May 2021

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Welcome to the May edition of Cochrane Connect

* Cochrane Rapid Review examines international travel-related control measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic - new visual abstract added - new visual abstract added

* Cochrane Clinical Answers related to COVID-19

* Emory medical students visually explain Cochrane evidence

* Internet-based cognitive and behavioural therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

* Cochrane US talks about overabundance of information and how Cochrane is responding to the "infodemic"

* Combination fixed-dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma

* Paying for performance to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries

* The impact of medications with anticholinergic effects on future problems with memory and thinking

* What are the benefits and risks of a single injection of ketorolac (an anti-inflammation medicine) for relieving short-term pain after surgery in adults?

* Reducing nausea and vomiting in women having a caesarean birth with regional anaesthesia

* New prognostic review: Predicting relapse or recurrence of depression

* Author Q&A: New generation antidepressants for depression in children and adolescents

Podcasts

* Cochrane speaks with the Science Basement Podcast

* Stopping or continuing anti-dementia drugs in patients with dementia

* Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults

Clinical Trials marks the day in 1747 on which James Lind is believed to have begun the first known controlled trial, comparing different treatments for scurvy which was common among sailors in the British Royal Navy. Read more about Cochrane systematic reviews, how clinical trials are used and how Cochrane advocates for clinical trial transparency.

* Cochrane shows support for WHO-ICMRA statement on transparency and data integrity

* Cochrane signs letter asking medicines regulators in Europe to address unpublished clinical trials

* Blog - Retention to clinical trials: how can we keep participants involved?

* Cochrane Belgium partners on clinical trial transparency report

* Appointment of new Interim Chief Executive Officer for Cochrane

* Cochrane in partnership: The United Nations (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing

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