• Future studies should report their results by age, gender, race/ethnicity; include the full data; include adverse events and other outcomes; control for both diet and physical activity in their ...

Abortion after three months of pregnancy (second trimester) can be done by surgery or with medicines. We wanted to know which method is the safest and most effective. We wanted to know if abortion by ...

Why is the accurate detection of anxiety disorders important? Anxiety disorders are quite common but often go undetected, even in people who would benefit from treatment. Through the screening process ...

In general, none of the interventions reliably improved adherence to amblyopia treatment (specifically patching) in children. The interventions investigated also showed no evidence of improvement in ...

• In women with predicted high response (meaning their ovaries are expected to produce many eggs in response to stimulation, which increases the risk of complications such as OHSS), using human ...

Premature babies often need help breathing as their lungs are not fully developed. Nasal breathing support (through the nose) helps premature babies breathe without the need for breathing tubes in the ...

Phosphate binders are often prescribed with meals for people with kidney disease to reduce the uptake of phosphate in food.

Key messages We found no randomized or quasi-randomized (partially randomized) controlled trials that compare the use of a feeding tube to continued feeding by mouth for people with amyotrophic ...

Review question What are the benefits and risks of using medication known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and antagonists in the management of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)? Key ...

Key messages Not removing pelvic lymph nodes (which are part of the immune system and in the lower tummy) probably does affect survival compared with removing all pelvic lymph nodes in women without ...

Study characteristics The review included three studies on non-surgical treatments in 175 women with a bleeding disorder who were experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding. Two studies compared ...

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