BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ EBM) publishes original evidence-based research, insights and opinions on what matters for health care. We focus on the tools, methods, and concepts that are basic and ...

In 2023, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen rehabilitation within health systems, calling for ...

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-Based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu In 1904, Dr James Herrick evaluated a 20-year-old patient ...

Although it is well established that cigarette smoking is associated with morbidity and mortality in several respiratory infections, data from recent studies suggest that active smokers are ...

Background Major depressive disorder is estimated by the WHO to affect more than 300 million people globally, making depression the leading cause of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are commonly ...

People often use infographics (also called visual or graphical abstracts) as a substitute for reading the full text of an article. This is a concern because most infographics do not present sufficient ...

Correspondence to Dr Kerry Dwan, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK; Kerry.dwan{at}york.ac.uk A systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesises all the ...

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 ...

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Correspondence to Professor J. David Spence, Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, N6G 2V4, Canada; dspence{at}robarts.ca ...

Objectives Alteplase is commonly recommended for acute ischaemic stroke within 4.5 hours after stroke onset. The Third European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS III) is the only trial reporting ...

Correspondence to Dr Elaine Lehane, Nursing & Midwifery, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland; e.lehane{at}ucc.ie Fostering a culture of clinical effectiveness in ...