatment for people with persistent depression |
| Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants |
| Looking after our volunteers |
| Looking back, looking forward: Cochrane’s Editor in Chief’s end of year editorial out today |
| Loop diuretics cause modest blood pressure lowering |
| Loop diuretics during blood transfusion for anemia in preterm infants |
| Loop diuretics for acute kidney injury in adults and children |
| Loop diuretics for patients receiving blood transfusions |
| Lorcaserin for overweight or obese adults |
| Losigamone add-on therapy for focal epilepsy |
| Lovastatin for lowering lipids |
| Low bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia |
| Low blood oxygen levels versus normal blood oxygen levels in ventilated severely ill people |
| Low cost versus other screening tests to detect cervical cancer or precancer in developing countries |
| Low dose cytarabine monotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia |
| Low dose cytarabine monotherapy for myelodysplastic syndromes |
| Low dose naltrexone for treatment of active Crohn’s disease |
| Low dose tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) for depression |
| Low dose versus high dose stavudine for treating people with HIV infection |
| Low doses of aspirin do help prevent pre-eclampsia, but there is little information about whether they are of benefit for treatment of established pre-eclampsia. |
| LOW FAT DIETS ARE NO BETTER THAN OTHER WEIGHT REDUCING DIETS IN ACHIEVING LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS |
| Low FODMAP diet for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome |
| Low glycaemic index diets for cardiovascular disease |
| Low glycaemic index, or low glycaemic load, diets for diabetes mellitus |
| Low level laser therapy (Classes III) for treating osteoarthritis |
| Low level laser therapy for low-back pain |
| Low level laser therapy for rheumatoid arthritis |
| Low level laser therapy for treating venous leg ulcers |
| Low levels of sugar to prevent cardiovascular disease |
| Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) versus unfractionated heparin (UFH) for haemodialysis anticoagulation |
| Low molecular weight heparin for preventing blockage of blood vessels in replanted fingers or toes after amputation injuries |
| Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in adults with lower-limb immobilization in an outpatient setting |
| Low molecular weight heparins reduce the number of heart attacks and cause fewer complications after an acute coronary syndrome compared to unfractionated heparin |
| Low oxygen concentrations for embryo culture in In vitro fertilisation |
| Low pressure pneumoperitoneum versus standard pressure pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| Low protein diets for adults with diabetic kidney disease |
| Low protein diets for non-diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease |
| Low versus high haemoglobin concentration threshold for blood transfusion for preventing morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight infants |
| Low vision rehabilitation for better quality of life in visually impaired adults |
| Low- versus high-dose of radioiodine for thyroid remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid carcinoma after thyroidectomy |
| Low-carbohydrate diets or balanced-carbohydrate diets: which works better for weight loss and heart disease risks? |
| Low-concentration capsaicin applied to the skin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults |
| Low-dose dopamine for women with severe pre-eclampsia |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lubricating drops for contact lens discomfort in adults |
| 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 versus placebo for schizophrenia |
| Lurasidone versus typical antipsychotics for schizophrenia |
| Luteal phase support for assisted reproduction |
| Luteal phase support increases pregnancy rates in assisted reproduction treatment |
| Lutein and zeaxanthin for reducing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants |
| 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 risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus |
| 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 faecal incontinence and constipation in adults with central nervous system diseases |
| Management of gagging in dental patients |
| Management of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in people with HIV infection |
| 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 lateral elbow pain |
| Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease |
| 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 |
| Maternal antenatal methylxanthine (including caffeine) treatment for improving preterm outcomes |
