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Does using low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) instead of regular salt reduce blood pressure and heart disease risks?
Vale Gale Higgins, a true friend and colleague to so many
World EBHC Day launches campaign to address global health challenges through partnerships for purpose
Out today: Latest update to living guidelines for stroke care
New and updated recommendations for stroke management have been published as part of Australia’s living guidelines for stroke, a summary of which has been published today in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Future Cochrane: a new & evolving approach to evidence synthesis
Vale Chris Del Mar
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Chris Del Mar AM, Professor of Public Health at Bond University and one of Australia’s most prolific and generous Cochrane contributors.
Mindfulness for medical students & junior doctors: can it help with stress, anxiety & burnout?
New paper finds more than half of the systematic reviews on remdesivir for Covid-19 were already out of date by the time they were published
Global Cochrane Convenes summit calls for urgent increase in accessible evidence to ensure current & future pandemic preparedness
Nature: the clear case for funding and using ‘living’ reviews to steer research practice and policy
In the latest edition of Nature, Cochrane Australia’s Julian Elliott and Tari Turner join colleagues from around the globe in calling for a greater focus on living evidence to inform research policy and practice.
Medical student relay delivers a new Cochrane review & plenty of practical knowledge
Mindfulness has been growing in popularity across the globe over the past decade, and is increasingly the subject of scientific research into the benefits it may deliver. In 2020, six Monash medical students sought to better understand if and how mindfulness practice could help fellow medical students and junior doctors deal with the many stresses and demands of their studies and chosen profession.
Share your views on diversity and inclusion in Cochrane – join our online discussion
Share your ideas about diversity and inclusion in Cochrane in our upcoming small group community consultation. We need your views and practical suggestions about what we can do to be more inclusive.
Latest MJA podcast looks at living guidelines & the clinical care of children and teenagers with COVID-19
Are antibiotics an effective treatment for COVID-19? A new Cochrane review weighs up the evidence
Engaging Evidence 2021: Registration now open!
Cochrane Public Health reviews weigh up the evidence on exercise programs for kids & teenagers
Cochrane Covid-19 update and resources
Cochrane contributors around the world continue to focus on understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Cochrane Australia is playing an active role in the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and continues to collaborate in international efforts to understand, contain and stop the spread of coronavirus.
