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
Growth factor-supplemented culture media for women undergoing assisted reproduction
The Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group has produced more than 80 reviews on assisted reproduction and continues to add to these. In July 2020, they added a new review on the use of growth-factor supplemented culture media and we asked the lead author, Sarah Armstrong from the University of Sheffield in the UK to tell us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - December 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What are the benefits and risks of psychological therapies for adults with persistent and distressing pain that is neither cancer-related nor a headache?
Chronic pain is a major problem for many people, and it ’s important to have up-to-date evidence on the effects of possible treatments. With that in mind, we published the third update of the Cochrane Review of psychological therapies for chronic pain in August 2020 and here’s lead author, Amanda Williams from University College London in the UK to t ell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Interventions for renal vasculitis in adults
Renal vasculitis causes damage to the small blood vessels inside the kidneys and - when untreated - can lead to a rapid loss of kidney function. Therapies that block the immune system to switch off the vasculitis process are available but can lead to serious infections and other long-term complications. The Cochrane Review of treatments to induce and maintain disease remission for renal vasculitis was updated in January 2020 and we asked lead author, Giles Walters from Canberra Hospital in Australia to bring us up-to-date with the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What factors influence a person's decision whether or not to take part in a randomised trial?
One of the most used Cochrane Methodology Reviews looks at the effects of interventions intended to boost recruitment to randomised trials. In October 2020, this was supplemented by a qualitative evidence synthesis of factors that impact on a person ’s decision to join a trial. We asked the lead author, Catherine Houghton from the National University of Galway in Ireland to outline the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Which medicines work best to prevent people from being sick (vomiting) after an operation?
Many people experience nausea or vomiting after surgery and dozens of drugs have been tested to prevent it. A new Cochrane review from October 2020 brings together all the trials in a network meta-analysis and we asked senior author Peter Kranke from the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University Hospital Wuerzburg in Germany to tell us about the importance of the review and what this vast amount of research tells us. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs compared with other oral pain killers for sprains, strains and bruises
Soft tissue injuries are common and one of the Cochrane Reviews of their treatment was updated in August 2020 to assess the effects of different types of pain killer. Here's Peter Jones from Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand to outline the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
