Cochrane Library Podcasts
Cochrane produces systematic reviews which are recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care resources. Listen to Cochrane review authors explain in plain language the evidence and findings of their high-impact reviews. In 5 minutes or less, healthcare professionals to patients and families can understand the latest trusted evidence to help make better informed decisions.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Does galantamine help people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and people with mild cognitive impairment?
There are many Cochrane Reviews of possible treatments for dementia. One of the earliest of these looked at the effects of a drug called galantamine, which is found in daffodil bulbs, and the review …
What are the effects of interventions on sales of antimicrobial drugs without prescription in community pharmacies?
The Cochrane Collaboration has produced several systematic reviews of interventions focusing on the problem of antimicrobial resistance. In January 2025, these were added to with a new review about t…
Are midwife continuity of care models versus other models of care for childbearing women better for women and their babies?
Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth has produced many reviews of interventions relevant to the organization and delivery of maternity care. In this podcast, two of the group’s researchers, Cristina Fer…
Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care for first-episode and recent-onset psychosis
In its nearly 30 years, the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group produced more than 250 reviews. One of its last, published in March 2024, looked at cognitive behavioural therapy for first episode and recent…
How accurate are cognitive assessment tools, that are completed by people themselves, at detecting dementia?
There are more than 100 Cochrane reviews relevant to dementia, and these were added to in December 2024 with a new review of the accuracy of self-administered cognitive assessment tools for its detec…
What are the benefits and risks of different treatments that could delay or slow the progression of progressive multiple sclerosis?
There are more than 60 Cochrane Reviews relevant to multiple sclerosis and, one of these, a network meta-analysis of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for progressive multiple sclerosis, was up…
Improving the implementation of school-based policies and practices to improve student health
Helping young people develop a healthy lifestyle could have long term implications for their health and wellbeing. In this podcast, Mia Parkinson, Cochrane Communications Officer, talks with Daniel L…
Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of communicating with older adults about vaccination
Infectious diseases are a major cause of illness and death among older adults. Vaccines can prevent some of these diseases but the uptake of vaccination among older adults varies across settings and …
What are the benefits and risks of corticosteroids in adults undergoing heart surgery?
The Cochrane Heart Group’s reviews cover a very wide range of topics, including several relevant to cardiac surgery. In March 2024, their review of using prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmon…
What are the benefits and risks of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure?
Cochrane Reviews cover a very wide range of interventions for people with heart disease. One of these looks at exercise-based rehabilitation for patients with heart failure and it was updated for the…
Training health workers in breast examination for early detection of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries
Cochrane Breast Cancer has produced several reviews relevant to the detection of breast cancer. In April 2023, these were added to with a new review of training health workers in low- and middle-inco…
Do biosimilar monoclonal antibodies perform as well as the original medicine for cancer treatment?
Alongside Cochrane Reviews of the effects of original drugs for the treatment of some diseases, reviews are starting to appear of the effects of biosimilars for these drugs. In this podcast, Roses Pa…
How long do clinical trials take to publish their results?
In this podcast, you’ll hear from Marian Showell of the University of Auckland in New Zealand about a significant concern in medical research known as publication bias. The updated Cochrane Methodolo…
What are the benefits and risks of different perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for preventing post-birth injury?
Globally, postpartum haemorrhage is responsible for a quarter of maternal deaths after childbirth. Tears of the perineum, which are common in vaginal births, are a major contributor to this excessive…
What are the benefits and risks of using tests for lung maturation to assess if preterm newborns need to receive surfactant therapy to improve lung function?
I'm pleased to welcome you to this podcast for a crucial topic in the care of preterm babies: the use of surfactant therapy guided by tests of their lung function. Practice is evolving in this area, …
What are the benefits and harms of interventions to increase eating of fruit and vegetables among children aged five years and under?
Helping people develop good eating habits early in life could have long term implications for their health and wellbeing. In this podcast, Mia Parkinson, Cochrane Communications Officer, talks with R…
In women who have had one or both breasts removed, which breast reconstruction technique leads to better quality of life: use of implants or use of the woman's own tissue?
Women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer treatment or risk reduction can choose among different options for breast reconstruction. In this podcast, the lead author of a new Cochrane review from …
Is artificial intelligence (AI) better than humans for diagnosing the eye condition 'exudative age-related macular degeneration'?
Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive, sight-threatening disease affecting the retina at the back of the eye. There are several Cochrane Reviews of its treatment and, in October 2024 we p…
Can psychological or educational interventions (or combinations of both) reduce falls in older adults who live at home?
One of our most highly cited and largest reviews, published in 2012, looks at interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. During its updating, it’s being split into a …
What are the benefits and risks of treating premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?
In August 2024, we published the latest update of the Cochrane Review of the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on women with premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.…