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Students 4 Best Evidence is a blogging network by students, for students, who are interested in evidence-based healthcare.
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Antibody tests for COVID-19: new evidence on test accuracy and some considerations
Sarah Chapman looks at the evidence from a new Cochrane rapid review on the accuracy of antibody tests for COVID-19.
Loneliness in older people: could video calls help?
Sarah Chapman looks at a Cochrane rapid review on whether video calls can reduce loneliness in older people.
MMR vaccines: do they work and are they safe?
Siobhan McCormack looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on MMR vaccination and at guidance on vaccination during the COVID19 pandemic.
What helps older people take their medication correctly?
Sarah Chapman looks at new Cochrane evidence on approaches to help older people on multiple medications to take them as prescribed and also considers the importance of ‘careful and kind care’.
Teapots and unicorns: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Lynda Ware explains that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence and why it's important not to mistake one for the other, in the fourth blog in our series "Oh really? 12 things to help you question health advice."
Preventing awareness during surgery: what’s the latest evidence?
Anaesthetist Jennifer Kielty discusses a common fear about an uncommon problem - awareness during surgery, and looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on ways to reduce the risk
Convalescent plasma to treat people with COVID-19: the evidence so far
Sarah Chapman blogs new Cochrane evidence on convalescent plasma as a possible treatment for COVID-19
Idiopathic toe walking in children: what’s the evidence for interventions?
Siobhan McCormack blogs Cochrane evidence on treatments for idiopathic toe walking
Exercise for period pain: New evidence to support exercising to reduce painful cramping
A blog for women who have period pain about Cochrane evidence that exercise may help, from Gynaecologists Puteri Zainuddin and Emily Carter.
Treatments can harm
This blog explores a number of cautionary examples, reminding that all treatments have potential harms. We should consider the evidence not just about whether a treatment works, but whether it is safe. This is the third blog of our special series on Evidently Cochrane: “Oh, really?” 12 things to help you question health advice.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman looks at new Cochrane evidence on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers from infections such as COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Severe aortic stenosis: keyhole treatment or open heart surgery?
Cardiologists Will Watson and Harry Boardman blog about Cochrane evidence comparing two treatments for aortic stenosis in people with low surgical risk.