• In women with predicted high response (meaning their ovaries are expected to produce many eggs in response to stimulation, which increases the risk of complications such as OHSS), using human ...

Premature babies often need help breathing as their lungs are not fully developed. Nasal breathing support (through the nose) helps premature babies breathe without the need for breathing tubes in the ...

• Compared to placebo (an inactive or 'dummy' medication), zuranolone probably helps more women by reducing their depression symptoms, but also increases the number of harmful, unwanted events they ...

How accurate are low-complexity manual nucleic acid amplification tests for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in children? - There is limited evidence that LC-mNAATs can correctly identify pulmonary ...

What is the issue? Oxytocin is a natural hormone, which causes the uterus (womb) to have regular, painful contractions and labour to start. It is available as an intravenous (into a vein (IV)) drug ...

We included 104 studies involving 13,744 adults. Sixty-nine new studies were added to this 2018 update. Most placebo or usual care controlled studies were among participants with CKD G2 to G5 not ...

A new Cochrane Review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births.. Read this ...

In 27 studies involving 12,651 participants, of whom 2368 (19%) had tuberculosis based on a microbiological reference standard, the parallel use of respiratory LC-aNAAT and urine LF-LAM had a pooled ...

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have less phosphate removal from their body via the kidneys, so that phosphate levels in the blood and in body tissues increase as kidney function decreases.

This review assessed evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs, on the benefits and harms of different types of hip replacement used to treat hip fracture in adults. A hip ...

The decision to undertake an update of a review requires consideration of a number of different factors. Garner and colleagues conducted an international consensus process to establish good practice ...

Ultrasound can be used as a clinical diagnostic tool in late pregnancy to assess the baby's condition when there are complications, or to detect problems which may not otherwise be apparent. If such ...