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  • Cochrane strengthens systems to manage retracted publications in its published reviews

    10 Junho 2026

    As part of our commitment to the highest standards of evidence, Cochrane is strengthening how it identifies and manages retracted publications associated with studies included in published or ongoing Cochrane reviews. This includes new steps to manage retractions of included studies that occur after reviews have been published.

  • Making our evidence more usable – interoperability in practice

    3 Junho 2026

    Cochrane has always aimed to provide the right evidence at the right time. As we move into a more collaborative and AI-enabled era, delivering this goal will increasingly rely on structured data. Gert van Valkenhoef, Cochrane’s Head of Data, sets out why we are improving Cochrane’s approach to data, the difference this could make, and what this means for our authors.

  • Breast cancer risk models fall short for women with family history

    1 Junho 2026

    Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital, and collaborating institutions have carried out the most comprehensive review to date of tools used to estimate breast cancer risk in women with a family history of the disease.

  • Early birth safer for mother and baby in high blood pressure pregnancies

    21 Maio 2026

    Planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal complications by nearly half and reduces the risk of stillbirth, without increasing the likelihood of caesarean section, according to a new Cochrane review.

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