It is unclear whether using a T-tube during bile duct surgery in adults having a liver transplant helps keep the bile duct open or increases complications caused by the drain itself. No study reported ...

Using a soft tube (transanal tube) placed through the anus (end of the bowel where stools come out) may reduce the need for further surgery due to bowel leakage. However, it is uncertain whether the ...

Compared to levonorgestrel (a common emergency contraception pill), mifepristone probably results in fewer pregnancies. It is also probably more effective at preventing pregnancy than the Yuzpe method ...

It is unclear if medicines used to prevent bone loss (bisphosphonates) lower the risk of breaking a hip, backbone (spine), or other bones in men. These medicines probably do not cause more unwanted ...

What is stroke? A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, leading to damage in specific areas of the brain. The impact of stroke can be life-chang ...

Compared with no structured exercise, exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with coronary heart disease reduces heart attacks, likely reduces hospital admissions and may slightly reduce the ...

In preterm infants, physical activity programmes may provide a small benefit for bone development and body weight gain over the short term. Physical activity programmes may have little to no effect on ...

Iodine supplementation likely reduces the occurrence of insufficient production of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism), and risk of infant death (mortality) in places with high infant mortality rates.

What is the aim of this review? The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if general health checks reduce illness and deaths. This is an update of a previous Cochrane Review. General health ...

Scabies is a parasitic infection of the skin. It occurs throughout the world, but is particularly problematic in areas of poor sanitation, overcrowding, and social disruption, and is endemic in many ...

In an asthma attack, the airways (passages to the lungs) narrow from muscle spasms and swelling (inflammation). Bronchodilators (reliever inhalers to open up the lungs and airways) can be used for the ...

Systematic reviews address a need for health decision makers to be able to access high quality, relevant, accessible and up-to-date information. Systematic reviews aim to minimize bias through the use ...