Publications March 2026

Health technology assessment system in Tanzania: Is it a championing system or still a system lagging behind?

Mrisho M, Bakar FS, Alkhaldi M, Mushamiri-Kuzviwanza PV, Al Basuoni A, Enjalbert L, Kachach R, Hassan M, Tanner M, Ahmed S.

PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026 Mar 30;6(3):e0004863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004863. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 41911269

 

Cryotherapy and Duration of Inflammatory Pain in Mice.

Lima LV, Pittman C, Laor B, Fouda I, Karaky M, Di Maria M, Cargnel O, Kanani P, Rickert-Llàcer A, Wilcox NC, Sotocinal SG, Ghasemlou N, Diatchenko L, Mogil JS.

Anesthesiology. 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000006066. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41894397

 

 

Chronic Alcohol Consumption Increases Cold and Tactile Sensitivity

R Schorn, M Riedl, L Stone, A Lee, L Vulchanova - The Journal of Pain, 2026

 

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Sciatic Nerve Injury: Integrating Behavioral, Molecular, and Pathway-Level Analyses Across Recovery States

A Kauffman, S Lee, C Walls, C Faulk, LS Stone - The Journal of Pain, 2026

 

 

Pain and Autonomic Function: Involvement of the Parasympathetic System in Conditioned Pain Modulation

LA Chaudhry, CW Usselman, JS Mogil - The Journal of Pain, 2026

 

 

Post-Discharge Opioid Prescribing After Elective Colorectal Resection: An International Survey.

Olleik G, Elhaj H, Shirzadi S, Fermi F, Lapointe-Gagner M, Liberman S, Alhashemi M, Ghezeljeh TN, Rajabiyazdi F, Touma N, Kaneva P, Ramanakumar AV, Bashankaev B, Sidorova A, Chapman SJ, Fu CG, Oliveira L, Valanci S, Dulskas A, Wexner S, Lee L, Feldman LS, Boutros M, Fiore JF Jr.

World J Surg. 2026 Mar;50(3):558-568. doi: 10.1002/wjs.70245. Epub 2026 Jan 29.

PMID: 41611619

 

Compartmental analysis of the pulmonary proteome reveals novel functions of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Wilson ET, Heimbach NS, Gorgani R, Rijnbout-St James W, Aloufi N, Eidelman DH, Baglole CJ.

Respir Res. 2026 Mar 25. doi: 10.1186/s12931-026-03593-7. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41882680

 

Follow-Up Interventions in Trauma Patients to Optimize Pain Management or Opioid use and Their Associated Costs: A Scoping Review Protocol

MK Matina, C Côté, L Archambault, É Belzile, B Haas… - Science of Nursing and …, 2026

 

 

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Patient-and Family-Oriented Approach to Pain Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit

A Shahid, BG Sept, SJ Moss, R Brundin-Mather… - Nursing in critical care, 2026

 

 

Procalcitonin testing combined with NEWS2 evaluation compared with usual care based on NEWS2 for identification of sepsis and antibiotic initiation in the …

…, E Richardson, V Ruhumbika, D Scanlon, N Sullivan… - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2026

 

Cannabidiol (CBD) modulates the serotonin-kynurenine metabolic balance in the brain of morphine-tolerant neuropathic rats.

Nasini S, Pearl-Dowler L, Lopez-Canul M, Posa L, Bertazzo A, Gobbi G, Comai S.

Pharmacol Rep. 2026 Mar 24. doi: 10.1007/s43440-026-00850-w. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41874946

 

Mapping the integration of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in health technology assessment: a scoping review protocol of global knowledge and practices.

Alkhaldi M, Kachach R, Alrubaie M, Ghach W, Al Dallal S, Musina N, Albarqouni S, Ahmed S, Dawoud D, Al-Rabayah A, Jameleddine M, Fasseeh AN, Quaiattini A, Ahmed S.

Syst Rev. 2026 Feb 19;15(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s13643-026-03120-1.

PMID: 41715226

 

The environmental impacts of surgical care pathways: same-day-discharge versus enhanced recovery following minimally invasive colectomy and stoma reversal

…, P Charlebois, BS Stein, A Liberman, JF Fiore… - Surgical Endoscopy, 2026

 

Posterior spinal fusion with pedicle screw-based constructs in osteogenesis imperfecta: a systematic review of surgical and radiographic outcomes

…, S De Salvatore, D Palombi, PF Costici, L Haglund… - European Spine Journal, 2026

 

 

Gabriella Gobbi: Embracing psychiatry from bench to bedside

G Gobbi - Brain Medicine, 202

 

 

*Preoperative pain experience and distribution in relation to mental health in Lenke type 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cross-sectional study.

Brigato P, Celtikcioglu E, Coluni C, Sheng K, Sharma O, Tejera D, Saran N, Haglund L, Ouellet JA.

Spine Deform. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1007/s43390-026-01328-8. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41845141

 

Rates and predictors of postdischarge opioid-free analgesia after elective colorectal surgery: A prospective cohort study.

Pook M, Olleik G, Lapointe-Gagner M, Jain S, Fermi F, Shirzadi S, Nguyen-Powanda P, Al Ben Ali S, Ghezeljeh TN, Alali N, Dmowski K, Kaneva P, Feldman LS, Boutros M, Lee L, Fiore JF Jr.

Surgery. 2026 Apr;192:110044. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.110044. Epub 2026 Jan 9.

PMID: 41518896

 

Standards for reporting research methods, interventions, and Outcomes in Surgical Prehabilitation studies (SOS-Prehab).

Gillis C, McIsaac DI, Santa Mina D, Chevalier S, Baldini G, Carli F, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Edgar L, Smrk V, Avery L, Bessissow A, Coca Martinez M, Copeland R, Dalton SO, Danjoux G, Denehy L, Engel D, Grimmett C, Grocott MP, Gill HL, Jack S, Jensen BT, Levett D, Martinez-Palli G, Merchant Z, Moore J, Pecorelli N, Randall I, Riedel B, Schierbeck G, Slooter G, West M, Fiore JF Jr; Collaborators.

Br J Surg. 2026 Mar 4;113(3):znaf302. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf302.

PMID: 41830558

 

Integration of Pain Management Competencies in Canadian Physiotherapy Education: A National Survey of Curriculum, Teaching Practices, and Educators' …

N Augeard, A Bhanji, J Miller, G Bostick… - Physiotherapy Canada, 2026

 

 

*Analgesic drug usage is associated with differential methylation in lower back and neuropathic pain patients in the Quebec pain registry.

Ao X, Sun Y, Parisien M, Montagna F, de Araujo LOF, Meloto CB, Diatchenko L, Smith SB.

Pain. 2026 Feb 27. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003935. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41800707

 

 

The MacHAND performance assessment (MPA): Development and psychometric testing of the short English version (MPA-S) for the traumatic hand injury population.

Edger-Lacoursière Z, Calva V, Germain N, Leclerc IM, Marois-Pagé E, Schneider G, Shashoua D, Tremblay C, Vaillancourt A, Packham T, Sajjad A, Correa JA, Ahmed S, Nedelec B.

J Hand Ther. 2026 Jan-Mar;39(1):156-167. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.04.008. Epub 2025 Jun 26.

PMID: 40571450

 

Health technology assessment system in Switzerland: Current state, gaps, and prospects for improvement.

Alkhaldi M, Kachach R, Enjalbert L, Al Basuoni A, Alrubaie M, Ahmed S.

PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026 Mar 6;6(3):e0005848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005848. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 41790728

 

“You know, we're all human beings”: A qualitative study on the perceived needs of people experiencing chronic pain with regard to physiotherapy services

J Gervais-Hupé, A Filleul, K Perreault, I Gaboury… - Canadian Journal of Pain, 2026

 

 

Coping mechanisms as moderators in the association between sleep and pain problems in young adults with chronic overlapping pain conditions

AH Babiloni, L Sangalli, C Dal Fabbro, GJ Lavigne… - Journal of health psychology

 

Determining the Impact of a Physiotherapist-Led Primary Care Model for Low Back Pain: Protocol and Analysis Plan for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Embedded Process Evaluation.

Miller J, Donnelly C, McClintock C, Varette K, Camargo Y, Marsh J, Taljaard M, Mamun MSA, Bacchus G, Barber D, Cooper L, French S, Hill J, Green M, MacDermid J, Norman K, Richardson J, Tranmer J, Wideman T.

JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Feb 26;15:e89004. doi: 10.2196/89004.

PMID: 41747241

 

Stress Characteristics and Their Associations With Pain Intensity: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

…, S Lupien, L Dassieu, M Roy, É Vachon‐Presseau… - European Journal of Pain …, 2026

 

 

Psychometric Assessment of PROMIS-29 as a Measure of Recovery After Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Fermi F, Shirzadi S, Olleik G, Gagner ML, Nguyen-Powanda P, Khorasani E, Mousoulis C, Pecorelli N, Boutros M, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore JF Jr; Collaborators.

Anesth Analg. 2026 Feb 25. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007995. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41747020

 

 

Cost Evaluation of a Multimodal Prehabilitation Program for High-risk Lung Cancer Surgery

TN Ghezeljeh, AR Cho, A Guigui, L Douglas… - The Journal of Thoracic and …, 2026

 

 

Web‐based LAS‐FNAME and blood biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

C Gonzalez Corona, P Ospina Lopera, MC Rowe… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Mapping the integration of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in health technology assessment: a scoping review protocol of global knowledge and practices.

Alkhaldi M, Kachach R, Alrubaie M, Ghach W, Al Dallal S, Musina N, Albarqouni S, Ahmed S, Dawoud D, Al-Rabayah A, Jameleddine M, Fasseeh AN, Quaiattini A, Ahmed S.

Syst Rev. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s13643-026-03120-1. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41715226

Causal evidence linking chronic pain genetics to late-onset asthma via the nervous system.

Kolifarhood G, Parisien M, Fillingim M, Chen C, Chen Y, Dimitrov N, Zidan M, Hanumunthadu L, Her PH, Bhatnagar S, Diatchenko L, Grant AV.

Br J Anaesth. 2026 Mar;136(3):933-947. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.11.020. Epub 2026 Jan 17.

PMID: 41547614