Endovascular thrombectomy and intra-arterial interventions for acute ischaemic stroke
The most common type of stroke is one in which a large artery in the brain gets blocked by a blood clot and there are dozens of Cochrane reviews of various treatments for these ischaemic strokes. One of these reviews, looking at the effects of endovascular thrombectomy and intra-arterial interventions, was updated in June 2021 and lead author, Melinda Roaldsen from the Arctic University of Norway in Troms ø, briefly describes the new findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm- Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm- Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm
Cochrane has published several reviews of the effects of interventions to reduce self-harm and suicide and, in the first few months of 2021, three of these were updated covering pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for self-harm in children, adolescents and adults. We asked two of the authors, Keith Hawton and Katrina Witt to tell us about the findings in this podcast.Note: This recording actually covers three reviews:- Interventions for children and adolescents who self-harm-Psychosocial interventions for adults who self-harm- Drugs and natural products for self-harm in adults (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are symptoms and medical examination to diagnose COVID-19?
Cochrane is preparing a series of reviews to help decision makers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. We are keeping these up to date as new evidence becomes available and the review of using signs and symptoms to diagnose whether someone has the disease has been updated for the second time. The review was first published in June 2020 and the most recent update was published in May 2022. 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 - May 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Do blood thinners prevent people who are hospitalised with COVID-19 from developing blood clots?
There are now more than two dozen Cochrane reviews of high priority topics relevant to COVID-19, which are being kept up to date as new evidence becomes available. In March 2022, we published updated findings on the effects of anticoagulants and we asked lead author, Ronald Flumignan from the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil to summarize the evidence in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Are medicines that block interleukin ‐1 (a protein involved in immune responses) effective treatments for COVID‐19 and do they cause unwanted effects?
Cochrane is producing a growing series of reviews on the care of patients with COVID-19. In January 2022, we published a new review of a group of treatments called interleukin-1 blocking agents and we asked lead author, Mauricia Davidson from Cochrane France, to tell us about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Treatments to manage rapid breathing in babies (transient tachypnoea of the newborn)
The Cochrane Neonatal Group has produced more than 400 reviews over the last two decades and, in February 2022, they published their overview of reviews of treatments for rapid breathing in babies. We asked two of the co-authors, Olga Romantsik and Matteo Bruschettini from Sk åne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Providing information to stroke survivors and their carers
Every year, approximately 14 million around the world have a stroke, and the Cochrane Stroke Group has produced more than 200 reviews in the last 25 years. In November 2021, they updated the review of information provision for stroke survivors and their carers, and two of the authors, Tom Crocker and Lesley Brown from the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK discuss the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Endometrial injury in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
The Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group had produced approximately 100 reviews relevant to in vitro fertilisation, or IVF and updates these in light of new evidence. The second update of their review of a technique called endometrial scratching was published in June 2021 and, in this podcast, Dr Rob Axe speaks with one of the authors Dr Sarah Armstrong, from the University of Sheffield in the UK about the technique and their latest findings on its effects. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
Some new-born babies will suffer from jaundice and there are several Cochrane reviews of possible ways to prevent or treat it. These were added to in July 2021 with a new review of the effects of sunlight. We asked the review's lead author, Delia Horn from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont in the USA, to tell us about the importance of this topic and the findings of the review. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Comparing different methods of determining whether gliomas are missing arms 1p and 19q of the chromosomes
Over the last year, Cochrane Neuro-Oncology have been publishing a series of new systematic reviews on priority topics for the brain tumour community. These were selected from the most important unanswered questions identified by patients, the public and practitioners. In this podcast, Kathreena Kurian from the University of Bristol in the UK tells us about one of the reviews, which was published in March 2022, looking at the evidence on some of the tests that might help in planning the treatment of patients with a glioma. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for stroke recovery
Cochrane Stroke has produced more than 70 systematic reviews of pharmacological interventions that might improve the recovery of patients after stroke. In this podcast, co-authors Simiao Wu and Xing Hua, both from the West China Hospital at Sichuan University, in Chengdu, China, talk about the November 2021 update for one of these, which looks at the effects of selective serotonin uptake inhibitors on recovery from stroke. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Are inflatable sleeves and medication effective to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after surgery?
The single most common, preventable cause of in-hospital death is a hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism; making this an important target for prevention when people are admitted to hospital. An updated Cochrane Review from January 2022 looks at the evidence for one of the possible interventions, which combines anti-coagulant drugs with intermittent pneumatic leg compression to prevent these blood clots. Stavros Kakkos from the University of Patras in Greece tells us more. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Strategies that might help to encourage people to continue to participate in a randomised trial (a type of scientific study)
Most Cochrane Reviews take their evidence from randomized trials of the effects of healthcare interventions, and these trials need to be efficient and reliable. A challenge for many trials is ensuring that people who agree to join the study are followed up, so that their outcomes are measured. An updated Cochrane Methodology Review from March 2021 looks at research into ways to improve this retention, and our Podcast Editor, Mike Clarke, spoke with lead author, Katie Gillies, from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland about the review in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
