One new and one updated Cochrane review are available in Issue 12 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 

Treating uncomplicated malaria in children: do child‐friendly formulations of medicines work better than usual tablet formulations?What is the aim of this review?

Update: Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea

One new COVID-19 review, one new Cochrane review  and one updated COVID-19 review  are available in Issue 11 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID‐19?Review updated from original review published on 30 September 2020

How accurate are routine laboratory tests for diagnosis of COVID‐19?What are routine laboratory tests? Routine laboratory tests are blood tests that assess the health status of a patient. Tests include counts of different types of white blood cells (these help the body fight infection), and detection of markers (proteins) that indicate organ damage, and general inflammation. These tests are widely available and in some places they may be the only tests available for diagnosis of COVID‐19.What did we want to find out?

What is it like taking medicines for your whole life when you are HIV positive and live in countries of Africa? The READ-It team tackled this in a thematic synthesis of 59 qualitative studies in 2019.

One  new review and one protocol  are available in Issue 10 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.