Phone apps nearly 3 times as good as no/basic support for quitting smoking long term

If high quality clinical trials confirm lasting benefits and key features, apps could become cornerstone of global tobacco control efforts, suggest researchers Smartphone apps—particularly those based on psychological theories—are 3 times as effective as no/minimal support at helping people who smoke stub out their tobacco use long term, suggests a ...

2026-01-14T09:39:54+00:0014 January 2026|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|

Recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families

How connections made at the Quality 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 parents and families. A co-design process with consumers and clinicians resulted in a single proactive ...

Breastfeeding may lower mums’ later life depression/anxiety risks for up to 10 years after pregnancy

Associations apparent for any, exclusive, and cumulative (at least 1 year) breastfeeding Breastfeeding may lower mothers’ later life risks of depression and anxiety for up to 10 years after pregnancy, suggest the findings of a small observational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The observed associations were apparent ...

2026-01-09T11:59:54+00:009 January 2026|BMJ Open, Press release|

Higher intake of food preservatives linked to increased cancer risk

Findings may have important public health implications given the ubiquitous use of these additives, say researchers Higher intake of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend shelf-life, is associated with a modestly increased risk of cancer, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today. While ...

2026-01-08T10:14:55+00:008 January 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

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 Adolescent to Young Adult Care: Doing Better meeting in December 2020, clinicians were clear that ...

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