Our quarterly newsletter is now available! Get updates on: 📽️ a roundup of sessions from our #webinar series 📚 conference events in the second half of the year 🌏 updates on activities in our global network ...plus a selection of our latest blogshots and more! tinyurl.com/2u8vyucj

What are #RCTs and why are they such an important part of #systematicreview and getting reliable #healthevidence? Learn more in our "Evidence for Everyone" video: youtu.be/wz_V3Gnlfmk?...

What are randomized control trials?

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🍃 Are #cannabis based medicines effective for treating neuropathic #pain in adults? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

🍃 Are #cannabis based medicines effective for treating neuropathic #pain in adults? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Join our colleagues at Tufts University for their upcoming Standard Author Systematic Review Training course! 📅 When: November 5, 12, & 19, 2026 📸 Where: Online via Zoom Register: secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustor...

The first three sessions of our Methods & Issues in #TCIM webinar series are now available on our YouTube channel - get caught up on key topics affecting our community! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The complementary medicine community has some exciting conference event opportunities happening through the second half of 2026! Get more information and registration links on our Upcoming Conferences page: cam.cochrane.org/cam-research...

This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized evidence from 13 RCTs evaluating needle-based acupuncture monotherapy for illicit drug use disorders: doi.org/10.1016/j.eu... Acupuncture exhibited favourable average effects on withdrawal severity.

Read our latest Thought Leader interview with Professor Doctor Ricardo Ghelman, a pediatrician and pioneering researcher in Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (#TCIM): cam.cochrane.org/knowledge-tr...

🍵 Is #ginkgobiloba effective for treating #cognitiveimpairment or #dementia? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

If you missed our recent webinar on "TCIM Evidence Maps: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Practice, and Policy", presented by Ricardo Ghelman and Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella, you can now access the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/AV9aFeYK4Ec

Are you thinking of attending AJA 2026? There's still time to register and submit a later breaker abstract! More info at jaseng.education/aja2026

Final call! What are #evidencemaps? Join our next webinar with Ricardo Ghelman and Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella and learn more about how they can support targeted clinical research and #guideline development. Mon July 13, 2026; 11:00 EDT Register at tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-3 Please share!

What are #evidencemaps? Join our next webinar with Ricardo Ghelman and Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella and learn more about how they can support targeted clinical research and #guideline development. Mon July 13, 2026; 11:00 EDT Register at tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-3

Join our upcoming webinar with Ricardo Ghelman and Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella and learn more about how #evidencemaps can support targeted and effective clinical research and #guideline development. Date: Monday, July 13, 2026; 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST Register: tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-3

Call for submissions and registrations: Research Council for Complementary Medicine Conference 2026: Supporting clinical practice through evidence | Online Thursday September 24, 2026 tinyurl.com/3jc9yf2c

We are recruiting participants between 14 and 25 years old for a focus group on how to effectively communicate the Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition to youth and young adults.

Join our upcoming webinar with Ricardo Ghelman and Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella and learn more about how #evidencemaps can support targeted and effective clinical research and #guideline development. Date: Monday, July 13, 2026; 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST Register: tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-3

⚠️ Much health information available is unreliable - our colleagues at Cochrane Iberoamérica have developed critical thinking resources to support #evidenceinformed decision making in health. 👉 Key concept 3: Personal experiences about a particular treatment are unreliable

👟 Is #exercise effective for treating #depression? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

If you missed our recent webinar on "Lost in Translation: Cultural and Epistemic Challenges of Studying #Yoga in Integrative Oncology", presented by Leigh Leibel, you can now access the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/opRtlI_AjXs Info on our July session coming soon!

Are you thinking of attending AJA 2026? Good news! The Early Bird registration deadline has been extended to June 30, 2026 - more time to secure your spot and save on registration fees! Register today & join integrative medicine colleagues from around the world: www.jaseng.education/course/aja-2...

AJA 2026 Conference

Join us for the Annual Jaseng Academic 2026 Conference in Indianapolis USA co-hosted with Indiana University

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“Everyone can play a role in keeping fellow citizens well-informed and empowered to make evidence-based decisions about their health.” www.nature.com/articles/s44...

How to communicate health in catastrophic times - Nature Health

Everyone working in health is a potential communicator, but training, research and resourcing are needed to match the scale of the challenge.

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Final call - webinar tomorrow! We’ll be joined by Leigh Leibel to talk about #yoga and delve into the questions and challenges that arise when healing practices travel from one culture into another’s medical system. Date: Tue June 9, 11:00 EDT Register: tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-2

Only a few more days until our next webinar! We’ll be joined by Leigh Leibel to talk about #yoga and delve into the questions and challenges that arise when healing practices travel from one culture into another’s medical system. Tue June 9, 11:00 EDT | Register at tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-2

Don’t miss our next webinar! We’ll be joined by Leigh Leibel to talk about #yoga and delve into the questions and challenges that arise when healing practices travel from one culture into another’s medical system. Date: Tue June 9, 11:00 EDT Register: tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-2

Join our next webinar with Leigh Leibel and learn more about questions and challenges that arise when healing practices travel from one culture into another’s medical system | Tuesday, June 9, 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST | Register at tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-2

The EBA newsletter is out now! 🥳 👉 Check your email 🤩 mailchi.mp/evidencebase... Packed with exciting news including: 📣✨ The new AI Biomechanisms of Acupuncture Points - COMING SOON to EBA Connect! Check out the EBA Forum for all the details and acupuncture community engagement and learning 👍

What are #RCTs and why are they such an important part of #systematicreview and getting reliable #healthevidence? Learn more in our "Evidence for Everyone" video: youtu.be/wz_V3Gnlfmk?...

What are randomized control trials?

YouTube video by Cochrane Complementary Medicine

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My colleague Prof. Judy Schlaeger (Uni of Illinois) & her team have just completed the world's first double-blind acupuncture RCT — finding that real acupuncture provides pain relief lasting up to 12 weeks, compared to just 4 weeks for sham acupuncture. 📖 www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Scientists are finally decoding how acupuncture eases pain

Your body has a built-in painkiller system. Acupuncture may switch it on.

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