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Cochrane review of COVID-19 vaccines shows they are …

WEBMost trials were no longer than two months in length. The review found that the following vaccines reduced or probably reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection …

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WEB8 April 2024. News. What are the benefits and risks of different corticosteroid treatments delivered intravenously for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born …

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What are the benefits and risks of vaccines for preventing …

WEBKey messages. – Most vaccines reduce, or probably reduce, the number of people who get COVID-19 disease and severe COVID-19 disease. – Many vaccines …

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Cochrane Oral Health at IADR 2024 Cochrane Oral Health

WEBCochrane Oral Health at IADR 2024. Our team members Dr Lucy O'Malley and Prof Tanya Walsh presented posters for the latest updates of two Cochrane …

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How are patients' values and beliefs taken into account …

WEBIntroduction. As diseases become more tortuous and treatment options increase, it’s important to consider the latest clinical evidence when making health …

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Digital medication adherence systems: the technology …

WEBBackground. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adherence as: the extent to which a person’s behaviour – taking medication, following a diet, and/or …

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What are sampling methods and how do you choose the …

WEBWe could choose a sampling method based on whether we want to account for sampling bias; a random sampling method is often preferred over a non-random …

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Latest health evidence shows that making changes to …

WEBTwo new Cochrane Reviews are the last in a series of related systematic reviews summarizing evidence on the effects of different interventions for treating …

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Home Cochrane Public Health

WEBHow successful are healthy eating programmes in preschools, kindergartens and childcare settings? Effects of education support interventions for students with chronic health …

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Cochrane welcomes new Support Officer for Cochrane Geographic …

WEBCochrane US Network welcomed Karla Duque Jacome in April 2024 as the new Program Manager for Cochrane Geographic Groups & Fields. We hope you will join …

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Communicating to the public about vaccines and using digital

WEBBased on evidence from systematic reviews, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) has prepared three information leaflets for health systems …

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An introduction to different types of study design

WEBProspective: we follow the individuals in the future to know who will develop the disease. Retrospective: we look to the past to know who developed the disease (e.g. …

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Contracts between patients and healthcare practitioners for

WEBWe included randomised controlled trials comparing the effects of contracts between healthcare practitioners and patients or their carers on patient adherence, applied to …

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Prevalence vs. Incidence: what is the difference

WEBWe can see the prevalence of COPD in this population only changed by approximately 0.1%. The number of new cases in 2019 compared to 2018 is 1826-1780, …

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Are local opinion leaders effective in promoting best practice of

WEBClinical practice is not always evidence-based and, therefore, may not optimise patient outcomes. Local opinion leaders (OLs) are individuals perceived as credible and …

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The standardised mortality ratio and how to calculate it

WEBSMR = number of observed deaths / number of expected deaths. SMR = 149/119.8 = 1.24 (2 d.p.) 1.24 > 1.0, therefore there were excess deaths in hospital A’s …

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Community coalition-driven interventions to improve health

WEBUnequal health status among racial and ethnic minority populations compared with the general population is a worldwide public health problem. Decades of public health …

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What is a Guideline

WEBIn healthcare, the term ‘guideline’ encompasses recommendations on everything from clinical practice and the governance and prescription of medications, to …

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Omega-3 intake for cardiovascular disease Cochrane

WEBThis is the most extensive systematic assessment of effects of omega-3 fats on cardiovascular health to date. Moderate- and low-certainty evidence suggests that …

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The 'WHO Safe Communities' model for the prevention of

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) Manifesto for Safe Communities states that "All human beings have an equal right to health and safety". The emphasis of the Safe …

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