Laparoscopic surgery for pain and infertility associated with endometriosis
Endometriosis is a common problem for hundreds of millions worldwide and Cochrane has produced more than two dozen reviews of a variety of possible treatments. These are kept up to date as new evidence becomes available and, in October 2020, the review of laparoscopic surgery was updated. In this podcast, former fertility patient and patient advocate, Katy Lindemann from Uber Barrens Club, speaks with senior author, James Duffy from King ’s Fertility in the UK, about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What type of heart and blood vessel problems complicate COVID-19 infections, how common are they and what other medical conditions do these patients have?
We're producing a series of reviews covering the accumulating evidence on COVID-19, which are not only looking at the diagnosis and treatment of the disease but are also examining its links to other conditions. One of these reviews, on the effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health, was published in March 2021. In this podcast, co-author Keng Siang Lee, from the University of Bristol speaks with the first author, Pierpaolo Pellicori (photo) from the University of Glasgow in the UK about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How effective are initiatives that aim to speed up the diagnosis of brain tumours?
In March 2021, the Cochrane Neuro-Oncology Group published a series of eight new systematic reviews on priority topics for the brain tumour community. These were selected from the most important unanswered questions identified by people in this area, using James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership methods, which bring together patients and the public with practitioners. In this podcast, one of the Group ’s consumer representatives, Helen Bulbeck, talks with lead author Robin Grant, a consultant neurologist involved in the Edinburgh Centre for Neuro-Oncology in the UK, which is one of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer ...
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Long-term effects of radiotherapy for glioma treatment on brain functioning
In March 2021, the Cochrane Neuro-Oncology Group published a series of eight new complex systematic reviews on priority topics for the brain tumour community. These were selected from the most important unanswered questions identified by people in this area using James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership methods, which bring together patients and the public with practitioners. In this podcast, one of the Group ’s consumer representatives, Helen Bulbeck, talks with author Robin Grant, a consultant neurologist involved in the Edinburgh Centre for Neuro-Oncology in the UK about the review of the long-term neurocognit...
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How effective are initiatives that aim to speed up the diagnosis of brain tumours?
In March 2021, the Cochrane Neuro-Oncology Group published a series of eight new systematic reviews on priority topics for the brain tumour community. These were selected from the most important unanswered questions identified by people in this area, using James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership methods, which bring together patients and the public with practitioners. In this podcast, one of the Group ’s consumer representatives, Helen Bulbeck, talks with lead author Robin Grant, a consultant neurologist involved in the Edinburgh Centre for Neuro-Oncology in the UK, which is one of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer ...
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Does stopping smoking improve mental health?
Alongside its many reviews of interventions to help people quit smoking, the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group published a new review in March 2021 which looks at the effects of quitting smoking on mental health. Co-author, Dr Amanda Farley from the University of Birmingham in the UK tells us about the importance of the review and its findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What are the benefits and risks of using a tourniquet in knee replacement surgery?
The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group has produced more than 200 reviews of a very wide range of interventions for patients with musculoskeletal problems. In this podcast, senior author Peter Wall, talks with Imran Ahmed, Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeon and NIHR Doctoral Researcher at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in the UK about their December 2020 review of the effects of using a tourniquet in knee replacement surgery. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Can symptoms and medical examination accurately diagnose COVID-19?
Cochrane is preparing a special series of reviews to help decision makers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, and we are keeping these up to date as new evidence becomes available. One of these reviews examines the accuracy of using signs and symptoms to diagnose whether someone has the disease. It was first published in June 2020 and has been updated in February 2021. Here ’s the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing tuberculosis outside the lungs (extrapulmonary tuberculosis) and rifampicin resistance?
More than 140 Cochrane Reviews investigate the accuracy of diagnostic tests, covering a very wide range of conditions. One of these reviews, on a test used to detect tuberculosis, was updated in January 2021. The first author, Mikashmi Kohli from McGill University in Montreal Canada, tells us about the updating of the review and what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Can symptoms and medical examination accurately diagnose COVID-19?
Cochrane is preparing a special series of reviews to help decision makers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, and we are keeping these up to date as new evidence becomes available. One of these reviews examines the accuracy of using signs and symptoms to diagnose whether someone has the disease. It was first published in June 2020 and has been updated in February 2021. Here ’s the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
