Retinopathy of prematurity is a common disease in babies born prematurely with a birth weight less than 1500 grams. It is caused when blood vessels in the back of the eye do not grow normally.

Adding a balloon or stent procedure (endovascular angioplasty to widen blood vessels in the neck) to standard treatment may make little to no difference to the chance of another stroke or mini-stroke ...

Choosing to fix the patch with glue or a self-sticking patch compared to using stitches, tacks, or staples may make little to no difference to the risk of long-term pain and the hernia coming back.

In people with stomach cancer, there may be little to no difference in survival and the chance of the cancer coming back whether the spleen is removed or kept during surgery to remove the stomach. We ...

Compared with placebo (dummy treatment), antibiotics may reduce back pain slightly and may have some beneficial effect in improving disability in the short term in people with low back pain linked to ...

Our Handbooks describe the process of preparing and maintaining diverse types of systematic reviews. Handbooks are updated regularly to reflect advances in systematic review methods and in response to ...

Do omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) taken during pregnancy - either as supplements or as dietary additions in food (such as some types of fish) - improve health outcomes for ...

A new Cochrane review finds that chlorhexidine likely cuts umbilical cord infection rates by about 29% in low- and middle- income countries, and may reduce newborn deaths. Umbilical cord care is a key ...

I would never ever recommend anyone to do this. the fact that this is mandatory in med school makes me rethink my choices. I have never done anything that has been less stimulating for my learning. I ...

The resources in this collection mostly cover the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). Under 'Risk of bias tools' there is also guidance on ROBINS-I tool for assessing risk of ...

LBP is very common. While most back pain gets better without medical treatment, about 10% of cases lasts for three months or more. There are many therapies that are used to treat the pain, and improve ...