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The influence of rural residency on the uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers in Scotland

2026 - E-pub ahead of print

Iversen, L., Raja, E. A., Nath, M., Lip, G., Speirs, V., Collins, J., Philip, L., Hanley, S. J., Murchie, P.

Journal of Public Health

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdag018

Total and live birth prevalence of singleton pregnancies with Down’s Syndrome in Scotland between 2000 and 2021: a population based study

2026 - Accepted/In press

Sebire, E., Wood, R., Calvert, C., Vieira, R.

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Diversity in core surgical training: Trends between 2012 and 2022

2026

Newman, M., Scott, N., Ellis, R., Myint, P. K.

The Surgeon, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 1-7

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1479666X25001386
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2025.09.002
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Pregnancy, baby, and childhood outcomes from using anti-seizure medication during pregnancy

2026

Moore, E., Millar, M., Merrick, R., Mueller, T., Stark, V., Jarvis, L., Kurdi, A., Hopkins, L., McTaggart, S., Vieira, R., Bennie, M., Wood, R.

Communications Medicine, vol. 6, 28

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01285-9
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Deprivation and limitations in daily life in new onset kidney disease: a population study

2026

Cowan, E., Bell, S., Black, C., Blakeman, T., Fraser, S., Hughes, A., Keskindag, B., Methven, S., Nath, M., Nitsch, D., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Scholes-Robertson, N., Sawhney, S.

Clinical Kidney Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, sfaf397

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf397
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Machine learning and statistical models for prediction of pregnancy outcomes in In vitro fertilization

2026

McLernon, D. J., Nath, M., Shingshetty, L., Bhattacharya, S.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Reproductive Medicine. Shan, G., Sun, Y., Liu, H., Zhang, Z. (eds.). Academic Press, pp. 175-212, 38 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443267451000116
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-26745-1.00011-6

A multivariate analysis examining the relationship between sociodemographic differences and UK graduates' performance on postgraduate medical exams

2025

Ellis, R., Knapton, A., Cannon, J., Lee, A. J., Cleland, J.

Medical Teacher, vol. 47, no. 12, pp. 2006-2020

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2025.2513426
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Correction to: Navigating the complexities of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) from risk factors to outcome: insights from the UK Biobank cohort (BMC Nephrology, (2025), 26, 1, (168), 10.1186/s12882-025-04090-7)

2025

Kar, D., Byng, R., Sheikh, A., Nath, M., Zabeen, B., Kar, S., Banu, S., Sarker, M. H. R., Khan, N., Acharjee, D., Islam, S., Allgar, V., Ordóñez-Mena, J. M., El-Wazir, A., Song, S., Verma, A., Kadam, U., de Lusignan, S.

BMC Nephrology, vol. 26, no. 1, 239

Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04151-x
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Evaluation of performance measures in predictive artificial intelligence models to support medical decisions: overview and guidance

2025

Van Calster, B., Collins, G. S., Vickers, A. J., Wynants, L., Kerr, K. F., Barreñada, L., Varoquaux, G., Singh, K., Moons, K. G., Hernandez-Boussard, T., Timmerman, D., McLernon, D. J., van Smeden, M., Steyerberg, E. W., Topic Group 6 of the STRATOS initiative

The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 100916

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landig.2025.100916
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Factors influencing time spent in hospital for unscheduled readmissions after stroke discharge

2025

Turner, M., McLernon, D., Murchie, P., Langhorne, P., Macleod, M.

International Journal of Stroke, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1290 - 1300

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930251355864
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Geographic variation in experiences of cancer care in Scotland: insights and policy implications from the Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey

2025

Murchie, P., McLernon, D., Murchie, A., Nelson, D., Calanzani, N.

Journal of Cancer Policy, vol. 46, 100663

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-cancer-patient-experience-survey/#2024survey
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2025.100663
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Comparative risk of end-stage renal disease, myocardial infarction and stroke in young and older onset diabetes in UK Biobank

2025

Kar, D., Molokhia, M., Wierzbicki, A., Koziell, A., Byng, R., Spicer, S., Farina, N., Pinkney, J., Song, S., Zabeen, B., Kar, S., Jonnagaddala, J., Liaw, S., El-Wazir, A., Nath, M., Khan, M. A. B., Sheikh, A., de Lusignan, S.

Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 39073

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-24521-7
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Trends in neural tube defects in Scotland 2000-2021 prior to the introduction of mandatory folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour: a population-based study

2025

Kirolos, A., Vieira, R., Calvert, C., Griffiths, E., Wood, R.

Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 110, no. 11, pp. 878-884

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328295
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Spirometry to manage asthma in children: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (SPIROMAC)

2025

Bell, V., Sergenson, N., Cotton, S., Emele, C. D., Thomas, R., Aucott, L., Forrest, M., Gaillard, E. A., Kennington, E., MacLennan, G., Sinha, I., Vadiveloo, T., Scott, N., Turner, S.

Trials, vol. 26, 373

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09104-1
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Trifluridine-tipiracil with bevacizumab for treating metastatic colorectal cancer after 2 systemic treatments [ID6298]: NICE Single Technology Appraisal

2025

Cruickshank, M., Kilonzo, M., Ayansina, D., Kumar, S., Manson, P., Brazzelli, M., Samuel, L., Boyers, D.

Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA Group

Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

Integrating PET-CT image processing and predictive analytic tools to assess risks of adverse outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients

2025 - Unpublished

Al Saairi, H. M. M., Welch, A., McKiddie, F., Nath, M.

Royal Statistical Society 2025 International Conference

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Systematic review of prognostic models in Parkinson’s disease

2025

Li, Y., McDonald-Webb, M., McLernon, D., Counsell, C., MacLeod, A.

npj Parkinson's Disease, vol. 11, 266

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-01112-x
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Understanding and improving the acute care frailty pathway: A multistate modelling approach

2025 - Unpublished

Nath, M., Slessor, R., Evans, J., Van Woerden, H.

Contributions to Conferences

Universal versus targeted chlorhexidine and mupirocin decolonisation and clinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream infections in patients in intensive care in Scotland, UK: a controlled time-series and longitudinal genotypic study

2025

Sharaf, S., Lawes, T., Roos, D., Okoliegbe, I., Alapati, S., Ribeiro, A., Nkene, I., Ghezzi, D., Reid, S. J., Austin, V., Ayansina, D., Wilson, B., Rehman, T., Parcell, B. J., Mellor, I., Marwick, C. A., Oggioni, M., Hijazi, K.

The Lancet Microbe, vol. 6, no. 8, 101118

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Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101118
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In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using linked healthcare data: A study protocol

2025

Musto, L., Saratzis, A., Nath, M., Katsogridakis, E., Elsworth, A., Bujkiewicz, S., Hobson, C., Lawson, C., Wallace, S., Gonzalez-Aguado, M., Smith, A., Hodgson, S., Yao, G. L., Miola, J., Bown, M. J.

PloS ONE, vol. 20, no. 7, e0327856

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Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327856
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The impact of multimorbidity on suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Opoku, R., Mensah, A. K., Nath, M.

General Hospital Psychiatry, vol. 95, pp. 80-92

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163834325000969
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.04.008
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Patient-Centred Explainability in IVF Outcome Prediction

2025

Sivaprasad, A., Reiter, E., McLernon, D., Tintarev, N., Bhattacharya, S., Oren, N.

Working Papers and Discussion Papers: Working Papers

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2506.18760

Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT

2025

Devereux, G., Cotton, S., Nath, M., McMeekin, N., Campbell, K., Chaudhuri, R., Choudhury, G., De Soyza, A., Fielding, S., Gompertz, S., Haughney, J., Lee, A., MacLennan, G., Morice, A., Norrie, J., Price, D., Short, P., Vestbo, J., Walker, P., Wedzicha, J., Wilson, A., Wu, O., Lipworth, B.

Health Technology Assessment, vol. 29, no. 17, pp. i-xvi, 1-97

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3310/TNDG8641
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Differential attainment in UK postgraduate medical examinations: examining the relationship between sociodemographic differences and examination performance

2025

Ellis, R., Knapton, A., Cannon, J., Lee, A. J., Cleland, J.

BMC Medicine, vol. 23, 216

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04034-w
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Navigating the complexities of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) from risk factors to outcome: insights from the UK Biobank cohort

2025

Kar, D., Byng, R., Sheikh, A., Nath, M., Zabeen, B., Kar, S., Banu, S., Sarker, M. H. R., Khan, N., Acharjee, D., Islam, S., Allgar, V., Ordóñez-Mena, J. M., El-Wazir, A., Song, S., Verma, A., Kadam, U., de Lusignan, S.

BMC Nephrology, vol. 26, 168

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04090-7
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