BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Building capacity in evidence-based healthcare: a mixed-methods evaluation of training activities in South Africa

Objectives Cochrane South Africa (CSA) is a Cochrane geographic group established in 1997, aiming to advance the skills and ...
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Ginger for the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objective To determine the efficacy of ginger (either stand-alone or as an adjunct treatment) for the treatment and management of migraine headaches. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, ...
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Balancing benefits and potential risks of vaccination: the precautionary principle and the law of unintended consequences

Vaccination is a life-saving endeavour, yet risk and uncertainty are unavoidable in science and medicine. Vaccination remains contentious in the public mind, and vaccine hesitancy is a serious public ...
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How effective are ‘age’ tools at changing patient behaviour? A rapid review

Correspondence to Dr Bavidra Kulendrarajah, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK; bavidra10{at}gmail.com Background A common form of risk communication is to relay ...
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Less is more for patients, practitioners, public and planet: a taxonomy for the harms of too much medicine ...
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BMJ Evidence Based Medicine – Deputy Editor Vacancy

Role Advertisement: Deputy Editor Application deadline: 13th November 2026 Start date: Dependant on availability BMJ is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative Deputy Editor to join the editorial ...
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Meta-analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials: opportunities and limitations created by access to raw data

Correspondence to Ewelina Rogozińska, Women’s Health Research Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University London, London E1 2AB, UK; e.a.rogozinska{at}qmul.ac.uk ...
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Twenty-one years of the International Shared Decision Making Conference: lessons learnt and future priorities

Correspondence to Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams, Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK; josephnj1{at}cardiff.ac.uk The first International Shared ...
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The complexity underlying treatment rankings: how to use them and what to look at

Correspondence to Virginia Chiocchia, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; virginia.chiocchia{at}ispm.unibe.ch Treatment hierarchies obtained by ...
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Advancing the ‘Choosing Wisely’ campaign to reduce low-value care in China

Jay Pan and colleagues stress that reducing low-value medical services and enhancing healthcare quality must be an urgent priority in China; advancing the Choosing Wisely initiative represents a ...
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Defining and interpreting the clinical relevance of intervention effects for patient-reported outcomes: the smallest worthwhile effect construct

In clinical research, statistically significant effects do not necessarily indicate that an intervention provides benefits that are meaningful to patients. This is particularly important for ...
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Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RR) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...