Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID tests: how accurate are LFTs?

Jac Dinnes from University of Birmingham discusses the latest evidence in her Cochrane Review and what it tells us about the accuracy of the lateral flow tests (LFTs) for diagnosing COVID-19.

Treatments for mild COVID-19: Cochrane evidence

This blog highlights the Cochrane evidence on treatments that have been investigated for people with mild COVID-19. The blog will be kept up to date with the most recent version of each Cochrane Review, but please note that this is a fast-moving field.

Treatments for moderate to severe COVID-19: Cochrane evidence

This blog highlights Cochrane evidence on treatments that have been investigated for people in hospital with moderate-to-severe COVID-19. The blog will be kept up to date with the most recent version of each Cochrane Review, but please note that this is a fast-moving field.

Choosing health care wisely when resources are scarce

This blog describes the first in a new series of Cochrane Special Collections which brings together examples of treatments and health care which - despite being costly and time-consuming - research suggests could be unhelpful to patients, or even harmful.