Public Health Wales

Recent papers from Public Health Wales

1. Is SARS ‐ CoV ‐2 Infection ( COVID ‐19) Associated With Congenital Anomalies? A Population Study of Congenital Anomaly Surveillance Data and Maternal SARS ‐ CoV ‐2 Infection in WalesBirth Defects Research · 2026
2. Phylogenomics of captured Cryptosporidium sequenced directly from patient samples identifies clade-specific genomic architecture and host-adapted lineagesNature Communications · 2026
3. Understanding UK behavioural research capability in 2024: a cross-sector surveyBehavioural Public Policy · 2026
4. Associations of major congenital anomalies, long-term health conditions, and socioeconomic deprivation with educational attainment in Wales: A population-based data linkage studyPLoS Medicine · 2026
5. From behavioural insight to system design: Reframing the role of psychology in public healthPublic Health · 2026
6. Preoperative Risk Prediction Tools for Morbidity: An Evidence-Based PerspectiveAnesthesia & Analgesia · 2026
7. An early-phase process evaluation of a whole-systems approach to healthy weight among children and families in WalesPerspectives in Public Health · 2026
8. Creatinine Increases Have Consistent and Differential Prognostic Impact Across Kidney FunctionClinical Kidney Journal · 2026
9. How is cancer prehabilitation delivered in practice? A process evaluation of a Welsh cancer prehabilitation programmeBMC Cancer · 2026
10. Preoperative anaemia and iron deficiency in Wales: a national retrospective cohort study of postsurgical outcomes after major elective surgeryBritish Journal of Anaesthesia · 2026
11. Challenges in establishing epidemiological cut-off values for the Burkholderia cepacia complexJournal of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
12. International epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in people living with chronic lung infectionThorax · 2026
13. Applying the UK standards for public involvement: reflections and lessons from case studies across the UKResearch Involvement and Engagement · 2026
14. Investigating seizures in bariatric surgery patients: Pre- and postoperative perspectives: A systematic reviewObesity Pillars · 2026
15. Cancer Patients Mortality From Other Causes: A European Population‐Based StudyCancer Medicine · 2026
16. Myth-busting influenza and fear of adverse reactions in healthcare workers: two experimental studies on vaccination intentionsVaccine · 2026
17. Diagnostic performance of panfungal PCR on tissue specimens for the diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Fungal PCR Initiative (FPCRI)Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
18. Digital Health in Value-Based Cardiology and EP: Evidence, Gaps and Opportunities—A Systematic ReviewEuropean Heart Journal - Digital Health · 2026
19. From Algorithm Development to Clinical Implementation: A Systematic Review of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular MedicineTechnologies · 2026
20. ‘Don’t be scared,’ how community clubs could better support adolescent menstrual health for physical activity: realist inquiry to inform intervention developmentBMC Public Health · 2026