The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an updated postnatal guideline which is supported by evidence from Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth reviews and one Cochrane Incontinence review.

Recent removal of Cochrane’s Instagram post and shadowban highlight the realities of Cochrane’s call against misinformation

The Cochrane-REWARD prize recognizes successful local or pilot initiatives that have potential to reduce research waste globally if scaled up. Cochrane has funded the prize since it began in 2017. For this iteration of the prize, submissions related to tackling research waste relevant to COVID-19 were encouraged.

September is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month and is an excellent time to focus on the latest Cochrane evidence.

Corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory medicines) given orally or by injection (systemic) are probably effective treatments for people hospitalised with COVID-19. The authors don’t know whether they cause unwanted effects.

What can individuals do, especially those with long-term breathing problems, to avoid the effects of air pollution? This recently published Cochrane review explores this question, and we sat down with the lead author of the review to discuss the review findings.

The Cochrane Methods team has defined a programme of work to improve the quality and impact of Cochrane reviews in public health with the support of the Methods Executive, Methods Groups and Public Health and Health Systems Network.

In this recently published Cochrane review, authors explored the effects of treating COVID-19 with remdesivir, an antiviral medication.

Key messages- We did not find enough, good-quality evidence to judge whether vitamin D is an effective or safe treatment for adults with COVID-19.- We need more research on this topic. Future research should focus on well-designed studies with robust methods.

Updated systematic review from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group: Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease.