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The Union Conference, a world conference on lung health, is taking place 8-11 November 2022. To mark this, Cochrane Infectious Diseases have released an updated collection on diagnosing tuberculosis, which highlights Cochrane Reviews relevant to this topic.
Tuberculosis continues to cause great suffering worldwide. According to the World Health...
7 November 2022
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26 Okt 2022
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JBI, Cochrane, Campbell, GIN, the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, and NICE recently launched the World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day 2022 campaign, ‘Partnerships for Purpose’.
World EBHC Day is held on 20 October each year. It is a global initiative that raises awareness of the need for...
19 Okt 2022
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17 Okt 2022
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13 Okt 2022
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Funding will support the centering of racial health equality in systematic reviews through national consensus building.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the largest American philanthropic organization focused solely on health and healthcare. The recent grant of $1 Million awarded to members and partners of the Cochrane US...
13 Okt 2022
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently running two consultations which will shape the future of global clinical trials policy. We encourage the Cochrane Community to participate.
The surveys are being carried out following the passing of a resolution on ‘strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health...
12 Okt 2022
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Cochrane appointments of two new governing board members, Professor Gillian Leng and Professor Wendy Levinson and says farewell to two retiring Trustees, Rae Lamb and Marguerite Koster.
Cochrane is an international non-profit network, which sets the gold standard for synthesizing health research findings to facilitate evidence-based health care...
12 Okt 2022
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated recommendations on the induction of labour which is supported by evidence from Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth.
WHO develops global health guidelines, which are of a high methodological quality and are developed through a transparent, evidence-based decision-making process....
11 Okt 2022
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Cochrane London 2023: Forward together for trusted evidence
4-6 September 2023
Central London, UK
Cochrane is an international non-profit network that provides evidence-based scientific knowledge to improve healthcare for all people worldwide. Cochrane Reviews summarise all available research on a specific health question. They are up-to...
11 Okt 2022
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Installing mosquito screening over house windows and closing the gaps in house eaves can help reduce infection with Plasmodium parasites and the number of people with anaemia in the household, according to an updated Cochrane Review published this week. Householders can implement many of these house modifications themselves, providing a simple...
7 Okt 2022
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Cochrane's incidents with Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube highlight the realities of Cochrane’s call against misinformation while protecting trusted sources. Cochrane’s Instagram posts have been removed, their Instagram account has been shadow banned, a Youtube video removed, and a Cochrane Library Twitter post about winning a prestigious award...
7 Okt 2022
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Cochrane exists so that healthcare decisions get better.
Cochrane is a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health. Many of our contributors are world leaders in their fields - medicine, health policy, research methodology, or consumer advocacy - and our groups are situated...
7 Okt 2022
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A new Cochrane Library Editorial has been published about the overtreatment with multiple medications and potentially inappropriate medications use in frail, older adults, and people with multimorbidity.
The editorial introduces the Cochrane Library Special Collection on deprescribing which provides a summary of Cochrane Reviews on the topic. ...
5 Okt 2022
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5 Okt 2022
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4 Okt 2022
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Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare and Choosing Wisely Canada invite you to join a free live webinar where leading experts discuss the challenges of abandoning existing low-value care practices, which may not be beneficial or even cause harm to patients. Ideal for healthcare professionals, guideline developers, and policy makers.
Experts will share...
4 Okt 2022
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The award supports critical research to help identify treatments to improve the lives of people suffering from debilitating eye diseases.
The National Eye Institute (NEI) has awarded a $5 million grant to Tianjing Li, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, in a continuation of the NEI’s...
28 September 2022
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21 September 2022