In the fields of health and medicine, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews may be the most trusted source of information. So when a massive Cochrane review finds that face-masking likely did ...

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades. Although there is strong ...

Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths in people living with HIV than any other disease, with more than 300,000 deaths in 2017. When detected, early TB can be treated effectively; however, people with ...

There remains no evidence to support the use of ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19 infection, state the authors of an updated Cochrane Review, which now contains 11 trials across 3409 ...

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today provides further information on the benefits and harms of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and vaccine schedules in young women and ...

A recent review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews suggests the benefits of intermittent fasting may be ...

Exercise may reduce symptoms of depression to a similar extent as psychological therapy, according to an updated Cochrane review that appears in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. When ...

In a recent systematic review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, researchers synthesized data from 22 randomized controlled trials involving 1,995 participants to evaluate the ...

Data sources MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Systematic Review Database, CENTRAL, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, ERIC searched 30 October or 23 November 2023. Eligibility Primary data studies with ...