• Compared to antibiotics (medicines used to treat a wide range of infections or diseases caused by bacteria), NSAIDs (medicines that reduce inflammation, pain and fever) probably result in less short ...

Treatment for iron deficiency anaemia includes oral iron supplements or intravenous iron. Studies have found a risk of serious allergic reactions with intravenous iron. Another option is to restore ...

However, in some premature babies (babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy), the ductus arteriosus stays open (which is called patent). This means extra blood may flow into the lungs and cause ...

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Three studies of migrant women provided evidence on aspects that were related to migrant women, some of which also indicated differences between women and men.

To identify and estimate the prognostic value of molecular biomarkers as predictors of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in people with locally advanced rectal cancer.

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of photobiomodulation for the prevention of oral mucositis in people undergoing treatment ...

To analyse the benefits and harms of pharmacological or other interventions (e.g. special diet, exercise programme) compared with placebo or standard care for RYR1-related disorders, including both ...

Intravenous iron likely slightly increases Hb levels and likely reduces anaemia in pregnancy compared to oral iron. Hb levels postpartum may be slightly increased with intravenous iron, but the effect ...

There is insufficient evidence to suggest the use of urine BKPyV QNAT as the primary screening tool for BKPyVAN. The summary estimates of the test sensitivity and specificity of blood/serum/plasma ...

This review provides the broadest and most recent review of the current evidence base for interventions to reduce SSI in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. Twenty-one interventions were identified ...

We found the use of implementation strategies probably results in large increases in implementation of interventions targeting healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco and/or alcohol use. While the ...