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Still awaiting evidence on Chinese medicinal herbs for chronic hepatitis B
Still awaiting evidence on efficacy of medicinal herbs for viral hepatitis C
Still not clear whether people with a spinal cord injury should go straight to a specialist centre
Still waiting for evidence about whether cranberries are useful for treating urinary tract infections
Stimulant and non-stimulant drug therapy for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and epilepsy
Stimulant drugs for narcolepsy in adults
Stimulant drugs for narcolepsy in adults
Stimulant laxatives for constipation and soiling in children
Stimulating the baby's scalp as a test of the baby's well-being in labour
Stimulating the brain without surgery in the management of chronic pain in adults
Stipends deadline for Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018
Stipends now open for Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018
Stiripentol as an add-on treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy (epilepsy affecting one side of the brain)
Stitches that go under the skin for closing wounds after surgery
Stitching versus no stitching of the tissue beneath the skin (subcutaneous tissue) for non-childbirth surgery
Stool transplantation for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection
Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection
Stopping antibiotic therapy early versus continuing until normal neutrophil count in people with cancer with fever and low neutrophil counts
Stopping feeds for prevention of transfusion-associated necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
Stopping long-acting beta2-agonists for children with asthma well controlled on combination therapy
Stopping long-term antidepressants in people with depression or anxiety
Stopping or continuing anti-dementia drugs in patients with dementia
Stopping or continuing anti-dementia drugs in patients with dementia
Stopping or continuing long-term antipsychotic drug use for behavioural and psychological symptoms in older people with dementia
Stopping or reducing versus continuing long-term proton pump inhibitor use in adults
Stoptober
Straight after removing preterm babies from breathing machines, is it beneficial to deliver a steady flow of pressurised air through their nose to keep their airways open?
Strategies designed to help healthcare professionals to recruit participants to research studies
Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations
Strategies for improving adherence to exercise in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Strategies for increasing the participation of women in community breast cancer screening
Strategies for integrating family planning services with maternal, neonatal and child health, and nutrition services
Strategies for managing sexual dysfunction caused by antidepressants
Strategies for optimising antenatal corticosteroid administration for women with anticipated preterm birth
Strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
Strategies for reducing exposure to indoor air pollution from household burning of solid fuels: effects on acute lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 15 years
Strategies that might help to encourage people to continue to participate in a randomised trial (a type of scientifc study)
Strategies that might help to encourage people to continue to participate in a randomised trial (a type of scientific study)
Strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance
Strategies to help adults with a breathing tube to communicate
Strategies to help doctors change the way they prescribe antibiotics for patients with acute respiratory infections
Strategies to help people with asthma take their steroid inhaler as prescribed
Strategies to help people with asthma use their inhaler correctly
Strategies to improve disease management and increase adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with thalassaemia
Strategies to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews
Strategies to increase adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
Strategies to prevent kidney injury from antibiotics in people with cystic fibrosis
Strategies to prevent oral disease in dependent older people
Strategies to promote participation in physical activity for people with cystic fibrosis
Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care
Strategies used for the withdrawal of humidified high flow nasal cannulae (HHFNC) in preterm infants
Strategies used for the withdrawal of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants
Strategy for a more evidence-informed world
Strategy to 2020: Years of transformation
Street lighting for preventing road traffic crashes and injuries
Strength training or aerobic exercise training for muscle disease
Stress-management interventions may help individual healthcare workers for at least a year
Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise
Strict control compared with conventional glycaemic control for preventing surgical site infections in adults
Stroke liaison workers for stroke patients and carers
Strong evidence that advanced and remedial driver education does not reduce road traffic crashes or injuries
Strontium ranelate for osteoarthritis
Strontium ranelate for osteoporosis in women after menopause
Structured telephone support and non-invasive telemonitoring in the management of people with heart failure
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic suppressed HIV infection in adults
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic unsuppressed HIV infection in adults
Structured versus routine family planning counselling for contraception
Students contributing to the impact of Cochrane
Studies urgently needed to assess effects of Personal Assistance for children and teens with both physical and intellectual impairments
Studies urgently needed to assess effects of Personal Assistance for children and teens with physical impairments
Study shows Cochrane’s centralised search and screening processes are highly sensitive
Sub-Tenon's anaesthesia versus topical anaesthesia for pain control and better operating conditions for cataract surgery
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Subcutaneous omalizumab for people with asthma
Subcutaneous or intramuscular methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
Subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin analogues for diabetic ketoacidosis
Subcutaneous reservoir drainage versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt for the treatment of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants
Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism
Subcutaneous versus intravenous erythropoietin for long-term dialysis patients
Subintimal angioplasty for lower limb arterial chronic total obstructions
Sublingual immunotherapy (tablets, spray or drops under the tongue) to treat inflammation of the conjunctiva due to allergy
Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Sublingual immunotherapy for asthma
Subpial transection surgery for epilepsy
Subsidising artemisinin-based combination therapy in drug shops and pharmacies
Substances used for expanding the womb cavity during hysteroscopy at outpatient sites
Substituting or adding fluoroquinolones to established first-line antituberculous drug regimens gives no additional benefit or risks
Substitution of nurses for physicians in the hospital setting for patient, process of care, and economic outcomes
Subtotal versus total hysterectomy
Successful 40-hour online training course hosted by Cochrane Sweden
Sucrose analgesia for venepuncture in neonates
Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing heel lance
Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures
Suction versus no suction for chest drain management
Sugammadex, a new medication for selective reversal of muscle weakness after surgery
Suite of Cochrane Reviews on chronic rhinosinusitis
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria
Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis
Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Sulodexide for venous leg ulcers
Sulphonylurea as sole therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulpiride dose for schizophrenia
Sulpiride for schizophrenia
Sulpiride versus other antipsychotics for schizophrenia
Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia
Sulthiame as add-on therapy for epilepsy
Sulthiame monotherapy for epilepsy 
Sumatriptan (all routes of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults
Sumatriptan (intranasal route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults
Sumatriptan (oral route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults
Sumatriptan (rectal route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults
Sumatriptan (subcutaneous route of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults
Sumatriptan plus naproxen for acute migraine attacks in adults
Summary of findings tables for communicating key findings of systematic reviews
Sun protection (including sunscreens) to prevent basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
Superficial heat or cold for low back pain
Superoxide dismutase for preventing chronic lung disease in mechanically ventilated preterm infants
Superoxide dismutase in preterm newborns at risk of lung disease
Supervised exercise therapy vs home-based exercise therapy vs walking advice for patients with leg pain while walking (intermittent claudication)
Supervised-dosing strategies versus take-home opioid substitution treatment for people dependent on opioid drugs
Supervision to improve the quality of primary health care in low- and middle-income countries
Supine versus non-supine sleep position in hospital for preventing morbidity and mortality in spontaneously breathing preterm infants
Supplemental oxygen for the treatment of prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity
Supplemental perioperative steroids for surgical patients with adrenal insufficiency
Supplemental plant sterols and stanols for serum cholesterol and cardiovascular disease
Supplementary feeding for children aged three months to five years: does it work to improve their health and well-being?
Supplementary feeding for groups of people that are food insecure, vulnerable and malnourished
Supplementary feeding with nutritional education for caregivers for promoting growth and development in young children in developing countries
Supplementary vitamin E, selenium, cysteine and riboflavin for preventing kwashiorkor in preschool children in developing countries
Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies
Support for breastfeeding mothers
Support for health professionals reduces unnecessary use of antibiotics in hospitals
Support for mothers, fathers and families after perinatal death
Support for parents and families after stillbirth and neonatal death
Support from peers or lay leaders for adolescents with asthma
Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers
Supported employment for adults with severe mental illness
Supported housing for people with severe mental disorders
Supporting resilience and mental well-being in frontline healthcare professionals during and after a pandemic
Supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer
Supportive devices for preventing and treating subluxation of the shoulder after stroke
Supportive interventions for improving dietary intake in nutritionally vulnerable groups
Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) to preserve teeth in people previously treated for periodontitis
Supportive therapy for schizophrenia
Suppression of the stress system in children who received synthetic stress hormones for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Surfactant for bacterial pneumonia in term and late preterm infants
Surfactant for meconium aspiration syndrome in term and late preterm infants
Surfactant for newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Surfactant for pulmonary haemorrhage in neonates
Surfactant may be effective for severe bronchiolitis in infants and children but additional research is needed
Surfactant therapy via thin catheter in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome
Surgery and minimally invasive treatments for uterine fibroids
Surgery and whole brain radiation therapy versus whole brain radiation therapy alone for single brain metastases
Surgery compared to non-surgical treatment to relieve symptoms of bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer
Surgery for cancer of the penis
Surgery for cervical radiculomyelopathy
Surgery for choanal atresia
Surgery for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations
Surgery for complete rectal prolapse in adults
Surgery for complicated diverticular disease: primary or secondary anastomosis after colonic resection
Surgery for curvature of the spine in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Surgery for deep venous insufficiency
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis
Surgery for Dupuytren's disease of the fingers
Surgery for elbow pain (tennis elbow)
Surgery for epilepsy
Surgery for faecal incontinence in adults
Surgery for hip impingement (femoroacetabular impingement)
Surgery for leg and back pain caused by damage to spinal discs
Surgery for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer
Surgery for long-term joint disease in people with haemophilia
Surgery for Ménière's disease
Surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus of unknown cause
Surgery for obesity
Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb
Surgery for patella tendinopathy (jumper's knee)
Surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage
Surgery for resolving symptoms associated with malignant bowel obstruction in advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancers
Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis in the shoulder
Surgery for rotator cuff disease
Surgery for small abdominal aortic aneurysms that do not cause symptoms
Surgery for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage
Surgery for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents
Surgery for the treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy
Surgery for trigger finger
Surgery for tympanic membrane retraction pockets
Surgery for ulcerative colitis: Outcomes in low volume hospitals versus high volume hospitals
Surgery for unstable trauma patients
Surgery for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma
Surgery for urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery
Surgery for women with pelvic organ prolapse with or without continence procedures
Surgery may improve survival rates for non-small cell lung cancer limited to the lung and surrounding affected glands
Surgery on both eyes on the same day or on different days: which works better to treat cataract in both eyes?
Surgery or chemoradiotherapy for stage IB2 cervical cancer
Surgery or non-surgical treatments: which works better to treat people who have a dislocated knee cap?
Surgery or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men
Surgery or radiosurgery for solitary brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer
Surgery or radiotherapy for early cervical cancer of the adenocarcinoma type
Surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy versus surgery alone for stage II endometrial cancer
Surgery to improve vision in people with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)
Surgery to remove cataracts after vitrectomy
Surgery to remove tumour so that it is not visible with the naked eye prolongs survival in women with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
Surgery to the inferior turbinate (lining of the nose) in order to relieve nose block in allergic rhinitis after failed medical treatment
Surgery versus antimicrobials for atypical mycobacterial lymphadenitis of the head and neck
Surgery versus conservative treatment for acute ankle sprains in adults
Surgery versus conservative treatment to repair knee anterior cruciate ligament tears (ruptures) in adults
Surgery versus endoscopic therapies for early oesophageal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus
Surgery versus IVF or expectant management for women with tubal infertility
Surgery versus medical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding
Surgery versus medication for treating acid reflux in brain-damaged children having a feeding tube inserted
Surgery versus non-surgical interventions (voice therapy, medical treatment) for the resolution of vocal cord nodules
Surgery versus non-surgical management for unilateral ureteric-pelvic junction obstruction in newborns and infants less than two years of age
Surgery versus non-surgical treatment for bronchiectasis
Surgery versus observation for people with abdominal injury
Surgery versus primary endocrine therapy for elderly women with operable primary breast cancer
Surgery versus sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins
Surgery versus stereotactic radiotherapy for people with single or solitary brain metastasis
Surgery versus surveillance for asymptomatic (mild) primary hyperparathyroidism in adults 50 years or older
Surgery versus thrombolysis for the initial management of acute limb ischaemia
Surgical (percutaneous pinning or plate fixation) versus non-surgical interventions for distal radius fractures in adults: an individual participant data review
Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation
Surgical and medical interventions for abdominal aortic graft infections
Surgical and non-surgical interventions used primarily for snoring
Surgical and non-surgical methods of cleaning and removing dead tissue from sores on the feet of people with diabetes.
Surgical and non-surgical procedures for management of pituitary tumours that secrete growth hormones in adults
Surgical and radiological interventions for treating symptomatic extracranial cervical artery dissection
Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological diseases
Surgical approaches for dislocations of the neck bones
Surgical approaches for inserting hemiarthroplasty of the hip
Surgical approaches in total knee arthroplasty
Surgical closure of the lining of the abdominal cavity versus no closure for reducing wound complications after operations unrelated to childbirth
Surgical decompression for cerebral oedema in acute ischaemic stroke
Surgical decompression for people with severe brain swelling after stroke
Surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma
Surgical excision methods for skin cancer involving the nail unit
Surgical hand antisepsis to reduce surgical site infection
Surgical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Surgical interventions for entrapment and compression of the tibial and deep peroneal nerves including tarsal tunnel syndrome
Surgical interventions for failed primary knee replacement
Surgical interventions for nystagmus developing in the first year of life
Surgical interventions for pharyngeal pouch
Surgical interventions for post-traumatic anterior shoulder instability in adults
Surgical interventions for pterygium

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