Applying the antiseptic chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord stump of a newborn likely reduces the risk of infection and may reduce the risk of death in low- and middle-income countries. Chlorhexidine ...

For people who have had a stroke, it is unclear whether vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation is better than rehabilitation alone for improving shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, and ...

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There is a high consumption worldwide of green tea (Camellia sinensis), that contains polyphenols which have a powerful antioxidant activity that can prevent the formation of free radicals that may ...

Physical inactivity costs the world an estimated USD (US dollar) 53.8 billion each year. Exercise is a simple, affordable, and effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease, especially for people ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review ...

This news item is more than 2 years old. The study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, compared the results for different stop-smoking aids that have been used in over 300 ...

Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new Cochrane ...

Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI, and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have published a joint position statement on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in evidence ...

Newly updated evidence published in the Cochrane Library today compares Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and clinically-related Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) programs with other treatments, such as ...

We come across 'evidence syntheses' on an almost day-to-day basis, but do we know what it is and why it's so imporant? Cochrane Ireland and Evidence Synthesis Ireland are working together to create ...

Having a good understanding of what trusted healthcare evidence is enables us to make more informed healthcare decisions. These four brief videos tailored for patients, caregivers, students, and ...