Compared to levonorgestrel (a common emergency contraception pill), mifepristone probably results in fewer pregnancies. It is also probably more effective at preventing pregnancy than the Yuzpe method ...

It is unclear whether using a T-tube during bile duct surgery in adults having a liver transplant helps keep the bile duct open or increases complications caused by the drain itself. No study reported ...

Using a soft tube (transanal tube) placed through the anus (end of the bowel where stools come out) may reduce the need for further surgery due to bowel leakage. However, it is uncertain whether the ...

Large, well-designed studies are needed to evaluate the benefits and potential harms of antifungal medicines to treat invasive fungal infection in newborn babies.

Compared with an inactive (dummy) treatment, aciclovir and penciclovir creams probably speed up cold sore healing by about one day without increasing the risk of unwanted events. Compared with each ...

This review shows that in subacute (medium-term) or persisting neck pain, at closest to 12 weeks follow-up, massage compared to a 'dummy' massage probably results in little to no difference in pain, ...

Leg cramps are experienced as sudden, intense involuntary contractions of the leg muscles. They are a common problem in pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. They are painful and can interfere ...

Nicotine e-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, are more effective in helping people quit smoking than many conventional methods such as nicotine gums and patches and quitting with behavioural support ...

Emergency contraception containing mifepristone prevents more pregnancies with fewer side effects than some other common emergency contraceptive pills such as levonorgestrel, according to a new ...

The aim of this Cochrane Review, first published in 2007, was to summarise research on immunising healthy children up to the age of 16 with influenza vaccines during influenza seasons. We used ...

Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine when coughing or exercising (stress urinary incontinence) or after a strong uncontrollable urge to urinate (urgency urinary incontinence). In women who ...

We reviewed the evidence about the effect of exercise therapy on pain, disability, patient satisfaction, and quality of life among people with neck pain. Neck pain is common; it can limit a person's ...