Exercise and acute respiratory infections: might regular exercise help protect us?
Sarah Chapman looks new Cochrane evidence, published this week, on whether exercise affects our susceptibility to acute respiratory infections.
Category Archives: Immunology & Infection
Smoking and coronavirus (COVID-19): time to quit
Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig share evidence from a new Cochrane Special Collection, COVID-19: Effective options for quitting smoking during the pandemic.
“Stay at home” rules: what makes people more likely to stick to quarantine?
Sarah Chapman blogs about new evidence from Kings College London on quarantine.
Avoiding malaria on holiday: evidence on how to reduce your infection risk
In this blog for people taking tropical holidays Robert Walton, a general practitioner, brings you up to date with the latest research on malaria prevention.
Preventing influenza: Cochrane evidence on vaccination
In the second of two blogs from public health doctors on preventing influenza ('flu), Emma Plugge takes a look at some of the Cochrane evidence on preventing influenza through vaccination.
Influenza vaccines: how effective are they?
In the first of two blogs from public health doctors on preventing influenza ('flu), David Roberts explains why the influenza vaccine changes each 'flu season, how effective it is and how that is measured.
Boosting vaccination rates with reminders: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman blogs new Cochrane evidence, published today, on boosting uptake of routine vaccinations through issuing reminders.
Why should I care about antibiotic resistance?
Members of the Cochrane UK Trainee Advisory Committee share why antibiotic resistance should matter to you
Antibiotic Awareness: A round up of Cochrane evidence
In 2017, Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, warned that the world could face a “post-antibiotic apocalypse.” She...
Apocalypse now: antimicrobial resistance
To mark the start of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, here is a blog for non-medical readers by Lynda Ware,...
Antibiotic resistance: bacteria fighting back
Ahead of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Samantha Gale, Cochrane UK’s Public Health Fellow, gives a brief introduction to antibiotic resistance
Stick or carrot? How can hospital doctors be encouraged to prescribe antibiotics more appropriately?
In this blog for non-medical readers, Dr Lynda Ware looks at new Cochrane evidence on improving antibiotic prescribing practices by hospital doctors