From research to legislation: improving allergy safety in schools
Strengthening the case for Benedict’s Law through evidence and advocacy Research in Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC), published by BMJ Group, has helped inform national policy on child safety...
Food Standards Agency cautions on glycerol in slush drinks after study findings
In this warmer weather, a slushie might seem like the perfect cool down for younger children - but research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that some children became acutely unwell...
Stimulating international research dialogue on SGLT2 inhibitors and immune risk
The BMJ research: sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases In October 2025, The BMJ published the first nationwide population based cohort study to examine the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2...
Mental health of children affected by armed conflict: experts call for global commitment and funding
New BMJ Collection calls for evidence based and sustainable mental health support in conflict settings A new collection on Child Mental Health in Conflict Settings published by The BMJ, in partnership with the World...
From systematic reviews to global guidance
How BMJ Global Health underpinned WHO and UNICEF's first community hand hygiene guidelines In October 2025, BMJ Global Health published an open access supplement, The evidence to establish global guidelines on hand...
Improving allied health decision making to reduce readmissions
Improving allied health decision making to reduce readmissions Hospital readmissions place sustained pressure on inpatient services and are frequently influenced by modifiable factors, including how patients are identified for targeted allied health...
From Monash Health to Martha’s Rule: recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families
How connections made at the International Forum accelerated international change In 2020, Australia's largest public health service, Monash Health, began work to improve recognition of paediatric deterioration by partnering more closely with...
International Forum turns 30 | Read our special supplement
Reflections from the past 30 years Since 1996, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has brought together clinicians, policymakers and improvers from around the world. This special supplement highlights...
From International Forum fellows to advisory panel
Supporting early-career voices in improvement work The next generation advisory panel (NGAP) ensures that the perspectives of early-career healthcare professionals inform the planning and delivery of the International Forum on Quality and...
Connecting communities to inspire change
From sandpit to system-wide impact In December 2022, the inaugural BMJ Research Forum brought together 300 participants at the British Medical Association in London, UK. It was there that they were introduced...
Improving cultural safety and communication for Indigenous people in hospitals: a consumer-defined approach
Spotlight on the Communicate study: Northern Territory Health In the hospitals of the Northern Territory state of Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience poorer outcomes and higher rates of self-discharge...
‘Renaissance era’ diagnosis of scurvy in today’s bariatric population
BMJ Case Reports: spotlight on nutritional safety The BMJ Case Report, "Scurvy – a re-emerging disease with the rising cost of living and number of bariatric surgical procedures”, arose when a man...
How publishing in BMJ Open Quality & attending the International Forum on Quality and Safety helped advance a system-wide project
Improving youth healthcare across Queensland, Australia The Queensland Clinical Senate is an advisory body for Queensland Health that brings clinicians together to examine how the health system is working in practice. At the...
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Transforming kidney transplant trials
The BMJ publication paves the way for FDA qualification of an AI tool A groundbreaking study published in The BMJ in 2019, Prediction system for risk of allograft loss in patients receiving kidney transplants:...
BMJ Group unveils 2025 impact report, spotlighting global health influence and policy reach
September - October 2025—BMJ Group has published its 2025 impact report, underlining the healthcare knowledge provider’s growing influence on health systems, clinical practice, and global policy. As a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration...
Ian Mulvany spills the beans on where he is with AI right now – Genies, Bottles, and Capex
Expert insights with Ian Mulvany My bias In this post, I want to pull together my current thinking about AI. I want to cover a few different threads, so bear...
How Ugandan research shaped covid-19 treatment
Expanding access to research in low and middle-income countries For over 20 years, BMJ Group has championed underrepresented voices in research. Since introducing full article processing charge (APC) waivers in 2022, we've granted...
Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use
When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen...
Championing the rights and health of street and working children
BMJ Paediatrics Open and editorial leadership Millions of children live and work on the streets, facing violence, exploitation, and exclusion. Led by Professor Shanti Raman, a consultant paediatrician and children's rights advocate,...
BMJ Group retracts trial on apple cider vinegar and weight loss
Journalists and others should no longer reference or use the study findings in future reporting BMJ Group has retracted research suggesting that small daily quantities of apple cider vinegar might help people who are overweight...
BMJ journalism on food industry, obesity care, and doctor suicide honoured at prestigious awards
Award winning journalism: The BMJ scoops multiple awards BMJ journalists won three awards at the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association (MJA) Awards on the 17 September, including for investigative reporting and mental health...
Facing the future, fueling the NHS
Hospital to community Analogue to digital Sickness to prevention Quality & safety Workforce Innovation Facing the future, fueling the NHS How BMJ Group is...
Lack of soap most reported barrier to effective hand hygiene in shared community spaces
Efforts to improve handwashing don’t always include basics of access to soap + water Lack of hand hygiene causes annual 740,000 deaths from diarrhoea or respiratory infections But despite global recognition of its importance governments...
Opportunities and threats in academic media
Why safeguarding quality matters more than ever The academic publishing landscape is changing, driven by digital platforms that speed dissemination but also raise concerns about misinformation. Institutions and publishers must prioritise digital...
