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TOS UK (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, United Kingdom): A Retrospective Review of Practice. (2025)
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Shalan, A., El-Basty, A., Al-Saadi, N., Popplewell, M., Wall, M., Hobbs, S., Pherwani, A., Fligelstone, L., Garnham, A., & Smith, F. C. (2025). TOS UK (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, United Kingdom): A Retrospective Review of Practice. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 114, 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.031

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of the neurovascular bundle at the thoracic outlet which often poses a diagnostic challenge. Patient management is often based on surgeon choice and experience. This study aims to describe pract... Read More about TOS UK (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, United Kingdom): A Retrospective Review of Practice..

Mortality in adolescents after therapeutic intervention for self‐harm: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2025)
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Mughal, F., Young, P., Stahl, D., Asarnow, J. R., & Ougrin, D. (in press). Mortality in adolescents after therapeutic intervention for self‐harm: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. JCPP Advances, Article e12302. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12302

Background: Self‐harm in adolescents is an international concern. Evidence highlights that therapeutic intervention (TI), such as cognitive behaviour therapy informed treatments, after self‐harm leads to reduced self‐harm repetition. However, there i... Read More about Mortality in adolescents after therapeutic intervention for self‐harm: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England (2025)
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Quinn, L., Yu, D., Lynch, M., P Jordan, K., Wilkie, R., & Peat, G. (2025). An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England. Journal of Public Health, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf002

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Local decision-makers lack granular data on the prevalence of chronic pain in their populations. We applied matching methods to generalize estimates from one local survey in England to other neighborhoods across the country with a similar... Read More about An application of matching algorithms to generalize small-area estimates of chronic pain prevalence to neighbourhoods across England.

Process evaluation of the BASIL+ trial: A behavioural activation approach to addressing low mood and depression among older people with long-term conditions (2025)
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Newbronner, E., Bosanquet, K., Coventry, P., Shearsmith, L., Littlewood, E., Bailey, D., Henry, A., Burke, L., Ryde, E., McMillan, D., Ekers, D., Gilbody, S., & Chew-Graham, C. (in press). Process evaluation of the BASIL+ trial: A behavioural activation approach to addressing low mood and depression among older people with long-term conditions. PLOS Mental Health, 2(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000105

Older adults are at risk of low mood and depression, which can be exacerbated by long-term physical health conditions, leading to poorer health outcomes and increased mortality. The restrictions on social mixing during the COVID-19 pandemic heightene... Read More about Process evaluation of the BASIL+ trial: A behavioural activation approach to addressing low mood and depression among older people with long-term conditions.

Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper (2025)
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Joury, E., Nakhleh, E., Beveridge, E., Tracy, D., Heidari, E., Shiers, D., Vereeken, S., Peckham, E., Gilbody, S., Das-Munshi, J., Fortune, F., Aggarwal, V. R., Mishu, M., Firth, J., & Bhui, K. (in press). Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1426054

Background: Clustering mental, physical and oral conditions reduce drastically the life expectancy. These conditions are precipitated and perpetuated by adverse social, economic, environmental, political and healthcare contextual factors, and sustain... Read More about Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper.

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the UK: Recommendations of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (2025)
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Curzen, N., Routledge, H., McGrath, S., Abouelasaad, M., Mamas, M., Kinnaird, T., Al-Lamee, R., O’Kane, P., Clesham, G., McKenzie, D., Nolan, J., Banerjee, S., Appleby, C., Banning, A., Muir, D. F., Spratt, J., Gudde, E., Carson, S., Aggarwal, S., Irving, J., …Hildick-Smith, D. (in press). Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the UK: Recommendations of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society. Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 20, https://doi.org/10.15420/icr.2024.43

Percutaneous techniques to treat obstructive coronary artery disease continue to evolve and the evidence base informing our practice is shared and summarised in international guidelines. In the UK, the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society repr... Read More about Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the UK: Recommendations of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society.

Sex differences in patients with working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) (2025)
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Milewski, M., Desperak, A., Koźlik, M., Bujak, M., Gierlotka, M., Milewski, K., Wita, K., Kalarus, Z., Fluder-Włodarczyk, J., Buszman, P. E., Piegza, J., Mamas, M. A., Wojakowski, W., & Gasior, P. (in press). Sex differences in patients with working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87121-5

Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) constitutes 3–15% of all acute myocardial infarctions. Women are more frequently diagnosed with MINOCA, although the influence of sex on long-term outcomes is still unclear. In this... Read More about Sex differences in patients with working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA).

Comparative performance of risk prediction indices for mortality or readmission following heart failure hospitalization (2025)
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Averbuch, T., Zafari, A., Islam, S., Lee, S. F., Sankaranarayanan, R., Greene, S. J., Mamas, M. A., Pandey, A., & Van Spall, H. G. (in press). Comparative performance of risk prediction indices for mortality or readmission following heart failure hospitalization. ESC Heart Failure, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15129

Aims: Risk prediction indices used in worsening heart failure (HF) vary in complexity, performance, and the type of datasets in which they were validated. We compared the performance of seven risk prediction indices in a contemporary cohort of patien... Read More about Comparative performance of risk prediction indices for mortality or readmission following heart failure hospitalization.

A humanised thrombus-on-a-chip model utilising tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in thrombosis and haemostasis research. (2025)
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Ranjbar, J., Gibbins, J. M., M. Gibbins, J., Roe, J., Roach, P., Yang, Y., & Harper, A. G. S. (2025). A humanised thrombus-on-a-chip model utilising tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in thrombosis and haemostasis research. F1000Research, 14, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.158910.1

The study of in vivo thrombus formation has principally been performed using intravital microscopy in mice and other species. These have allowed us to visualise the molecular and cellular processes that regulate thrombus formation inside the body. Ho... Read More about A humanised thrombus-on-a-chip model utilising tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in thrombosis and haemostasis research..

Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared with usual care: results from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Wang, H.-I., Gilbody, S., Littlewood, E., Baird, K., Ekers, D., McMillan, D., Bailey, D., Chew-Graham, C., Coventry, P., Fairhurst, C., Hewitt, C., & Parrott, S. (2025). Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared with usual care: results from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301270

Background: Depression alongside multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) in older adults poses a critical public health challenge, worsening physical and mental health and increasing healthcare costs. COVID-19 restrictions further exacerbated these imp... Read More about Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared with usual care: results from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
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Heybati, K., Chang, A., Mohamud, H., Satkunasivam, R., Coburn, N., Salles, A., Tsugawa, Y., Ikesu, R., Saka, N., Detsky, A. S., Ko, D. T., Ross, H., Mamas, M. A., Jerath, A., & Wallis, C. J. D. (in press). The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 25(1), Article 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12247-1

Background: Some prior studies have found that patients treated by female physicians may experience better outcomes, as well as lower healthcare costs than those treated by male physicians. Physician–patient sex concordance may also contribute to bet... Read More about The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The impact of specialist cardiology inpatient care on the long-term outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI): A nationwide cohort study. (2025)
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Moledina, S. M., Weight, N., Cole, A., Rashid, M., Kontopantelis, E., & Mamas, M. A. (in press). The impact of specialist cardiology inpatient care on the long-term outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI): A nationwide cohort study. International Journal of Cardiology, 423, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.132990

Specialist cardiac care has been shown to reduce inpatient mortality following non-ST segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), but whether this benefit extends beyond index admission is unclear. Using the linked Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Pro... Read More about The impact of specialist cardiology inpatient care on the long-term outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI): A nationwide cohort study..

Ethical challenges confronted in non-clinical, public health research with young people in England (2025)
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Barker, R., Plackett, R., Price, A., Canvin, K., Hartwell, G., & Bonell, C. (in press). Ethical challenges confronted in non-clinical, public health research with young people in England. Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241306241

This opinion piece emerged from a collaboration of mental health researchers working on the National Institute of Health Research 3-schools mental health programme in underserved communities. The aim is to encourage debate and reflection on the chall... Read More about Ethical challenges confronted in non-clinical, public health research with young people in England.

Development of a country-specific food composition database for Sri Lanka (2025)
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Opatha, J., Dissanayake, L., Herath, B., Jayaweera, K., Wijesinghe, H., Wijesinghe, H., Jabir, S., Sumathipala, A., Rijsdijk, F. V., Zavos, H. M., & Jayawardena, R. (2025). Development of a country-specific food composition database for Sri Lanka. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 140, Article 107230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107230

Country-specific Food Composition Data (FCD) could support nutritional research, and aid in making informed decisions to develop food and nutrition policies in a country. Sri Lanka is ethnically diverse, and its food culture and tre... Read More about Development of a country-specific food composition database for Sri Lanka.

Managing thyroid hormone replacement after total thyroidectomy: Guidance for family medicine (2025)
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Ahmad, A., Mughal, Z., Jangan, A., Diakos, E., Minhas, S., & Mughal, F. (in press). Managing thyroid hormone replacement after total thyroidectomy: Guidance for family medicine. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(1), 4-7. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_947_24

Thyroid hormones are among the most prescribed medications to patients worldwide and are commonly used to treat hypothyroidism. Thyroxine is also indicated after total thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease or a multinodular goitre. In this commentary, we... Read More about Managing thyroid hormone replacement after total thyroidectomy: Guidance for family medicine.

A macro-transection model of brain trauma for neuromaterial testing with functional electrophysiological readouts. (2025)
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Wiseman, J., Basit, R. H., Suto, A., Middya, S., Kabiri, B., Evans, M., George, V., Adams, C., Malliaras, G., & Chari, D. M. (in press). A macro-transection model of brain trauma for neuromaterial testing with functional electrophysiological readouts. Neural Regeneration Research, 20(12), 3539-3552. https://doi.org/10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00422

Functional recovery in penetrating neurological injury is hampered by a lack of clinical regenerative therapies. Biomaterial therapies show promise as medical materials for neural repair through immunomodulation, structural support, and delivery of t... Read More about A macro-transection model of brain trauma for neuromaterial testing with functional electrophysiological readouts..

Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) (2025)
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Alabas, O., Mason, K. J., Barker, J., Morrison, S., Yiu, Z., Bewley, A., Smith, C. H., Evans, I., Warren, R., Griffiths, C., Ahmed, S., Kirby, B., Kleyn, E., Laws, P., Hampton, P., McElhone, K., Mackenzie, T., McPherson, T., Murphy, R., Ormerod, A., …Zietemann, V. (2025). Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). British Journal of Dermatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf017

The current management of psoriasis does not differentiate between young and old patients in selecting the safest and/or most effective biologic. To explore the effect of age at treatment initiation in response to biologics in patients with moderate-... Read More about Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR).

Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model (2025)
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Abdoli, M., Tapak, L., Amini, P., Geravandi, A., Moeini, B., Hamidi, O., & Afshari, M. (in press). Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 1496. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83055-6

This study investigates factors influencing physical activity based on the Transtheoretical model (TTM) among adolescents. This study was conducted on 745 individuals between the ages of 12 and 16 years and was analyzed using a generalized linear mod... Read More about Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model.

Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study (2025)
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Smith, H. C., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Chew Graham, C., Evans, J., Fisher, T., Kessler, D., Kingstone, T., Procter, J., Shivji, N., Silverwood, V., Spruce, A., Turner, K., Wu, P., Yu, D., & Petersen, I. (2025). Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301160

There is some evidence that perinatal anxiety (PNA) is associated with lower rates of infant vaccinations and decreased access to preventative infant healthcare, but results across studies have not been conclusive. To investigate the relationship bet... Read More about Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study.

De novo thyroid eye disease following COVID vaccination several years after radioiodine therapy (2025)
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Mukunda, A., James, J., Jacob, R., Varughese, G. I., & Nayak, A. U. (in press). De novo thyroid eye disease following COVID vaccination several years after radioiodine therapy. JRSM Open, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704241304220

Lesson: The delayed onset of thyroid eye disease is well recognised but less commonly perceived in routine clinical practice and this case report serves as a reminder for a high index of suspicion in at-risk patients.