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For 20 years, Cochrane has produced systematic reviews which are internationally recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care resources. Cochrane works collaboratively with contributors around the world to produce authoritative, relevant, and reliable evidence. Cochrane podcasts deliver the latest Cochrane evidence in a short audio format, allowing everyone from healthcare professionals to patients and families to hear the latest Cochrane evidence in under five minutes. Whether you listen in your office, on your daily commute or even in the bath, Cochrane podcasts offer a quick and easy way to keep up with the latest evidence from the Cochrane Library.
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CleanAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs for diabetic macular oedema | Diabetic macular oedema is a common complication of diabetes, in which damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye leads to swelling. Lucentis, Eylea and Avastin are three antiangiogenic drugs that can be injected into the eye to treat the blood vessels and reduce the swelling. In June 2017, Gianni Virgili from the University of Florence in Italy, and colleagues, updated their Cochrane review of these drugs and used a network meta-analysis to compare their effects. | 7/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStrategies to help people with asthma take their steroid inhaler as prescribed | Alongside the several existing Cochrane Reviews of steroids for adults and children with asthma, in April 2017 the Cochrane Airways Group added a new review of interventions to improve adherence to these drugs. We asked Rebecca Normansell (left) and Liz Stovold, both authors on the review and members of staff with Cochrane Airways, to tell us more in this podcast, starting with Rebecca. | 7/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHydroxyurea (also known as hydroxycarbamide) for people with sickle cell disease | Several Cochrane Reviews examine the effects of treatments for sickle cell disease, which can cause a huge burden for patients and their families. In a new addition to these in April 2017, Jo Howard from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London in the UK and colleagues focused on the drug hydroxyurea, which is also known as hydroxycarbamide. She tells us what they found in this podcast. | 7/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions to improve people's drug-taking behaviour with lipid-lowering drugs | Statins are very widely prescribed to lower cholesterol and it’s important to know the best ways to help patients to take them. In an updated Cochrane Review from December 2016, Mieke van Driel from the University of Queensland in Australia examines the evidence, and she tells us more in this podcast. | 6/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAre there ways in which workplace bullying can be prevented? | The Cochrane Work Group prepares reviews of a wide variety of topics related to ways in which workers’ health and safety, and wellbeing could be improved. These were added to in January 2017 with a review of interventions intended to prevent bullying in the workplace. The lead author, Patricia Gillen from Ulster University in Northern Ireland tells us what they found in this podcast. | 6/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs stretch effective for treating and preventing joint deformities? | A range of injuries and disabilities can lead to stiffening in the soft tissues or muscles of the patient’s limbs, causing problems with movement, called contractures. One of the widely used treatments is stretch, but does it work? Lisa Harvey from the University of Sydney in Australia and colleagues tried to find out in an updated Cochrane Review in January 2017, and she tells us more in this podcast. | 6/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMusic interventions for acquired brain injury | Cochrane Stroke is one of the oldest Cochrane groups and has produced nearly 200 reviews of various interventions for stroke and other types of brain injury. An update to one of these, in January 2017, examines the evidence on music interventions and lead author Wendy Magee from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA, tells us more in this podcast. | 6/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFixed daily dose of a low molecular weight heparin compared with an adjusted dose of unfractionated heparin for treating blood clots in the deep veins | Venous thromboembolism is a common and potentially life-threatening condition in which a clot forms in the veins of the leg or pelvis or moves up to the lungs where it blocks a blood vessel. Heparin is one of the treatments and an updated Cochrane Review from February 2017 examines the evidence of its effects. Lindsay Robertson from the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK tells us about these latest findings. | 6/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTreatment for epilepsy in pregnant women and the physical health of the child | Most Cochrane Reviews focus primarily on the intended effects of interventions, but some are designed to investigate the potential harms. One such review was published in November 2016 to examine the effects of anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy. The lead author, Rebecca Bromley from the Institute of Human Development at the University of Manchester in the UK tells us more in this podcast. | 6/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould root canal treatment be performed in one dental visit or over several visits? | Root canal treatment is a common procedure in dentistry, and requires one or more visits to the dentist. In an updated review in December 2016, the Cochrane authors have brought together the trials that compared different numbers of visits and we asked the lead author, Maddalena Manfredi from the University of Parma in Italy to tell us what they found. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCombined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and medication for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism | The single most common, preventable cause of in-hospital death is a hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism; making thi an important target for prevention when people are admitted to hospital. An updated Cochrane Review from September 2016 looks at the evidence for one of the possible interventions, a combination of intermittent pneumatic leg compression and drugs to prevent blood clots. Hayley Hassan from the Cochrane Central Executive Team, on behalf of the authors, tells us more. | 5/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAtaluren and similar compounds (specific therapies for premature termination codon class I mutations) for cystic fibrosis | Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition, associated with mutation of a specific gene involved in the movement of salt across cells. One of the proposed treatments that targets a particular type of this mutation is a drug called Ataluren, which was the subject of a new Cochrane Review in January 2017. One of the authors, Kevin Southern from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at the University of Liverpool in the UK, describes the available evidence in this podcast. | 5/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUsing a structured questionnaire (the IQCODE) to detect individuals who may go on to develop dementia | As the problem of dementia grows, so does the need to diagnose it early. Cochrane Reviews have examined various tests for doing so and a new Cochrane Review in November 2016 looks at one, called IQCODE. We asked lead author, Terry Quinn from the University of Glasgow in the UK to tell us more. | 5/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMedical interventions to prevent graft rejection after liver transplantation | Liver transplantation is the main treatment option for people with severe, advanced liver disease, but it’s a challenging procedure that can lead to serious complications. The Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group has produced several reviews to look at the evidence to help overcome these, and a new review from March 2017 examines immunosuppressive therapy to prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted liver. We asked the lead author, Kurinchi Gurusamy from the UCL Medical School in London in the UK to tell us what they found. | 5/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat are parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of communication about routine early childhood vaccination? | Most Cochrane Reviews examine quantitative evidence on the effects of health or social care, but some review qualitative research to try to get a better understanding of and why and how interventions do or don’t work. In a new review from February 2017, Heather Ames, from the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo, and colleagues have done this to explore how parents experience communication about vaccination for children. She tells us what they found in this podcast. | 5/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes breastfeeding reduce vaccination pain in babies aged 1 to 12 months? | In their first year of life, babies are likely to receive many vaccinations, which are vital for public health. However, the experience can be painful and distressing for the babies and their parents. In a new Cochrane Review from October 2016, Denise Harrison from the University of Ottawa in Canada and colleagues examined the research into whether breastfeeding might reduce this pain. She tells us what they found in this podcast. | 5/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEarly skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants | A Cochrane Review that might be applicable to hundreds of thousands of human beings every day looks at the effects of early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn babies. This was updated in November 2016 and lead author, Elizabeth Moore from the School of Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville USA describes the latest findings. | 5/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDrug treatments for constipation caused by antipsychotic medications | Antipsychotic medicines are widely used in mental health settings and there are several Cochrane Reviews of their potential benefits and harms. One of the adverse effects is constipation and a new Cochrane Review from January 2017 looks at some of the treatments for this. We asked the lead author, Susanna Every-Palmer from the Wellington School of Medicine in the University of Otago in New Zealand to tell us what they found. | 5/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClinical effects of cardiovascular risk scores in people without cardiovascular disease | The Cochrane Library contains several reviews of interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease such as medications, diet and exercise. A precursor to trying these might be to assess a person’s risk and a new review in March 2017 looks at the evidence for using risk scores to do this. Lead author, Kunal Karmali from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago USA, tells us more in this podcast. | 5/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLamotrigine versus carbamazepine monotherapy (single drug treatment) for epilepsy | Up to 70 million people worldwide have epilepsy and there are many Cochrane Reviews of ways to treat it. These include reviews that work with the original researchers to gather data on everyone who was in their studies, to perform individual participant data meta-analyses. In November 2016, Sarah Nolan and colleagues from the University of Liverpool in the UK updated one of these reviews, comparing two commonly used drugs, lamotrigine and carbamazepine. | 4/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPentasaccharides for the prevention of venous blood clots | Venous thromboembolism is a common condition with potentially serious and life-threatening consequences, and several reviews from the Cochrane Vascular Group look at the evidence on interventions to prevent or treat it. In an updated review in October 2016, Yanzhi Song from Fudan University in Shanghai China and colleagues brought together the evidence on the use of pentasaccharides to prevent venous thromboembolism. We asked Yanzhi to tell us what they found. | 4/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGovernment regulation, training, or co-ordination of private for-profit health care in low- and middle-income countries | Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments, are some that look at the effectiveness of different ways of organising and paying for health care. In a new Cochrane review from August 2016, Charles Wiysonge from the Cochrane South Africa at the South African Medical Research Council in South Africa and colleagues examined the evidence for public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. He tells us what they found in this podcast. | 4/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPulmonary rehabilitation for people who have been in hospital with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | In many parts of the world, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the second most common respiratory illness after asthma, and exacerbations and hospitalisations represent a major health burden for patients and healthcare systems. In an updated Cochrane Review from December 2016, Milo Puhan from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and colleagues have examined the latest evidence on the possible role for pulmonary rehabilitation following these exacerbations. Milo tells us what they found in this podcast. | 4/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIntegrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) strategy for children younger than five years of age | Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of drugs and other individual treatments are some that investigate the effects of packages of care. One such review was published for the first time in June 2016, assessing strategies intended to integrate the management of childhood illness. We asked lead author, Tarun Gera, from SL Jain Hospital in New Delhi, India to tell us why the review is so important and what it found. | 4/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSchool-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents | The sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people is important both for them as they enter adult life and for the next generation. School-based interventions can help with this and an updated Cochrane Review from November 2016 brings together the evidence. Lead author, Amanda Mason-Jones from the University of York in the UK, tells us what she and her colleagues have found. | 4/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal | The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group oversees the reviews of interventions to help people with alcohol and other drug problems. In February 2017, their review of the use of buprenorphine for managing opioid withdrawal was updated by Linda Gowing from the University of Adelaide in Australia and her colleagues. Linda describes the latest findings in this podcast. | 4/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClonidine, lofexidine, and similar medications for the management of opioid withdrawal | The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group oversees the reviews of interventions to help people with alcohol and other drug problems. In May 2016, their review of the use of alpha two adrenergic agonists for managing opioid withdrawal was updated by Linda Gowing from the University of Adelaide in Australia and her colleagues. Linda describes the latest findings in this podcast. | 4/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo injectable pneumococcal vaccines prevent pneumonia in people with COPD? | Pneumonia is an especially serious problem for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and it’s important to know if vaccination can prevent it. In an updated Cochrane Review from January 2017, Julia Walters from the Cochrane Airways Group in Australia and her colleagues have reviewed the latest evidence and she tells us what they found in this podcast. | 3/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions for renal vasculitis in adults | Renal vasculitis causes damage to the small blood vessels inside the kidneys and – when untreated – leads 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. As vasculitis is uncommon, it has been difficult to establish the most effective and safest treatment, because studies have often been too small to detect these effects reliably. One way to try to overcome this, is to combine the results of similar studies and, in September 2015, Giles Walters and his colleagues in Australia did this by updating the Cochrane Review of studies of treatments to induce and maintain disease remission for renal vasculitis. Giles tells us what they found in this podcast. | 3/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTopical antibiotics (applied to the skin) for preventing surgical site infection in wounds that are stitched or held together another way | One of the complications after surgery, is that the patient might develop an infection at the site of the wound. Clare Heal from the James Cook University in Mackay in Australia and colleagues have investigated the effects of applying antibiotics to the skin to prevent this in a new Cochrane Review, published in November 2016. She tells us what they found in this podcast. | 3/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEmollients and moisturisers for eczema | Eczema is a common chronic skin disease that affects many people worldwide, and they will often turn to creams to help. In a new Cochrane Review from February 2017, Zbys Fedorowicz from Cochrane Bahrain and colleagues have brought together the relevant evidence from nearly 80 trials and we asked him to describe their findings. | 3/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEarly administration of inhaled corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in very low birth weight preterm neonates | Babies who are born preterm or have very low birth weight struggle to survive and need intensive care. Even if they do survive, they are at high risk of chronic lung disease and corticosteroids are one of the treatments used to prevent this. In an updated Cochrane Review from January 2017, Vibhuti Shah from the University of Toronto in Canada and colleagues have reviewed the latest evidence on the use of inhaled corticosteroids and tells us about it in this podcast. | 3/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEarly additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants | It is generally recommended that babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, but most are given some additional fluids or foods during this period. In August 2016, Hazel Smith from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin and Genevieve Becker from BEST services in Galway in Ireland updated the Cochrane Review of the randomised trials and we asked Hazel to tell us about their current findings in this podcast. | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo tobacco cessation interventions provided during substance abuse treatment or recovery help tobacco users to quit? | Several dozen Cochrane Reviews examine the effects of methods to help people quit smoking. A new review in November 2016 adds to this evidence by considering interventions targeted at people with substance use disorders. We asked lead author, Dorie Apollonio from the University of California San Francisco in the USA, to tell us what they found in this podcast. | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe accuracy of two imaging tests in detecting vesicoureteral reflux | There is considerable interest in detecting vesicoureteral reflux in children, a condition in which urine can flow backwards from the bladder to the kidney, and cause kidney damage. It can be diagnosed with a test called a voiding cystourethrogram, but this is invasive and exposes children to x-rays. It’s important therefore to find other accurate methods and a new Cochrane Review from July 2016 evaluated two possible alternative imaging tests as ways to identify children who have vesicoureteral reflux and are at higher risks of long-term kidney damage, but with less discomfort and radiation than a voiding cystourethrogram. The review was done by Dr. Nader Shaikh and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the USA. In this evidence pod, his colleague, Dr Stephanie Hum tells us what they found. | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanManaging symptoms in motor neuron disease | As the number of systematic reviews grows, there is an increasing need for overviews in which the findings from multiple reviews in the same general area is brought together. This happened for symptomatic treatments for motor neurone disease in January 2017 and lead author on this new Cochrane Overview, Louisa Ng from the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia spoke with Brian Dickie from the UK Motor Neurone Disease Association about the evidence. | 3/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSupport for breastfeeding mothers | Several reviews from the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group present evidence on ways to help mothers to breast feed their babies. In the latest version of one of these, in February 2017, Alison McFadden from the University of Dundee in Scotland and her co-authors present the latest evidence and we asked her to update us in this podcast. | 3/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia | Cochrane has several systematic reviews about the management of patients in intensive care units, covering a wide range of interventions, and the update of one of these in October 2016 brought together the latest evidence on the effects of oral hygiene care. Helen Worthington, one of the authors on the review and Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Oral Health Group at the University of Manchester in the UK tells us more. | 2/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImproving how antibiotics are prescribed by physicians working in hospital settings | Antibiotics are a mainstay of hospital care, widely used to treat bacterial infections, such as pneumonia. However amidst increasing concerns about antibiotic resistance, it’s important to ensure that they are prescribed carefully. In February 2017, Peter Davey from the University of Dundee in the UK and colleagues updated their Cochrane Review of interventions to help with this and he tells us more in this Evidence Pod. | 2/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAspirin for women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) | Aspirin is one of the most widely used medicines and there are Cochrane Reviews of its effects for a wide variety of conditions. One of these reviews examines its use in in vitro fertilisation and an update was published in November 2016. Lead author, Harry Siristatidis from the Assisted Reproduction Unit at Attikon University Hospital in Athens Greece brings us up to date in this Evidence Pod. | 2/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNutritional supplementation for older people after hip fracture | Several Cochrane Reviews examine surgical techniques to repair hip fractures, and alongside these are reviews of other aspects of the management of people who have broken a hip. For instance, an updated review from November 2016 looks at nutritional supplements in the aftercare of older people who have had a hip fracture, and one of the authors, Toby Smith from the University of East Anglia in the UK, tells us more in this Evidence Pod. | 2/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImmunosuppressive agents for treating IgA nephropathy | IgA nephropathy is a kidney condition, leading to kidney failure for many of those who are affected. About 10-20% of patients require dialysis or a kidney transplant within 10 years, and 30-40% within 20 years, from their disease onset. This long time between diagnosis and kidney failure makes it difficult to establish the most effective and safest treatment. In August 2015, Marinella Ruospo and her colleagues from Bari, Italy updated their Cochrane Review of immunosuppressive therapies and she tells us what they have found in this Evidence pod. | 2/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanYoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain | Low-back pain is a very common problem, and a variety of treatments have been assessed in Cochrane Reviews. In January 2017, this collection was added to by Susan Wieland from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the USA and colleagues, when we published their review of the effects of yoga for chronic, non-specific low-back pain. We asked Susan to tell us about the review and the implications of its findings. | 1/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanXylitol sugar supplement for preventing middle ear infection in children up to 12 years of age | The ear infection, acute otitis media, brings many children into contact with healthcare practitioners and finding ways to prevent it would have obvious benefits for the children, their families and the healthcare system. In August 2016, a group of researchers from Canada, led by Amir Azarpazhooh from the University of Toronto updated their Cochrane Review and he tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions for patients and caregivers to improve knowledge of sickle cell disease and recognition of its related complications | Sickle cell disease is a lifelong, inherited disorder which can cause complications throughout an individual's life. In a new Cochrane Review from October 2016, Monika Asnani and colleagues from the Caribbean Institute for Health Research at the University of the West Indies in Kingston Jamaica bring together the evidence on ways to improve the knowledge of patients and their caregivers. She outlines their findings in this Evidence Pod. | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSkin antisepsis for reducing central venous catheter-related infections | One of the most widely used devices in medicine is the central venous catheter, allowing direct access to a patient’s blood stream. However, it can cause infections and the use of antiseptics on the skin is one way to minimise this risk. Nai Ming Lai from the School of Medicine in Taylor's University in Malaysia has worked with colleagues to examine the relevant evidence and led the Cochrane Review, published in July 2016. | 1/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAutomated telephone communication systems for preventing disease and managing long-term conditions | Alongside increasing efforts to deliver health care remotely, there is a need for research to assess the effects of these new approaches. In a new Cochrane Review from December 2016, Pawel Posadzki from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore, and colleagues bring together the evidence on automated telephone communication systems. We asked Pawel to tell us what they found. | 1/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEffect of molecular-targeted therapy on the progress and survival of people in the late stages of stomach cancer | Stomach cancer is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Molecular-targeted therapy is one of the newer treatments and a new Cochrane Review in July 2016 looks at the evidence from randomized trials. Lead author, Huan Song from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, tells us more in this Evidence Pod. | 12/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMotor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain | Low back pain is a substantial health problem, and several Cochrane Reviews investigate interventions to help treat it. In a new Cochrane Review in January 2016, Bruno Saragiotto from The George Institute for Global Health, in Sydney Australia, and colleagues examined the evidence for motor control exercise. He tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 12/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIs it safe to use lower blood counts as a trigger for blood transfusion in order to give fewer blood transfusions? | Blood transfusions are a very common medical procedure, and it’s important to balance the potential benefits and harms. In October 2016, Jeffery Carson from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in New Brunswick in the USA, and colleagues updated the Cochrane Review of research comparing different triggers for transfusing red blood cells and we asked him to tell us more about the importance of the review and its findings. | 11/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDressings to treat foot ulcers in people with diabetes | Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, causing a variety of health problems, including foot ulcers. In a new Cochrane Overview in July 2015, Jo Dumville from the Division of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Manchester in the UK and colleagues bring together the findings from 13 systematic reviews. She summarises all this evidence in this Podcast. | 11/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanManagement of gagging in dental patients | Patients undergoing dental treatment will often feel the discomfort of the gag reflex, and a new Cochrane Review in October 2015 sought out evidence on how to manage it. Lead author, Prashanti Eachempati from the Faculty of Dentistry at the Melaka-Manipal Medical College in Malaysia tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 11/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPsychosocial interventions for cocaine and amphetamines abusers | The misuse of psychostimulants is a growing medical and social problem. A team of Cochrane researchers from Italy have looked at the evidence for psychosocial interventions in a new Cochrane Review from September 2016. One of the authors, Franco De Crescenzo from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome tells us more in this Evidence Pod. | 10/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe role of iron in the management of chemotherapy-induced anemia in cancer patients receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents | Anemia is one of the common side effects of cancer chemotherapy and it can be treated by a group of drugs called Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. However, these are not always successful on their own and iron might also be added. A new Cochrane Review in February 2016 examines the evidence for its effectiveness and lead author, Rahul Mhaskar, from the University of South Florida in the USA, tells us more in this Evidence Pod. | 10/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan nicotine receptor partial agonists, including cytisine and varenicline, help people to stop smoking? | The Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group celebrated its 20th birthday in 2016 and continues to produce new and updated reviews that help people making decisions about ways to quit smoking. In May 2016, the Group updated its review of the effects of nicotine receptor partial agonists and we asked the group’s Managing Editor and one of the authors of the review, Nicola Lindson-Hawley from the University of Oxford in England, to tell us what they found. | 10/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAntibiotics for otitis media with effusion ('glue ear') in children | June 2016 saw the updating of the Cochrane review on the effects of antibiotics for children with otitis media with effusion. We asked lead author, Roderick Venekamp, University Medical Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands, to tell us what they found. | 10/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDifferent types of implants for reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy | Alongside several Cochrane Reviews of anti-cancer therapy for women with breast cancer, are those examining the effects of interventions that might help them after the completion of those treatments. In this Evidence Pod, Hayley Hassan from the Cochrane Central Executive Team, on behalf of the authors, tells us about one of these reviews, which compares different options for breast reconstruction and was published in May 2016. | 9/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions to prevent delirium in hospitalised patients, not including those on intensive care units | Some patients who go into hospital develop delirium, which is a serious and distressing condition that can lead to poorer clinical outcomes, longer stays in hospital, and higher healthcare costs. It is important, therefore, to find effective ways to prevent it and an updated Cochrane review from March 2016 examines the evidence for a variety of interventions. Lead author, Najma Siddiqi from the University of York in the UK, tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 9/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBetahistine for symptoms of vertigo | People with a wide variety of illnesses can experience symptoms of vertigo. Researchers at University College London in the UK published a new Cochrane Review of the relevant evidence for one possible treatment, betahistine, in June 2016. We asked James Handscome to speak with the lead author Louisa Murdin about the review and its findings. | 9/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLidocaine for reducing propofol-induced pain on anaesthesia in adults | A February 2016 addition to the nearly 200 reviews from the Cochrane Anaesthesia, Critical and Emergency Care Group examines the evidence on lidocaine as a way to reduce the pain from using propofol to induce anaesthesia. Hayley Hassan, from the Cochrane Central Executive Team, describes the need for the review and its findings in this podcast, on behalf of the review authors. | 9/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFluoride mouthrinses for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents | The Cochrane Oral Health Group has produced many reviews relevant to the prevention of tooth decay and, in July 2016, they updated their investigation of fluoride mouthrinses for children and adolescents. Helen Worthington, Co-ordinating Editor of the Group from the University of Manchester in the UK and one of the authors of this review, tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 9/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIron supplementation taken daily for improving health in menstruating women | In April 2016, Sant-Rayn Pasricha from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford in the UK and colleagues from Australia and Canada published their new review on the use of iron supplementation by menstruating women, strengthening the collection of Cochrane evidence on the treatment of iron deficiency. He describes the latest findings in this evidence pod. | 9/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhich therapies are the most effective to prevent the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease? | There is considerable interest in innovative treatments for adult polycystic kidney disease, in particular those treatments that might interrupt the biological processes that lead to cyst formation and kidney failure. It is important, therefore, to have good evidence of the effects of these treatments and, in a July 2015 Cochrane Review, Davide Bolignano from Reggio Calabria in Italy and colleagues examined the relevant studies to assess the effects on patient outcomes. Here’s Davide to tell us more. | 9/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOpioid maintenance medicines for the treatment of dependence on opioid pain medicines | Some patients who take pharmaceutical opioids to treat pain become dependent on these drugs, and might need to switch to medications such as opioid agonists. In May 2016, a new Cochrane Review brought together the relevant evidence on this and we asked Suzanne Nielsen from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in Australia to tell us what they found. | 8/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions for preventing abuse in the elderly | The typical Cochrane Review provides answers about the treatment of a disease but, occasionally, one comes along that tackles other major challenges facing society. One such new review in August 2016 looks at the evidence on various ways to prevent abuse in the elderly. Here’s one of the research team, Philip Baker from Queensland University of Technology in Australia to tell us what they found. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFraction size in radiation therapy for breast conservation in early breast cancer | For many women with breast cancer, the use of post-operative radiotherapy will allow them to undergo less extensive surgery. In July 2016, Brigid Hickey from the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane Australia and colleagues published an update of their Cochrane Review examining the research on the size of the doses in which the radiation is given. She tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPartial breast irradiation for early breast cancer | For many women with breast cancer, the use of post-operative radiotherapy will allow them to undergo less extensive surgery. In the update of a Cochrane Review in July 2016, Brigid Hickey and colleagues from the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane Australia examined the research on the use of partial breast irradiation and she tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCan music interventions benefit cancer patients? | Music therapy is used for a variety of conditions and several Cochrane Reviews examine its effects. A team of music therapists with expertise in the use of music therapy with medical patients updated their review for cancer patients in August 2016 and Joke Bradt from the department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. She conducted the review with Cheryl Dileo from Temple University in Philadelphia, Lucanne Magill from Mount Sinai Hospital and New York University in New York, and Aaron Teague, doctoral student in the department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVitamin A supplementation for postpartum women | The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group have produced several reviews of the effects of vitamin supplements for pregnant women. Alongside these, in March 2016, researchers from Australia, Brazil and Germany updated the review of taking vitamin A supplementation after birth. One of the team, Christine East from Monash University in Australia, tells us more. | 8/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDifferent doses and durations of oral steroids for asthma attacks | Corticosteroids are a widely used treatment for asthma and a recent addition to the collection of Cochrane Reviews on this condition examines the research that compared different ways of using corticosteroids. Rebecca Normansell (left) and Kayleigh Kew from the Population Health Research Institute at St George's in the University of London in the UK describe the findings of this May 2016 review in this Evidence Pod, starting with Rebecca. | 7/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTreatments for chronic rhinosinusitis | Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disorder of the nose and sinuses, and, in April 2016, the Cochrane ENT Group published a series of six reviews1 looking at the evidence on medical treatments in routine patient care. Carl Philpott from Norwich Medical School in the UK describes the findings of all six reviews in this Evidence Pod. 1 - List of reviews: Short-course oral steroids alone for chronic rhinosinusitisShort-course oral steroids as an adjunct therapy for chronic rhinosinusitisDifferent types of intranasal steroids for chronic rhinosinusitisSystemic and topical antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitisSaline irrigation for chronic rhinosinusitisIntranasal steroids versus placebo or no intervention for chronic rhinosinusitis | 7/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStrategies designed to help healthcare professionals to recruit participants to research studies | Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health care, a couple of dozen Cochrane Methodology Reviews assess evidence relevant to the conduct of research. In this Evidence Pod, Nancy Preston from Lancaster University in England tells us about her February 2016 review which looks for ways to help healthcare practitioners recruit people to research studies. | 7/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHaemodiafiltration, haemofiltration and haemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease | There is considerable interest in innovative dialysis therapies for people with kidney failure, in particular to remove larger circulating toxins that are poorly removed by standard haemodialysis, which are associated with higher mortality and infection. In an updated Cochrane review, published in May 2015, Suetonia Palmer from Christchurch in New Zealand and colleagues, brought together the studies of the impact of haemodiafiltration on patient outcomes. She tells us what they found in this evidence pod. | 6/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCare delivery and self management strategies for adults with epilepsy | Epilepsy affects tens of millions of people around the world and alongside many trials and reviews of drugs and other treatments, are studies that have tested more complex strategies. In an updated Cochrane Review from February 2016, Peter Bradley, from Public Health Wales in the UK. and colleagues look at the evidence for some of these. He tells us what they found in this evidence pod. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHealth system and community level interventions for improving antenatal care coverage and health outcomes | One of the major challenges facing the health systems of low and middle-income countries is to improve the antenatal care for pregnant women. In a new Cochrane Review from December 2015, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, from the Yaoundé Central Hospital in Cameroon and McMaster University in Canada, and colleagues have brought together the evidence on health system and community level interventions. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEffectiveness and safety of devices designed to close femoral artery puncture sites | A major development in health care in recent decades has been the ability of doctors to access difficult to reach parts of a patient’s body through their blood vessels. These endovascular procedures require access to the inside of an artery and need to finish by closing the hole that was created to enter the artery. The lead author of a new Cochrane Review in March 2016, Lindsay Robertson, from Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK tells us about the evidence for one of the ways to do this. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions for treating severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) | Many pregnant women will experience some degree of morning sickness, but, for some, the nausea and vomiting will be much worse. Rupsa Boelig from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, USA tells us about the findings of a May 2016 Cochrane Review of interventions to help them. | 5/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnalysis bias | Mike Clarke, podcast editor for Trials Change Lives, based at the Northern Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research in Queen’s University Belfast discusses the general need to keep biases out of trials by looking at the specific challenge of minimizing bias when the results are being analyzed. Read more on this topic in the James Lind Library. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExercise trials | Being physically active can have beneficial effects on our physical and mental health, but the UK population as a whole doesn’t meet the current Government guidelines. Dr Ruth Hunter, Lecturer in Physical Activity and Public Health/NIHR Career Development Fellow, UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health, at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland describes some of the innovative approaches that her team are testing to encourage people to be more active. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAspirin and stroke trials | Peter Sandercock from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland tells us how two randomised trials, with 40,000 patients in more than 800 hospitals, changed clinical practice for tens of millions of people with a stroke. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWorkplace interventions for reducing sitting time at work | Most people would probably benefit from increasing their physical activity. One way to achieve this might be reducing the amount of time we spend sitting down at work. In January 2015, a new Cochrane Review examined the evidence on interventions that might help and this was updated with several new studies in March 2016. We asked one of the authors, Jos Verbeek from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health to tell us about the need for the review and its latest findings. | 5/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClinical Trials Units | A key part of the infrastructure for clinical trials in the UK is provided by more than 50 Clinical Trial Units spread across the country. We asked Julia Brown, Director of the Clinical Trial Units’ Network to tell us about their work and their contribution to ensuring that trials change lives. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGP trials | General practitioners are key to both the conduct of clinical trials and the uptake of their results. Carol Sinnott a GP from Cork in Ireland tells us how they have helped her to change lives. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions for sexual dysfunction following treatments for cancer | Improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer mean that more people are living with and surviving cancer, which brings with it a need to identify interventions that can help with any long-term complications. In this Evidence Pod, Bridget Candy from Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department at UCL in London, England describes the findings of a new Cochrane Review from February 2016 which examined the randomised trials of interventions for sexual dysfunction in women. | 5/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanClinical trials for the NHS | In the UK, the main public funder of healthcare research is the National Institute for Health Research, or NIHR. In this Evidence Pod for Trials Change Lives, we asked Hywel Williams, Director of the NIHR’s Health Technology Assessment programme to outline the importance of clinical trials to this programme and health and social care more generally. This podcast is part of the Trials Change Lives initiative, developed by the MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research in partnership with the Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research. Free posters are available to download methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/research/trials-change-lives. | 5/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVaccines for preventing herpes zoster (shingles) in older adults | Among the updated Cochrane Reviews in March 2016 is one from a team of researchers in Brazil looking at the effects of vaccines for Herpes Zoster. Anna Gagliardi (centre), with her co-authors Brenda Gomes Silva (left) and Maria Regina Torloni, from the Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil describes their findings in this evidence pod. | 4/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanImproving outcomes for people with multiple chronic conditions | Many people with chronic disease have more than one illness, which is referred to as multimorbidity. Susan Smith from the Department of General Practice at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland describes an updated, March 2016, Cochrane Review which sought out evidence on interventions that might help. | 4/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanProlonged antibiotics for purulent bronchiectasis in children and adults | The Cochrane Airways group has produced more than 300 full reviews, across a wide range of lung problems. One of these is bronchiectasis and an updated review from August 2015 examines the effects of long-term antibiotic therapy. Khin Hnin, from Flinders University in Adelaide Australia, summarizes the findings in this evidence pod. | 4/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTechniques for assisting difficult caesarean section | Caesarean section is probably one of the commonest surgical procedures and is usually fairly straightforward. However, problems can arise and an updated Cochrane Review in January 2016 looks at interventions that might help in those circumstances. Heather Waterfall, from Lyell McEwin Hospital in Elizabeth, South Australia describes the findings. | 4/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTests for imaging the optic nerve and its fibres for diagnosing glaucoma | The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews contains dozens of reviews of the accuracy of diagnostic tests and imaging, along with the thousands of reviews of the effects of treatments. In November 2015, these were added to by a new review of imaging devices for glaucoma and Gianni Virgili, from the University of Florence in Italy, tells us about the findings in this Evidence Pod. | 4/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmiodarone for preventing sudden cardiac death | A new Cochrane Review from December 2015 examines the effects of the drug amiodarone on the prevention of sudden cardiac death. The lead author, Juan Carlos Claro, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile, describes the review and its findings in this Evidence Pod. | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLight therapy for prevention of winter depression | Many people experience the “winter blues”, but some suffer from seasonal affective disorder, which has a major impact on their quality of life. Some people have turned to light therapy to try to prevent it and a team of researchers from Austria and the USA published the Cochrane Review of the evidence in November 2015. Lead author, Barbara Nussbaumer, from the Danube University Krems in Austria, tells us more. | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes legislation to ban smoking reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and smoking behaviour? | One of the most noticeable public health measures of recent years in several countries has been the ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants. A Cochrane Review is examining the health effects of these bans and it was updated in February 2016. We asked Kate Frazer from University College Dublin in Ireland, the first country in the world to introduce one of these national bans, to tell us about the expanding evidence base and the latest findings. Dr Kate Frazer was awarded a Cochrane Training Fellowship and received funding from the Health Research Board, Ireland to undertake the update of this Cochrane Review. | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEnhanced recovery protocols in people undergoing major surgeries of food pipe (oesophagus), stomach, liver and pancreas | A new Cochrane Review from February 2016, which was prepared as part of a programme of reviews funded by the National Institute for Health Research in England investigates the evidence on enhanced recovery protocols for major upper gastrointestinal surgery. Kurinchi Gurusamy, from the Department of Surgery in UCL Medical School in London tells us what they found. | 3/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAntifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in critically ill adults and children with a normal number of neutrophils in the blood | Invasive fungal infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients, and an updated Cochrane Review in January 2016 examines the effects of antifungal agents to prevent these infections. The lead author, Andrea Cortegiani, from the University of Palermo in Italy summarises the latest evidence in this podcast. | 3/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes | Complementing a number of other Cochrane Reviews of ways to improve the prescription of medicines to people as they get older, the review focused on prescribing for people in care homes was updated in February 2016. David Alldred from the School of Heathcare at the University of Leeds in England summarises the latest evidence. | 3/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterventions that facilitate shared decisions between primary care clinicians and patients about antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections | Shared decision making happens when health decisions are made together by a clinician and a patient, and there are a variety of ways to facilitate it in different circumstances. In this Evidence Pod, Tammy Hoffmann & Peter Coxeter from Bond University in Queensland Australia, tells us about the research that they and colleagues brought together in a new Cochrane Review in November 2015 for discussion about antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in primary care. | 3/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome | There are several Cochrane Reviews of the effects of exercise and the one for chronic fatigue syndrome was updated in February 2016. Jean Williams describes the review and its latest findings. | 3/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy | Many pregnant women have Vitamin D deficiency, and might consider taking oral supplements to counter this. In January 2016, Cristina Palacios from the University of Puerto Rico and colleagues updated their Cochrane Review of the evidence. She tells us more in this podcast. | 2/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCorticosteroid therapy for children with nephrotic syndrome | Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic kidney condition of children, which is widely treated by corticosteroids. However, there is a lack of consensus on the most appropriate way to use this treatment and a Cochrane Review has been examining the relevant evidence for more than 15 years. In March 2015, Deirdre Hahn and colleagues from Sydney, Australia published the latest update of the review and she tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. | 2/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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