What are the benefits and risks of giving corticosteroids to pregnant women at risk of premature birth?
One of the earliest Cochrane Reviews studied the effects of steroids for women at risk of a pre-term delivery, and built on an even earlier review. The Cochrane Review has been updated several times and the most recent version was published in December 2020. Two of the authors discuss the latest evidence in this podcast, starting with Emma McGoldrick from the Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, who ’s talking with Fiona Stewart from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at The University of Liverpool. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Treatment for breast engorgement (overfull, hard, painful breasts) in breastfeeding women
Many women who are breastfeeding experience breast engorgement and this can be a very distressing condition. Several possible treatments are known. The evidence for these were brought together in a third update to the relevant Cochrane Review in September 2020. The two authors, Irena Zakarija-Grković from Cochrane Croatia, based at the University of Split School of Medicine, and Fiona Stewart from the University of Liverpool in the UK talk about their findings in this podcast, starting with Fiona. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Using pine bark supplements to help treat a variety of chronic diseases
Pine bark extract supplements are marketed to prevent or treat a wide range of chronic diseases and a Cochrane Review from September 2020 assesses the evidence on their efficacy and safety. Monika Evans spoke with lead author, Nina Robertson from Stellenbosch University in South Africa about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest ultrasonography compared to supine chest radiography for diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax in the emergency department?
Alongside the many thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of interventions, our reviews of diagnostic test accuracy, or DTA, provide evidence to help clinicians choose between different techniques for diagnosing a health problem. In July 2020, we published the new DTA review on ultrasound versus x-ray for diagnosing pneumothorax in trauma patients. Here's lead author, Kenneth Chan from the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University of Calgary in Canada, to tell us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal - mouth and throat - exercises) for people with obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a sleeping disorder that stops a person's breathing for periods during the night. Several treatments have been suggested and a new Cochrane Review for one of these, myofunctional therapy, was published in November 2020. Here's Emma Dennett, Managing Editor from the Cochrane Airways Group to tell us about the condition and the therapy, and the review's findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Probiotics for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birthweight infants
The Cochrane Neonatal Group has produced more than 400 reviews in the last 25 years and strives to keep these up to date as new research becomes available. In October 2020, they produced the third update of the review of probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants. We asked lead author, William McGuire from the University of York in the United Kingdom, to tell us about the latest evidence. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest ultrasonography compared to supine chest radiography for diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax in the emergency department?
Alongside the many thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of interventions, our reviews of diagnostic test accuracy, or DTA, provide evidence to help clinicians choose between different techniques for diagnosing a health problem. In July 2020, we published the new DTA review on ultrasound versus x-ray for diagnosing pneumothorax in trauma patients. Here's lead author, Kenneth Chan from the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University of Calgary in Canada, to tell us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Probiotics for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birthweight infants
The Cochrane Neonatal Group has produced more than 400 reviews in the last 25 years and strives to keep these up to date as new research becomes available. In October 2020, they produced the third update of the review of probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants. We asked lead author, William McGuire from the University of York in the United Kingdom, to tell us about the latest evidence. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What is the best way to support resilience and mental well-being in frontline healthcare professionals during and after a pandemic?
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we gathered the most important questions from a range of stakeholders, including clinicians, patients and researchers. These led to a string of new reviews during 2020 and one of these, published in November 2020, looks at interventions to support the resilience and mental health of frontline workers. Here ’s Alex Pollock from Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland to tell us about the review. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating challenges for diagnosis of the disease, as well as for its treatment. The rapid reviews being prepared and updated by Cochrane are covering both areas. We asked the lead author of the November 2020 versions of our review of the evidence on using imaging tests to diagnose the condition, Nayaar Islam from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, to describe the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
