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• Chen Z, Li B, Chen Y, Liu J, Luo F, Ogunyemi KO, Ge Y, Ke Y, Yang Y, Chen X, Shen Y; National COVID Cohort Collaborative (including Gagnier J). Mapping spatial and social inequities of long COVID across the United States: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2026 Feb 13;56:101401. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101401. eCollection 2026 Apr.
• Davies Smith E, Choi YH, Jairath V, Zou GY. Confidence interval estimation for the win probability in cluster randomized trials with hierarchical composite endpoints using win fractions. Clin Trials. 2026 Feb 23:17407745261417308. doi: 10.1177/17407745261417308.
• Schaafsma H, Seabrook J, McEachern LW, Haines J, Minaker L, Doherty S, O'Connor C, Stranges S, Gilliland J. Examining diet quality among postsecondary students: a cross-sectional analysis of personal, social, structural, and environmental correlates. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Feb 23:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2026.2625831.
• Lanzillo R, Clerico M, Stranges S. The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Multiple Sclerosis: An Integrative Perspective. Brain Sci. 2026 Feb 13;16(2):224. doi: 10.3390/brainsci16020224.
• D'Elia L, Stranges S, Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Galletti F. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Dietary Potassium Intake: A Narrative Review of Epidemiological Evidence. Nutrients. 2026 Feb 7;18(4):551. doi: 10.3390/nu18040551.
• Saunders S, Speechley M, Griffith LE, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, Raina P, D'amore C, Richardson J, Noble T, Beauchamp MK. Prospective evaluation of balance and mobility tests as part of the World Falls Guidelines algorithm. Age Ageing. 2026 Feb 1;55(2):afag028. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afag028. PMID: 41697879
• Berjis M, LeBel ME, Lizotte DJ, Trejos AL. Evaluation of s-EMG Sensor Locations for Upper-Limb Compensatory Movement Detection. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2026;34:1083-1094. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3663991. PMID: 41678485
• Myran DT, Gibb M, Pugliese M, Fiedorowicz J, Kirkbride JB, Anderson KK, Kurdyak P, Tibbo PG, Colman I, Correll CU, Ramsay T, Solmi M. First-episode psychosis and substance use involvement across birth cohorts in Canada: a retrospective longitudinal population-based study. Lancet Psychiatry. 2026 Mar;13(3):223-232. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00395-5. PMID: 41720572
• Ahuja D, Choi J, Zou GY, Goodwin SW, Jairath V, Singh S. Impact of Age on Efficacy and Safety of Advanced Therapies During Induction in Ulcerative Colitis: An Individual Patient Data Pooled Analysis from Randomized Controlled Trials. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s10620-026-09753-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41699373
• Jairath V, Vuyyuru SK, Zou GY, Ma C, Neustifter B, Agboton C, Romo Bautista I, Allocca M, An YK, Begun J, Bryant RV, Danese S, Dubinsky M, Feagan BG, Freire M, Novak KL, Panaccione R, Pudipeddi A, Rubin DT, Sands BE, Sparrow MP, Taylor SA, Gecse KB, Wilkens R, Maaser C. Evaluating treatment to a target of transmural healing in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: rationale, design and protocol for the randomised controlled VECTORS trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2026 Feb 20;13(1):e002088. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2025-002088. PMID: 41720589
• Rose J, Gelb A, Davies J, Martin J, McIntyre K, Mellin-Olsen J, on behalf of the Utstein Surgical Metrics Group. From definitions to implementation – A guide to collect and apply the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators: An Utstein consensus report. J Data Info Science 2025;10(4):1-17.
• Kumar KN, Buchanan J, Adisa A, Isik A, Lapitan MC, Evans R, Harrison EM, Griffiths EA, Picchiochi M, Haque P, Bhangu A, Kamarajah SK, NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (including Martin J). Global access and safety of robotic-assisted surgery for inguinal hernia and gallstone disease worldwide: A pooled multinational cohort study across 110 countries. Impact Surgery 2025;2(7):266-277.
• NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (including Martin J). 30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies. Lancet Regional Health Eur 2026;62:101566.
• Jones P, Martin J. Core concepts in statistics and research methods. Part 4: null hypothesis significance testing. BJA Education 2026;26(1):10-19.
• Ndikubwimana A, Checkley, W, Chen, Y, Clasen T, Contreras CL, Diaz-Artiga A, Bankundiye G, Dusabimana E, de las Fuentes L, Jabbarzadeh S, Johnson M, Kalisa E, Karakwende P, Kirby MA, Lovvorn AE, McCracken JP, Ndagijimana F, Ntakirutimana T, Ntivuguruzwa JD, Peel JL, Pillarisetti A, Dávila-Román VG, Rosa G, Garg SS, Thompson LM, Waller LA, Wang J, Clark ML, Boyd-Barr D, Young BN, and the HAPIN investigators. Baseline exposure–response assessment of metals from dried blood spots and personal household air pollution concentrations among pregnant women in Rwanda: household air pollution intervention network trial. J Health Popul Nutr 45, 26 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01178-6
• Kalisa E, Lacap-Bugler D, Adams M, Bi J,Nsabimana A, Habiyaremye G, Uwizeye G, Lawrence T, Lee K, Hayakawa K, Pointing S, Archer S DJ. Variability of airborne microbial communities and associations with organic pollutants in African air particulate matter across land-use types. Atmospheric Environment, Volume 367, 15 February 2026, 121750
• Vaughan C, Lukewich J, Mathews M, Hedden L, Poitras ME, Asghari S, Swab M, Ryan D, Martin-Misener R. Nurses' Contributions to Virtual Care Delivery in Primary Care: A Scoping Review. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Mar;48(3):306-322. doi: 10.1177/01939459251397729. Epub 2026 Jan 6. PMID: 41494766
• Mathews M, Phung J, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Ryan D, Leamon T, Curnew D, Poitras ME, Beaulieu C, Meredith L, Spencer S, Oelke ND. A Portrait of Registered Nurses in Primary Care in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Mar;48(3):264-273. doi: 10.1177/01939459251400048. Epub 2026 Jan 27. PMID: 41589624
• Berjis M, LeBel ME, Lizotte DJ, Trejos AL. Evaluation of s-EMG Sensor Locations for Upper-limb Compensatory Movement Detection. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2026 Feb 12;PP. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3663991. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41678485
• Ryan BL, daSilva M, Brown JB, Freeman TR. Evidence-based clinical encounter vignettes facilitate data collection: In patient-family physician deliberative dialogues. Can Fam Physician. 2026 Feb;72(2):113-114. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7202113. PMID: 41679941
• Nistor P, Espin-Garcia O, Merali Z, Ali S. Predicting Dementia Risk: Progress, Pitfalls, and Priorities. Int J Public Health. 2026 Jan 22;71:1609520. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609520. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41658423
• Nash DM, Rayner J, Dixon SN, Bhatti S, Garcia-Feliz S, Kueper JK, Zhang L, Booth RG, Shariff SZ, Pow C, Zwarenstein M. Team-based care within community health centres in Ontario, Canada and the association with emergency department visits: a population-based retrospective study. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03209-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41652370
• Myran DT, Gibb M, Pugliese M, Fiedorowicz JG, Anderson KK, Ramsay T, Jalal H, Kurdyak P, Solmi M. Incidence of psychotic disorders by birth cohort: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2026 Feb 1;198(4):E118-E127. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250926. PMID: 41628942
• Tucci M, Martini D, Godos J, Olvera-Moreira MA, Fresán U, Giampieri F, Frias-Toral E, Zambrano-Villacres R, Vitale M, Giosuè A, Stranges S, Iacoviello L, Ruggiero E, Bonaccio M, Grosso G. Association of planetary health diet indices with diet composition, nutritional quality and environmental impacts in Italian adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Dec 30:104537. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2025.104537. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41644389
• Coward S, Brunet-Mas E, Burisch J, Lakatos PL, Loftus EV Jr, Kaplan GG; Global IBD Visualization of Epidemiology Studies in the 21st Century (GIVES-21 Consortia, including Kuenzig ME.); Coward S, Brunet-Mas E, Burisch J, Lakatos PL, Loftus EV Jr, Kaplan GG. FORECASTING THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE ACROSS NINE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STAGE 3 NATIONS. Gastroenterology. 2026 Jan 30:S0016-5085(26)00032-6. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.01.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41621628
• Li X, Cheung R, Nayeni M, Al-Burak SA, Dave P, Li B, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Predictive accuracy of Hill-RBF 3.0 versus other intraocular lens power calculation methods: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2026 Feb 3:S0008-4182(26)00006-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2026.01.005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41651446
• Kashem M, Haldenby O, Ahmad JF, Muhammad AA, Mostert CM, Ali S. Are diagnostic technologies for alzheimer's disease and dementia cost-effective? A systematic review of economic evaluations. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2026 Jan 23;18(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13195-025-01933-1. PMID: 41572310
• Hunik L, Uijen AA, Kueper JK, Terry AL, Olde Hartman TC, van Laarhoven T, Schers HJ. The role and utility of artificial intelligence and machine learning for diagnostic prediction in general practice. Eur J Gen Pract. 2026 Dec;32(1):2620908. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2026.2620908. Epub 2026 Feb 2. PMID: 41626765
• Saunders S, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, D'Amore C, Noble T, Griffith LE, Raina P, Richardson J, Speechley M, Beauchamp MK. The INITIATE (Initial Test for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly) prospective cohort study: baseline results. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Dec 6;26(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-06724-9. PMID: 41350611
• So S, Wang TQ, Thind A, Hutnik CML, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Compared to Medication for Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan 22;2026:9102711. doi: 10.1155/joph/9102711. eCollection 2026. PMID: 41586028
• Mathews M, Phung J, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Ryan D, Leamon T, Curnew D, Poitras ME, Beaulieu C, Meredith L, Spencer S, Oelke ND. A Portrait of Registered Nurses in Primary Care in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Jan 27:1939459251400048. doi: 10.1177/01939459251400048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41589624
• Rodrigues R, Wootten JC, Anderson KK, Stranges S, Wilk P, Freeman MD, Zeegers MP.
  Forensic mental health service use in early psychosis: A scoping review. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2026 Jan 19. doi: 10.1007/s00127-025-03038-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41555081
• Son S, Speechley M, Zou GY, Montero-Odasso M. What combinations of modifiable risk factors are most prevalent and most strongly associated with low cognition? - Results from Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2026 Jan 20:1-20. doi: 10.1159/000550244. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41557558
• Kashem M, Haldenby O, Ahmad JF, Muhammad AA, Mostert CM, Ali S. Are diagnostic technologies for alzheimer's disease and dementia cost-effective? A systematic review of economic evaluations. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2026 Jan 23. doi: 10.1186/s13195-025-01933-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41572310
• Bejko D, Vergison A, Stranges S, Mossong J, Zeegers M. Protection from second booster vaccines and natural immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infections, 2022-2023. Epidemiol Infect. 2025 Dec 26;154:e10. doi: 10.1017/S0950268825100903
• Redvers N, Zavaleta-Cortijo C. Environmental stewardship and health systems: Indigenous-centred reflections. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2026 Jan 14. doi: 10.1038/s41581-026-01049-1.
• Vaughan C, Lukewich J, Mathews M, Hedden L, Poitras ME, Asghari S, Swab M, Ryan D, Martin-Misener R. Nurses' Contributions to Virtual Care Delivery in Primary Care: A Scoping Review. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Jan 6:1939459251397729. doi: 10.1177/01939459251397729. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41494766
• NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery and the GlobalSurg Collaborative (including Martin J). Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Feb;14(2):e199-e212. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00476-0. PMID: 41519150
• Ryan BL, Brown JB, Freeman TR, daSilva M, Wilson H, Ashcroft R, Terry AL. Choosing between virtual and in-person family physician care: a qualitative study. Fam Pract. 2025 Dec 9;43(1):cmaf108. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf108. PMID: 41511016