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Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today
Ratzan SC, Ivic RK, Rabin KH, Parker RM, Rubinelli S, Obregon R, Gostin LO, Baker MG, Thomas S, Nutbeam D, Kickbusch I, Payne JG, Ihekweazu V, McCaffery KJ, Street RL, Cooper SC. Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today. J Med Econ. 2026 Dec;29(1):1130-1133. doi: 10.1080/13696998.2026.2655380. Epub 2026 Apr 10. PMID: 41960918.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion From the Start: Reforming Australia's Research Infrastructure for Inclusive Participation
Muscat DM, McCaffery KJ, Shepherd HL, Tracy M. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion From the Start: Reforming Australia's Research Infrastructure for Inclusive Participation. Med J Aust. 2026 Apr;224(4):e70185. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70185. PMID: 42002524.
Towards Evidence of Rigour in Empirical Deliberative Democratic Methods: Development and Piloting of the C-JuRI Framework
Frost EK, Aquino YSJ, Braunack-Mayer A, Carolan L, Carter SM. Towards Evidence of Rigour in Empirical Deliberative Democratic Methods: Development and Piloting of the C-JuRI Framework. Health Expect. 2026 Apr;29(2):e70608. doi: 10.1111/hex.70608. PMID: 41948787; PMCID: PMC13058570.
Change in prescription opioid dose and the risk of mental health-related and substance use-related emergency department presentations: a case-crossover study
Jung M, Xia T, Picco L, Lubman DI, Lalic S, Pearce C, Buchbinder R, Rowland B, Andrew NE, Bell JS, Nielsen S. Change in prescription opioid dose and the risk of mental health-related and substance use-related emergency department presentations: a case-crossover study. Pain. 2026 Apr 1;167(4):767-775. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003852. Epub 2025 Nov 19. PMID: 41837952; PMCID: PMC12994512.
Deprescribing in Older People: A Clinical Practice Guideline Summary
Quek HW, Reus Perello X, Lee K, Abraham A, Adams LA, Almeida OP, Almutairi H, Armstrong B, Boase L, Breen J, Brown LJ, Caughey GE, Chan LW, Chen R, Chew E, Clark A, Comans T, Criddle D, Dārziņš P, Dawda P, Doust JA, Edwards S, Gowan J, Hart K, Hawthorne D, Heredia A, Hill AM, Jansen J, Kalisch Ellett L, Keen H, Kelty EA, Kerse NM, Kruger E, Kurrle SE, Lance H, Livori A, Livori R, LoGiudice DC, Mangoni AA, Marinucci A, McKay N, Mckendrick AM, McLachlan AJ, McGuire TM, Mearns S, Morgan M, Nabi S, Naganathan V, Newman E, Ng CACM, Osborne M, Parkin R, Polkinghorne KR, Pond CD, Potter K, Rigby D, Rowett D, Schipp A, Seda V, Seeto J, Shakib S, Shiu A, Stafford AC, Tan IJ, Tennant M, Teoh L, Tucker S, Watson JDG, Wellins D, Whitmore T, Etherton-Beer C, Page AT. Deprescribing in Older People: A Clinical Practice Guideline Summary. Med J Aust. 2026 Apr;224(4):e70174. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70174. PMID: 41943558; PMCID: PMC13054209.
Living evidence syntheses for long COVID therapeutics: combining rigorous protocols to build efficiency while maintaining rigour
Atkins T, Glasziou P, Chakraborty S, Turner T, Rada G, Byambasuren O. Living evidence syntheses for long COVID therapeutics: combining rigorous protocols to build efficiency while maintaining rigour. Syst Rev. 2026 Apr 2;15(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s13643-026-03178-x. PMID: 41928318; PMCID: PMC13169727.
Motivation-informed digital reminders were no more effective than standard reminders for trial task completion in a randomized Study Within A Trial (SWAT)
Ackermann DM, Medcalf E, Bracken K, Turner RM, Hersch JK, Janda M, Bell KJL. Motivation-informed digital reminders were no more effective than standard reminders for trial task completion in a randomized Study Within A Trial (SWAT). J Clin Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 1;195:112263. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112263. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41933841.
Market strategies used by private hospital providers to consolidate and increase power; a systematic scoping review and evaluative synthesis
Shore T, Larkin S, Elshaug AG, Kalkat P, Lacy-Nichols J. Market strategies used by private hospital providers to consolidate and increase power; a systematic scoping review and evaluative synthesis. Global Health. 2026 Apr 7;22(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12992-026-01206-y. PMID: 41947162; PMCID: PMC13188322.
Towards Environmentally Extended Health Economic Analysis Plans: A Case Study for the MEL-SELF Trial
Williams JTW, Bell KJL, McAlister S, Morton RL. Towards Environmentally Extended Health Economic Analysis Plans: A Case Study for the MEL-SELF Trial. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2026 Apr 6. doi: 10.1007/s40258-026-01041-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41942805
Educating health professionals in evidence-based practice in 2026
Innocenti T, Guyatt G, Cartabellotta N, Glasziou P, Ilic D, Nunan D. Educating health professionals in evidence-based practice in 2026. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2026 May 8:bmjebm-2025-114184. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114184. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42103448.
The development of a model of care to reduce waiting times in outpatient musculoskeletal clinics: a multi-methods study
Gamble AR, Maher CG, McKay MJ, Anderson DB, Needs C, Harvey LA, Hutton JM, de Campos TF, MacPherson S, Foster NE, Halliday M, Chu J, Han CS, Zadro JR. The development of a model of care to reduce waiting times in outpatient musculoskeletal clinics: a multi-methods study. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2026 Apr 23;84:103560. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103560. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42140159.
Development and acceptability of a patient decision aid for people with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an international mixed-methods study
Gamble AR, Anderson DB, McKay MJ, Davies B, Macpherson S, Van Gelder J, Hoffmann T, McCaffery K, Stevens SX, Ammendolia C, Chauhan RV, Zipser CM, Boerger TF, Tetreault LA, Fehlings MG, Dustan E, Nugent C, Holmgren H, Demetriades AK, Lantz JM, Dhillon R, Maher CG, Zadro JR. Development and acceptability of a patient decision aid for people with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an international mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 3;16(4):e106337. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106337. PMID: 41932703; PMCID: PMC13052582.
Co-Designing the Early Pain Intervention After Knee Replacement (EPIK) Model of Care for People With Persistent Pain After Knee Replacement
Chadha N, Zadro JR, Adie S, Tchan M, Harris IA, Ackerman IN, Jenkin DE, Dear BF, Maher CG, Buchbinder R, Billot L, Cameron ID, Gregson T, Luck B, Ferreira GE; EPIK Study Group. Co-Designing the Early Pain Intervention After Knee Replacement (EPIK) Model of Care for People With Persistent Pain After Knee Replacement. Health Expect. 2026 Apr;29(2):e70655. doi: 10.1111/hex.70655. PMID: 41914893; PMCID: PMC13125727.
Antibiotic treatment for low back pain, radicular pain, or both
Liu C, Abdel Shaheed C, Braten LC, Hancock MJ, Underwood M, Jarvik JG, Elliott J, Maher CG, Zhao S, Lyu M, Johnston RV, Buchbinder R, Lin CC. Antibiotic treatment for low back pain, radicular pain, or both. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Apr 7;4(4):CD014221. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014221.pub2. PMID: 41944232; PMCID: PMC13054928.
The feasibility of delivering and evaluating stratified care integrated with telehealth for patients with low back pain: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial
Gamble AR, Needs C, Maher CG, McKay MJ, Anderson DB, Hutton JM, de Campos TF, Foster NE, Martens D, Coombs DM, Machado GC, Han CS, Zadro JR. The feasibility of delivering and evaluating stratified care integrated with telehealth ('Rapid Stratified Telehealth') for patients with low back pain: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. Clin Rheumatol. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-026-07955-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41945222.
Social Media Health Information Formats and Endometriosis Treatment-Seeking Intentions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Graham A, Nickel B, McCaffery K, Doust J, Cvejic E, Copp T. Social Media Health Information Formats and Endometriosis Treatment-Seeking Intentions: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Decis Making. 2026 Apr 13:272989X261436847. doi: 10.1177/0272989X261436847. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41975269.
Science translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: A systematic review of RCTs
Taba M, Fajardo MA, Ferguson E, Keast R, Basseal JM, McCaffery K, Bonner C. Science translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: A systematic review of RCTs. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Apr;145:109479. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109479. Epub 2026 Jan 8. PMID: 41548364.
Non-genetic factors and their impact on severity of inherited cardiomyopathies: Tipping the balance
Sweeting J, Stafford F, Hespe S, Butters A, Ingles J. Non-genetic factors and their impact on severity of inherited cardiomyopathies: Tipping the balance. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2026 May;36(4):247-254. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2025.11.003. Epub 2025 Nov 12. PMID: 41237873.
Development of a question prompt list to support Consent for Genomic Testing (CoGenT) and research
Hersch J, O'Hara L, Butow P, Ballinger M, Laidsaar-Powell R, Bartley N, McCaffery K, Latin A, Cockburn C, Delaney C, Tucker KM, Juraskova I. Development of a question prompt list to support Consent for Genomic Testing (CoGenT) and research. Hum Genet. 2026 May 21;145(1):44. doi: 10.1007/s00439-026-02839-0. PMID: 42168721; PMCID: PMC13194191.
Genomic Newborn Screening: Verdict From an Australian Citizens' Jury
Aquino YSJ, Scarfe J, Popic D, Carolan L, Degeling C, Prokopovich K, Otlowski MFA, Singh S, Fabrianesi B, Bhattacharya K, Jones K, Newson AJ, Shih P, Bennetts B, Frost E, Stark ZL, Nowak K, Healy L, Norris S, Carter SM. Genomic Newborn Screening: Verdict From an Australian Citizens' Jury. Med J Aust. 2026 Apr;224(4):e70184. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70184. PMID: 41958312; PMCID: PMC13066916.