@CochraneAus followers were keen to brush up on the how-tos of meta-analysis this month. A tweet highlighting Joanne McKenzie, Elaine Beller and Andrew Forbes’ helpful introduction to systematic reviews proved our most popular 140 characters yet. Living systematic reviews, superbugs and the ups and downs of preventive medicine also proved to be popular topics, as this selection of top tweets attest:
> Want/need to know more about #systematicreviews and #metaanalysis? This paper could be just the place to start:bit.ly/1rvCoFQ
> Living Systematic Reviews: towards real-time evidence for health-care decision-making via @BMJ_latest
> Why you shouldn't #exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies (and a #Cochrane review) via @voxdotcom
> A study on #fats that doesn’t fit the story line (featuring #Cochrane evidence) via @UpshotNYT
> How big #tobacco lost its final fight for hearts, lungs and minds via @theguardian
> Antibiotic stewardship' to keep #superbugs at bay just isn't happening via @ConversationEDU
> How can we stop disease before it starts? The ups and downs of preventive medicine via @TheAtlantic
> Health journalism has a serious evidence problem. Here's a plan to save it via @voxdotcom