HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Cochrane Collaboration Issue 8, 2016…

….is complete.  The website now lists protocols and methodology papers, but we’ll just flag up the notable reviews; these being……
  • Methotrexate monotherapy and methotrexate combination therapy with traditional and biologic disease modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: A network meta‐analysis
  • Drug‐eluting balloon angioplasty versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs
  • Statins for age‐related macular degeneration
  • Home telemonitoring and remote feedback between clinic visits for asthma
  • Public stewardship of private for‐profit healthcare providers in low‐ and middle‐income countries
  • Interventions to reduce corruption in the health sector
  • Inhaled corticosteroids for cystic fibrosis