Systematic reviews are fundamental to the appraisal and synthesis of evidence in health and social care. They utilise pre‐defined protocols to gather, evaluate and integrate findings from diverse ...

Modern hip replacements are nearly twice as likely as older hip replacements to last at least 25 years, suggests a study ...

A sweeping new analysis of the evidence suggests that exercise therapy — long promoted as a first-line treatment for ...

A new publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers provides essential guidance for conducting rigorous systematic reviews on studies with animals and cells. It also highlights the benefits of these ...

Nutritional interventions, particularly supplements, are associated with significant improvements in anxiety among patients with T2D.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews will hold an an open session webinar on February ...

Despite rapid advances in large language models, this study shows that human expertise remains critical for producing rigorous systematic reviews, with AI best suited as a supervised support tool ...

Objective To synthesise data on the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health in children and adolescents, evaluate the certainty of evidence and identify knowledge gaps. Design ...

We cannot draw conclusions about which financial arrangements work best for organizing rehabilitation services. Further high-quality research is needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries, ...

A sweeping review of clinical evidence casts doubt on one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for osteoarthritis. For millions of people living with osteoarthritis, being told to exercise is ...

Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease that causes pain, stiffness, and swelling and reduces your range of ...