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Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection (2021)
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Patone, M., Mei, X. W., Handunnetthi, L., Dixon, S., Zaccardi, F., Shankar-Hari, M., Watkinson, P., Khunti, K., Harnden, A., Coupland, C. A., Channon, K. M., Mills, N. L., Sheikh, A., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Medicine, 28(2), 410-422. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01630-0

Although myocarditis and pericarditis were not observed as adverse events in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials, there have been numerous reports of suspected cases following vaccination in the general population. We undertook a self-... Read More about Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease (2021)
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Weng, S. F., Akyea, R. K., Man, K. K., Lau, W. C. Y., Iyen, B., Blais, J. E., Chan, E. W., Siu, C. W., Qureshi, N., Wong, I. C. K., & Kai, J. (2021). Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. PLoS ONE, 16(12), Article e0260839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260839

Background: Variability in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response to statins is underappreciated. We characterised patients by their statin response (SR), baseline risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 10-year CVD outcomes.

Method... Read More about Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease.

Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol (2021)
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Husain, N., Lovell, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lunat, F., McPhillips, R., Atif, N., Aseem, S., Begum, J., Bee, P., Bhui, K., Bower, P., Brugha, T., Bhatti, N., Chaudhry, N., Davies, L., Gire, N., Islam, A., Kai, J., Morrison, J., Mohmed, N., …Morriss, R. (2022). Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol. BJPsych Open, 8(1), Article E2. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1032

Background In the UK, postnatal depression is more common in British South Asian women than White Caucasion women. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended as a first-line treatment, but there is little evidence for the adaptation of CBT fo... Read More about Multicentre randomised controlled trial of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin (ROSHNI-2): Study protocol.

Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice (2021)
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Latif, A., Faull, C., Waring, J., Wilson, E., Anderson, C., Avery, A., & Pollock, K. (2021). Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(9), 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-11-2020-0440

Purpose: The impact of population ageing is significant, multifaceted and characterised by frailty and multi-morbidity. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated care pathways and policies promoting self-management and home-based care. One under-research... Read More about Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice.

Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England (2021)
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Alothman, D., Fogarty, A., Tyrrell, E., Lewis, S., & Card, T. (2022). Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England. Journal of Affective Disorders, 298(Part A), 555-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.044

Using multiple linked electronic health databases, we conducted a large case-control study in England from 2001 through 2019 to examine the association between ethnicity and suicide risk. Asian, Black and Other ethnic groups had a significantly lower... Read More about Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England.

Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice (2021)
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Latif, A., Faull, C., Waring, J., Wilson, E., Anderson, C., Avery, A., & Pollock, K. (2021). Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(9), 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-11-2020-0440

Purpose The impact of population aging is significant, multifaceted and characterised by frailty and multi-morbidity. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated care pathways and policies promoting self-management and home-based care. One under-researched... Read More about Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice.

International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study (2021)
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Evans, W., Patterson, M., Platt, F., Guldberg, C., Mathieson, T., Pacey, J., & the Core Working Group for the Delphi Study. (2021). International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 16(1), Article 482. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-02115-6

Background: Several scales have been developed in the past two decades to evaluate Niemann–Pick disease Type C (NPC) severity in clinical practice and trials. However, a lack of clarity concerning which scale to use in each setting is preventing the... Read More about International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study.

Barriers and Facilitators to Staying Smoke-Free after Having a Baby, a Qualitative Study: Women’s Views on Support Needed to Prevent Returning to Smoking Postpartum (2021)
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Phillips, L., Campbell, K. A., Coleman, T., Ussher, M., Cooper, S., Lewis, S., & Orton, S. (2021). Barriers and Facilitators to Staying Smoke-Free after Having a Baby, a Qualitative Study: Women’s Views on Support Needed to Prevent Returning to Smoking Postpartum. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), Article 11358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111358

Background: Postpartum return to smoking (PPRS) is a common and important public health problem. Interventions to prevent PPRS have not been shown to be effective. We aimed to qualitatively explore the barriers and facilitators to staying smoke-free... Read More about Barriers and Facilitators to Staying Smoke-Free after Having a Baby, a Qualitative Study: Women’s Views on Support Needed to Prevent Returning to Smoking Postpartum.

Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Iyen, B., Akyea, R. K., Weng, S., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001817. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001817

Objectives: Guidance recommends statin treatment in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) achieve at least a 50% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We assessed statin prescribing rates and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainmen... Read More about Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection (2021)
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Patone, M., Handunnetthi, L., Saatci, D., Pan, J., Katikireddi, S. V., Razvi, S., Hunt, D., Mei, X. W., Dixon, S., Zaccardi, F., Khunti, K., Watkinson, P., Coupland, C. A. C., Doidge, J., Harrison, D. A., Ravanan, R., Sheikh, A., Robertson, C., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2021). Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Medicine, 27(12), 2144-2153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01556-7

Emerging reports of rare neurological complications associated with COVID-19 infection and vaccinations are leading to regulatory, clinical and public health concerns. We undertook a self-controlled case series study to investigate hospital admission... Read More about Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection.