Upcoming Consumer Guides

Our list of guides is always being updated with new research and reviews comparing the benefits and harms of test or treatment choices for other health conditions. You can read the abstracts, key questions, or draft research reviews for the upcoming consumer guides listed below by clicking on the title of the topic you are interested in. You can also check out the research available for comment to see which topics have key questions or draft reports available for comment.

• Chronic Lung Disease
  • Medicines for Patients With COPD
  • Outcomes of COPD Management
  • Treating Cystic Fibrosis With Human Growth Hormone
• Cancer
  • Preventing Primary Breast Cancer in Women
  • Forms of Biopsy for Diagnosing Breast Cancer
  • Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
• Diabetes
  • Controlling Blood Sugars for Diabetics
  • Medicines to Reduce Diabetic Nephropathy
• Stroke
  • Medicine for Brain Hemorrhage
• High Blood Pressure
  • Medicines for Stable Coronary Heart Disease
• Mental Health
  • Treatments Other Than Medicine for Ongoing Depression
    
  • Antidepressants and Pneumonia in Elderly Patients
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
• Muscle, Bone, and Joint Conditions
  • Pain Management for Hip Fracture
  • Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears

Still do not see the guide you are looking for? Submit a suggestion for research to the Effective Health Care Program.