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Get involved in #WorldEBHCDay 2026 as we count down to 20 October! 🌍 @worldebhcday.bsky.social

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💻Clinical trials advance clinical care, but they can be challenging and expensive to conduct. Please join our upcoming webinar to learn more about N-of-1 trial design and how it can support evidence-based practice. 📅 Tuesday, October 27, 4:00 pm ET 👉 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @cochrane.org

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😱Problematic studies? 🎊The INSPECT-SR tool (INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials in Systematic Reviews) was created to address the risks posed by untrustworthy RCTs 👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... @cochrane.org

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🤔Overall, when doctors have more contact with drug company promotion, prescribing tends to become less appropriate, more frequent, and more expensive – Dr Lisa Bero, University of Colorado Anschutz Read our latest article 👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... @cochrane.org

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🤔One of our peers Cochrane Rehab, has released an interesting study! This study compares ChatGPT-4.5, expert reviewers, and hybrid human-AI workflows in classifying research papers as #rehabilitation or non-rehabilitation ⬇️🔬 🖇️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42656055/

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United Nations University @ununiversity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

👀Too many people remain underrepresented in clinical research, limiting the relevance and applicability of findings across diverse populations. 😀Take part in our survey, which is a collaboration with the World Health Organization and Campbell and Cochrane Health Equity: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

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Today is World Day for Decent Work. Decent work is more than employment. It means fair wages, safe working conditions, social protection and equal opportunities for all. Explore UNU research on #DecentWork: buff.ly/OlwoFWF

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 07/10/2026

Inconveniences during hospitalization are often unavoidable, but many of its frustrations can be eased through better communication, clearer expectations, and other practical improvements in inpatient care. Read the latest NEJM Voices blog post by @mkittlesonmd.bsky.social: nej.md/4ybawHD

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Respirology @respirology.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🗨️ EDITORIAL Life After Non-COVID-19 Respiratory Viral Illnesses onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... on recent article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 07/10/2026

More than 45 million people face crisis-level hunger or worse in crisis-hit countries across the Near East and North Africa. @fao.org calls for urgent funding for emergency agricultural assistance to help families keep producing food and earning an income. 🔗https://bit.ly/47257rB

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 08/10/2026

From orbital debris to pollution from launches and spacecraft, our expanding presence in space brings new environmental challenges. This #WorldSpaceWeek, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and UNEP remind us that protecting our environment extends beyond Earth: www.unep.org/humanitys-pr...

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 28/09/2026

Are antihistamines helpful for colds? 💊 Maybe in the short term. A Cochrane review looked at 18 trials to see if antihistamines can help alleviate the symptoms of a common cold. Discover what they found: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 30/09/2026

Celebrating 30 Years of CONSORT: Future directions in trial reporting 📆 10 November, online Hear insights from leading researchers on opportunities and future directions for CONSORT. 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 30/09/2026

Spotlight on Methods – Use of QUADAS-3 for quality asessment of diagnostic test accuracy studies 📆 18 November 2026, online This webinar, organized by Cochrane Netherlands, will focus on the use of QUADAS-3 for quality asessment of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/8258182806...

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 05/10/2026

Not all health questions can be answered the same way. This why multiple types of evidence synthesis exist. Join our webinar, which will provide an overview of the #EvidenceSynthesis family and help you select the most appropriate method for your needs. 🔗 www.cochrane.org/events/meet-...

Cochrane Learning Live. Meet the evidence synthesis family: an overview of evidence synthesis types and modes. 19 October. 07:00 - 08:00 UTC

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🏃 Health behaviour‐changing interventions may improve physical activity, and community‐based interventions may lead to an improvement in quality of life: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews #44 OMEGA‐3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS FOR DRY EYE 2019 review suggested a possible role for #omega‐3 supplementation in managing dry eye disease but evidence was uncertain and inconsistent www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #DryEye

UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 07/10/2026

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Between life or loss, clean or polluted, plentiful or depleted, the choice couldn’t be clearer. It’s time to #BeatPollution in all its forms.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 07/10/2026

Forest and landscape restoration is one of the most powerful responses we have to the overlapping crises of biodiversity loss, land degradation & food insecurity. Read more in The State of the World’s Forests 2026 report: doi.org/10.4060/ce0633en #SOFO2026 #GenerationRestoration

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wondering what #N-of-1 trials are and if they can provide a viable alternative to RCTs in clinical research? Please join our upcoming webinar to learn more about #Nof1trial design and use: Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 4:00 pm ET Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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#WordsOfToday "If you want a fair chance of receiving the best treatment, ask if you can take part in a randomised trial and if you want a fair chance of giving the best treatment, offer participation in a randomised trial" Jaribio la Nasibu, 2023 #RCT #QuotesDaily #QuotesToLiveBy

A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 07/10/2026

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"Extreme pain & #exams have made me cancel a few meetups with #friends, but I try to reschedule them when I feel better. It’s important to maintain some level of social #connection for your mental #wellbeing as a #human being.": buff.ly/NWAC4SD #ChronicPain #MentalHealth

The Importance of Self-Care as a Student with Chronic Illness or Disability [Background: Collage of young girl with illustrated sun and plants in the back.]

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🏃‍➡️ Physical activity for managing obesity in adolescents. Physical activity improve health outcomes, but the certainty of the evidence is low: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10

CERN @cern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Happy birthday CERN! 🎉 #OnThisDay 72 years ago, CERN officially came into being, bringing together 12 founding Member States with a shared vision for science and international collaboration. Discover the story behind 72 years of science: home.cern/about/who-we...

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EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society @eugms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📚 September’s Article of the Month! Exploring early Advance Care Planning (ACP) in acute geriatric units for older adults living with frailty. Initiating ACP early & involving family builds trust, provides education & addresses existential concerns. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EuGMS

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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It's #NationalCoffeeDay! Grab some bean juice from your favorite shop and daydream about the release of June Sawyers's #newbook CHICAGO COFFEEHOUSES: Brewing Community and Connection in the Midwest. Or better yet, preorder now! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 29/09/2026

Every day, the equivalent of 1 billion meals is wasted around the world. At the same time, millions of people face hunger and food insecurity. #StopFoodLossWaste is key to building a fairer, more sustainable food system. Today is #FLWDay - see what you can do: www.stopfoodlosswaste.org

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👀Hey you!🎊 We made lots of changes to Cochrane Engage recently 😜 including a new "to do list", improved search functionality and allowing you to add your Cochrane Group to any volunteer recommendations you make. 🫂 👉 emails.cochrane.org/jc.aspx?d=CW...

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🤔Editor-in-Chief Rupa Sarkar reflects on the role Cochrane must play in today's world, not only as a producer of systematic reviews, but as an organisation that actively defends the quality, integrity, and use of evidence in health decision-making. 🌟 👉 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

What Cochrane means now | Cochrane Library

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👀Are you part of a Cochrane Group??😱 📅Every year, we need Cochrane Groups to check the list of core staff in their group and let us know of any changes. Are you the person responsible for group roles in your Group? Remind your director to do it!😆

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Starting in about 15 minutes - join us!

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 29/09/2026

Almost 90% of global deforestation is driven by agricultural expansion. Yet 28% of the world's agricultural land is used to grow food that is ultimately never eaten. We must act now to #StopFoodLossWaste. #FLWDay #COFO28

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Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#CochraneDaily Just published! INSPECT-SR. New tool for systematic reviewers for assessing the trustworthiness of randomised trials www.bmj.com/content/394/... #EvidenceSynthesis #RCT

UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 29/09/2026

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Food is meant to be eaten, not wasted. Yet every day, huge amounts of perfectly good food are thrown away, along with the water, land, energy and work that went into producing it. This #FLWDay and every day, the message is simple: food is too valuable to waste. It's time to #StopFoodLossWaste.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 29/09/2026

New antibody treatment reduces number of new abnormal bone lesions by at least 90% in people with ultra-rare genetic disorder, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), phase 3 study shows. Read now: spkl.io/633297T2st

Figure showing total number of new heterotopic bone lesions at week 56
Rate ratio versus placebo for the garetosmab 3 mg/kg group: 0·06 (95% CI
0·00–0·73); p=0·027. Rate ratio versus placebo for the garetosmab 10 mg/kg
group: 0·10 (0·01–0·76); p=0·026. *Rate is defined as the number of new
heterotopic bone lesions divided by the sample size. Copyright: 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WordsOfToday “When praise is given to those who had the idea, those who helped them to implement it should not be forgotten." Byron Halyard, 1988 #Honours #QuotesDaily #GreatestQuotes

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Covidence is exploring where automation could meaningfully lighten the load across evidence synthesis😀 🫂We’re inviting people across Cochrane who are familiar with systematic reviews to take this anonymous survey. ⏰Only 10 minutes!! 👉 form.jotform.com/262251178795... @cochrane.org

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⁉️IMPORTANT! The annual submission cut-off for new submissions is approaching.😱 👀Key dates 💻Final submission date (via Editorial Manager): Monday 30 November 2026 👋Submissions reopen: Monday 4 January 2027

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Spotlight on Cochrane Methods Groups 2026 | Cochrane

👀Our Methods Groups play a vital role in shaping the policies and methodologies behind our trusted reviews. Over the past year, these Groups have been busy!🎊 👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

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