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New review: The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

The review authors compared the sensitivity of different sampling collection sites and methods for the detection of current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with any molecular or antigen‐based test.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Evaluation of a strategic academic-government partnership to advance COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines access and uptake in South Africa

The authors of this publication used Cochrane’s KT Framework to map and analyse COVID-19 response activities instituted by a strategic academic-government partnership to supportEIDMduring the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

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A rapid overview of systematic reviews on the effects of coconut oil intake compared with intake of other vegetable oils on mortality and cardiovascular health in children and adults

The objective of this review was to rapidly identify and summarize existing evidence from published systematic reviews on the relationships between coconut oil intake and mortality or cardiovascular health in children and adults, and to assess the methodological quality of these reviews.

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The India brain infections guidelines project: Global evidence for local application

This guidelines project will build upon the Brain Infections Global group's attempts to improve diagnosis and management, using a formal guideline development process, including a systematic structure for evidence summaries and consensus, and dissemination to relevant stakeholders across India

Peer-reviewed article

A rapid overview of systematic reviews on the effects of palm oil intake compared with intake of other vegetable oils on mortality and cardiovascular health in children and adults

The objective of this review was to rapidly identify and summarize existing evidence from published systematic reviews on the relationships between palm oil intake and mortality or cardiovascular health in children and adults, and to assess the methodological quality of these systematic reviews.

Peer-reviewed article

The COVID guidelines India project: A rapid living evidence synthesis during a pandemic in a LMIC setting

This team in India set up a national and international collaboration preparing guidance in real time to help guide clinical practice in the country during a pandemic setting.

Peer-reviewed article

GRADE Concept 7: issues and insights linking guideline recommendations to trustworthy essential medicine lists

This GRADE concept article, jointly developed by key stakeholders from the guidelines and EMLs field, identified key conceptual issues and potential solutions to support the continued advancement of trustworthy EMLs.

Peer-reviewed article

Favipiravir for treating COVID‐19

The authors of this new review assessed the effects of favipiravir compared to no treatment, supportive treatment, or other experimental antiviral treatment in people with acute COVID‐19.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Exploring trial publication and research waste in COVID-19 randomised trials of hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroids, and vitamin D: a meta-epidemiological cohort study

Researchers aimed to determine the proportion of registered randomised trials of common COVID-19 treatments that were published and to describe the characteristics of these trials to examine the association between trial characteristics, publication status and research waste.

Peer-reviewed article

Menu labeling and portion size control to improve the out-of-home food environment: A scoping review

The authors conducted this scoping review to map the body of evidence (BoE) addressing the effects of menu labeling and portion size control interventions in the out-of-home food environment and to summarize the research gaps in this evidence base.

Peer-reviewed article

20 January 2024

Podcast: Interventions to encourage use of seat belts

Lead author Andrit Lourens, from the Namibia University of Science and Technology, speaks about the findings of this Cochrane review.

Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the transmission of mpox: a systematic review

The authors of this review analysed and evaluated evidence regarding the effectiveness of airborne and droplet interventions and case home isolation measures in reducing or preventing the transmission of mpox based on synthesis of available literature.

Peer-reviewed article

Education, incentive, and engineering‐based interventions to promote the use of seat belts

This new Cochrane review evaluated the benefits of behavioural‐change interventions (educational‐based, incentive‐based, engineering‐based, or a combination, but not enforcement‐based) that promote use of seat belts, and to determine which types of interventions are most effective.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera

Lead author, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman from Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland in University of Galway talks about effectiveness and safety of the available World Health Organization (WHO)‐prequalified oral killed cholera vaccines among children and adults.

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