The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support workers.
Bringing harmony to the hospital: music therapies revisited
Cochrane UK's Sarah Chapman revisits her 2014 blog on music therapies to share new Cochrane evidence.
Which stent is best for heart attacks?
Harry Boardman discusses the different types of coronary stents which are used to treat people after a heart attack.
Venous leg ulcers: evidence review
This article for nurses, on venous leg ulcers, is one of a series of evidence reviews written by Sarah Chapman for the British Journal of Community Nursing
How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum
In a blog for medical trainees, Chris McAloon, a cardiology specialty trainee, reflects on evidence and practice for treating someone with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Cocoa and blood pressure: food for thought
Selena Ryan-Vig highlights some important considerations for reading research by looking at Cochrane evidence on cocoa and blood pressure
Should we recommend catheter ablation to all patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Cardiologist Vinod Achan reflects on a Cochrane review on the effectiveness and safety of ablation as an alternative to drug treatment for atrial fibrillation
A pinch of evidence on how to cut salt intake
In this guest blog, public health doctor David Robert looks at the evidence on what can be done to cut down the salt in our diets.
Trust me, I’m a patient! Managing anticoagulation therapy
David Roberts looks at whether putting patients in control can improve the quality of their anticoagulation therapy.
National smoking bans are good for your health
New evidence of the befits of smoking bans, especially for non-smokers
Hormone therapy: will it help or harm your heart?
Cochrane evidence published today finds benefits and harms of HRT linked to when women start treatment. Lead researcher and cardiologist Harry Boardman explains.