As 2018 nears its close, we take a look back to find the top ten most popular Evidently Cochrane blogs published this year.
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Being Goldilocks: towards getting our Cochrane special series ‘just right’ through trial and error
Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig from Cochrane UK share tips on how to put together a successful special series for social media
From acupuncture to vitamin D: engaging the experts when the evidence is equivocal
Nurse Helen Cowan delves into the Cochrane Library to explore some 'known unknowns', and reflects on what practitioners might do when the evidence is equivocal, and what might bridge the evidence gap.
Informed decision-making: “we can” doesn’t mean “we should”
Sarah Chapman and Kit Byatt reflect on their discussion about helping an elderly relative decide whether a test and a treatment offered were in her best interests.
Preventing type 2 diabetes in people with ‘prediabetes’: do diet and exercise work?
Catriona Hilton looks at prediabetes and the evidence on whether diet and exercise can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): evidence review
Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD
Which stent is best for heart attacks?
Harry Boardman discusses the different types of coronary stents which are used to treat people after a heart attack.
Cochrane for all: making our conference a Patients Included event
Announcing our plans to make the Cochrane Colloquium, our global conference, to be held in Edinburgh in 2018, a Patients Included event.
Diagnosing dementia: is a questionnaire (IQCODE) good enough?
This blog summarises a series of Cochrane reviews describing a structured questionnaire, the IQCODE, that is used to help identify possible dementia
Cerebrolysin for vascular dementia: how much evidence is enough?
In a blog for our #dementiaspotlight series, researchers share differing views on the evidence for cerebrolysin as a treatment for vascular dementia
Drug withdrawal in people with dementia: what we know
Geriatrician Kit Byatt considers the state of the evidence on drug withdrawal in people with dementia
Cocoa and blood pressure: food for thought
Selena Ryan-Vig highlights some important considerations for reading research by looking at Cochrane evidence on cocoa and blood pressure