https://www.cochrane.org/ en https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/cochrane-launches-new-author-training-materials Cochrane has started rolling out a refreshed toolkit of author training materials. The toolkit provides ready-to-use materials for trainers to deliver or adapt for their own face-to-face and online training. 2026-06-24 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11681 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/world-evidence-based-healthcare-day-launches-its-2026-campaign Today an international coalition of organizations dedicated to evidence-informed decision-making launched the World Evidence-based Healthcare Day 2026 campaign, ‘Evidence and AI: People at the Centre’. 2026-06-24 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11682 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/cochrane-79th-world-health-assembly Following a busy week at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), we’re reflecting on the inspiring conversations and high-level discussions Cochrane had the privilege of being involved in. 2026-06-16 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11676 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/right-tool-right-job-deciding-when-not-use-ai-tool From searching and screening to drafting text, artificial intelligence (AI) tools offer the promise of increased efficiency. But with promise comes responsibility. Ella Flemyng, Cochrane’s Head of Editorial Policy and Research Integrity, highlights what you need to consider when deciding whether to use an AI tool, and when you might decide not to. 2026-06-15 Ella Flemyng, Cochrane’s Head of Editorial Policy and Research Integrity https://www.cochrane.org/node/11670 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/call-author-team-produce-cochrane-review-title-over-counter-medications-acute-cough-children-and We are looking for a new author team to update a key review on over-the-counter medicines for acute cough. The Cochrane review incorporates evidence from 1966 up to 2012 and a new search for recently published evidence is necessary. Take a look at the requirements, the support we can offer and information on how to register your interest. 2026-06-10 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11673 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/cochrane-strengthens-systems-manage-retracted-publications-its-published-reviews 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. 2026-06-10 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11641 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/making-our-evidence-more-usable-interoperability-practice 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. 2026-06-03 Gert van Valkenhoef, Head of Data, Cochrane https://www.cochrane.org/node/11654 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/breast-cancer-risk-models-fall-short-women-family-history 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. 2026-06-01 Mia Parkinson https://www.cochrane.org/node/11664 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/early-birth-safer-mother-and-baby-high-blood-pressure-pregnancies 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. 2026-05-21 Mia Parkinson https://www.cochrane.org/node/11660 https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/evidence-impact-how-cochrane-thailand-turning-research-practice Discover the role Cochrane Thailand has played in closing the gap between evidence and outcomes. Designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research Synthesis in Reproductive Health, the group has not only generated Cochrane reviews but has also translated those findings into national policy and clinical guidelines. 2026-05-18 Unknown https://www.cochrane.org/node/11656