Bridget Candy & Louise Jones, authors of a Cochrane review on women, cancer and sex after treatment, discuss why this matters, what might help, and what we need to know
Traditional opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: untidy, unsatisfactory, and probably unsuitable
In this guest blog, Consultant in Pain Medicine Cathy Stannard and pain researcher Andrew Moore discuss some unpalatable truths about traditional opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.
Paracetamol: widely used and largely ineffective
Andrew Moore, author of over 200 systematic reviews, reveals the inconvenient truth about paracetamol
Can topical NSAIDs help relieve the pain of arthritis?
Lynda Ware explains the evidence behind advice to 'put some cream on it!', with topical NSAIDs shown to be helpful for arthritis pain
Running marathons Izzard enough: what can help?
As Eddie Izzard continues his marathon challenge for Sport Relief, we look at the evidence on preventing and treating running-related muscle soreness and injury
Which painkillers are best for acute pain after surgery?
Reliable Cochrane evidence to help inform choices about single dose oral painkillers for acute pain after surgery
How well do over-the-counter painkillers work?
Which over-the-counter painkillers work best for acute pain?
Over-the-counter treatments: do we know what works?
We look at the evidence for some common over-the-counter products.
Evidently Advent Day 13: best health evidence wrapped up for the festive season!
Perhaps this is why Rudolph's nose is red...
Behind the scenes at the Cochrane Colloquium
Cochrane's Anna Hobson explains what it's like at a Cochrane Colloquium and how it supports our work
Pain relief research for better care
In this guest blog, Bill Noble, Medical Director at Marie Curie Cancer Care, looks at new research on pain relief at the end of life and finds there are important evidence gaps
Treating migraine attacks: new evidence to guide choices
We look at some excellent new evidence on medicines for migraine which can help you find what might worksfor you