Systematic reviews take a long time, but are the gold standard in evaluating evidence and producing medical recommendations.

Playing linear number board games, those where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can significantly ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews scientific evidence on the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and health outcomes.

Objective To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise ...

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve ...

What happens to body weight and measures of cardiometabolic health after people stop taking obesity drugs?

The American Academy of Pediatrics renewed its support of gender care for minors while commissioning a fresh look at the evidence. By Azeen Ghorayshi The American Academy of Pediatrics backed ...

Lisa Bero is Senior Editor, Research Integrity for Cochrane, an international non-profit organization that publishes systematic reviews. If you are suffering with chronic pain, diabetes, heart ...