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We are pleased to announce that earlier this week, Cochrane’s status as a non-State actor (NSA) in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) was renewed at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva.
The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified representatives from different Member States,...
13 February 2025
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Honouring Cochrane's Volunteer Translators: Bridging Language Gaps in 2024
Cochrane proudly celebrates the incredible efforts of our volunteer translators in 2024. Their dedication has been instrumental in breaking language barriers and making high-quality health information accessible to communities worldwide.
This year, more than 730 volunteers...
3 February 2025
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30 January 2025
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New Cochrane Library feature will help Information Specialists and systematic review authors produce trustworthy evidence.
Cochrane has launched a new feature in CENTRAL, our database of reports of clinical trials, to identify and flag publications that have been retracted by the publisher.
Cochrane's policy for managing potentially problematic...
29 January 2025
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Cochrane peer reviewers can now feature their peer review activity on their Web of Science profiles thanks to a new collaboration between Cochrane and Clarivate.
Clarivate operates the Web of Science platform, a database that tracks citations, authorship and contributions in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The Web of Science Reviewer...
29 January 2025
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A new Cochrane review confirms that antidepressants effectively reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) under trial conditions, although there is limited data on long-term usage.
GAD affects millions of people worldwide and is characterized by excessive worry about everyday issues. Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin...
29 January 2025
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28 January 2025
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A new Cochrane review has found that calorie labelling of food on menus and products leads people to choose slightly fewer calories.
The research team, led by scientists from UCL, Bath Spa University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, examined evidence from 25 studies on the impact of calorie labelling on food selection and...
16 January 2025
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Cochrane’s Future of Evidence Synthesis Programme has brought about some transformational changes
The arrival of 2025 means that we are now wrapping up our Future of Evidence Synthesis Programme, with several projects now closed and a few more due to wrap up by April 2025.
All aspects of the programme were designed to ensure that Cochrane is well...
15 January 2025
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6 January 2025
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19 December 2024
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18 December 2024
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In 2019, Cochrane published an amended version of the review 'Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome’ and, at that time, announced an intention to further update the review. Due to insufficient new research in the field and a lack of resources to oversee this work, the update will not be proceeding.
Any feedback on this decision...
16 December 2024
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13 December 2024
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12 December 2024
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11 December 2024
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Cochrane is part of a new global consortium to develop new tools, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to analyse and synthesise research evidence on the relationships between climate change and human health.
The consortium is supported by a £10.2 million grant from Wellcome over four years, led by the Berlin-based climate research institute...
6 December 2024
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3 December 2024
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3 December 2024