Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk 

Authors

In 2021, we presented a new model for producing evidence synthesis to the Cochrane community, a model built to be sustainable, attractive to suitable funders and allowing us to flexibly respond to global health issues with timely synthesized evidence.

Jennifer Dawson, PhD has worked with Cochrane as the Wikipedian in Residence since 2016.

Cochrane Canada groups play a leading role in the scientific community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the WHO and professional organizations they conduct ‘living’ projects to stay current with emerging literature and to develop a one-stop repository of COVID-19 recommendations to influence global decision-making.

Chronic low back pain is a very common health problem and there are many relevant reviews in the Cochrane Library.  A new review, of nearly 250 studies of the effects of exercise, was added to the Library in September 2021. 

Cochrane wants to welcome people, no matter who they are or where they live. The more varied perspectives we have, the better we can provide evidence to help inform health and healthcare decisions. 

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Cochrane has launched the Future Cochrane website which outlines how Cochrane might reimagine the way it produces evidence synthesis in the future.

In this blog dedicated to World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day, Cochrane Canada Investigator, Robby Nieuwlaat, describes the evolution of guideline development methodology and inclusivity in the guideline panel process.