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Allen AJ, Nguyen N, Lorman V, Maltenfort M, Saleh Mohammad Mosa A, Sekar A, Mejias A, Taylor E, Mendonca EA, Nabower AM, Oxner A, Paules C, Williams DA, Christakis DA, Sills MR, Jhaveri R, Gonzalez S, Blecker S, Suresh S, Schuyler Jones W, Charles Bailey L, Cummins MR, Chrischilles EA, Forrest CB, Rao S; RECOVER consortium.
Respiratory and Other Infections Following COVID.
Pediatrics. 2025 Sep 1;156(3):e2024068280.

Anyimadu EA, Engelbart JM, Semprini J, Kahl A, Trentz C, Buatti JM, Casavant TL, Charlton ME, Canahuate G.
Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC.
JTO Clin Res Rep. 2024 Oct 19;6(1):100747.

Bush E, Nidey N, Merhar S, Wexelblatt S, Schwartz T, Weber S, McAllister J.
Instrument-based vision screening and outcomes in young children following prenatal exposure to buprenorphine or methadone: a retrospective cohort study.
J AAPOS. 2025 Aug;29(4):104259.

Carnahan RM, Chandramouleeshwaran S, Ahsan N, Raymond R, Nobrega JN, Wang W, Fischer CE, Flint AJ, Herrmann N, Kumar S, Lanctôt KL, Mah L, Mulsant BH, Pollock BG, Rajji TK.
Relationship of the revised anticholinergic drug scale with cultured cell-based serum anticholinergic activity and cognitive measures in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or remitted depression.
Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Jun;45(6):332-340. Erratum in: Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Nov 25.

Chapman CG, Polgreen PM, Suneja M, Carter BL, Polgreen LA.
Association of Documented High Blood Pressure Measurements with Time to Hypertension Diagnosis.
Am J Med. 2025 Sep 24:S0002-9343(25)00632-1.

Chapman CG, Polgreen PM, Suneja M, Carter BL, Polgreen LA.
Factors Associated With Discussing High Blood Pressure Readings in Clinical Notes.
Am J Hypertens. 2025 Mar 17;38(4):225-232.

Chapman CG, Schroeder MC, Marcussen B, Carr LJ.
Identifying Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases by Using the Exercise Vital Sign to Screen for Physical Inactivity.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2025 Jan 2;22:E02.

Chen J, Lei Y, Wu Q, Zhou T, Zhang B, Becich MJ, Bisyuk Y, Blecker S, Chrischilles EA, Christakis DA, Cowell LG, Cummins MR, Fernandez SA, Fort D, Gonzalez S, Herring SJ, Horne BD, Horowitz C, Liu M, Kim S, Mirhaji P, Mosa ASM, Muszynski JA, Paules CI, Sato A, Schwenk HT, Sengupta S, Suresh S, Taylor BW, Williams DA, He Y, Morris JS, Jhaveri R, Forrest CB, Chen Y.
Vaccine Effectiveness Among 5- to 17-year-old Individuals with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An EHR-Based Target Trial Emulation Study from the RECOVER Project.
medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 8:2025.02.07.25321814.

Eggers S, Nagdeo KP, Sachdev K, Robinson D, Deierlein AL, Lane JM, Gennings C, Walker RW, Snetselaar L, Nidey N, O’Neal EE, Midya V.
Nutritional Modulation of the Gut Microbiome in Relation to Prenatal Lead-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Review.
Nutrients. 2025 Nov 26;17(23):3700.

Ejughemre U, Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Effects of Medicaid Coverage on Work: Evidence From Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage.
Health Serv Res. 2025 Oct 9:e70055.

Ejughemre U, Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Effects of the continuous Medicaid coverage provision of the family first coronavirus response act on postpartum Medicaid coverage, depression symptoms, and birth control use.
Health Serv Res. 2025 Jun;60(3):e14395.

Goode AP, Goertz C, Chakraborty H, Salsbury SA, Broderick S, Levy BT, Ryan K, Settles S, Hort S, Dolor RJ, Chrischilles EA, Kasper S, Stahl JE, Almond C, Reed SD, Shannon Z, Harris D, Daly J, Winokur P, Lurie JD.
Implementation of the American- College of Physicians Guideline for Low Back Pain (IMPACt-LBP): protocol for a healthcare systems embedded multisite pragmatic cluster-randomised trial.
BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 26;15(3):e097133.

Greiner AL, Haeri S, Nidey NL.
Preterm Births and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician Workforce Location in the United States.
Am J Perinatol. 2025 Oct;42(13):1738-1742.

Greteman BB, Cole A, Charlton ME, Shannon J, Kepka D, Paskett ED, Borrayo EA, Studts JL, Thompson HS, Scarinci I, Hinton LC, Chrischilles EA, Garcia-Auguste CJ, Christini K, Aker H, Plascak JJ, Harper FWK, Baskin ML, Bae S, Pandya V, Kim YI, Faseru B, Befort C, Kuo H, Dignan M, Canedo J, Champion V, Drake BF, Davis KL, Friedman DL, Elsaid MI, Mama SK, Cohn WF.
Cancer-related health behaviors during the COVID 19 pandemic in geographically diverse samples across the US.
BMC Cancer. 2025 Jan 9;25(1):50.

Greteman BB, Tomasson MH, Kahl AR, Wahlen MM, Bates ML, Strouse C, Charlton ME.
Comparison of outcomes by race among a population-based matched sample of multiple myeloma patients.
Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Apr;36(4):433-442.

Hourcade JP, O’Rorke M, Chrischilles E, Rudzianski NJ, Gryzlak B, Peterman K, Ortman C, Wolstencroft S, Bean M, Gellerman E, Mailman JA, Wahmann M.
Personal Health Record Software for Neuroendocrine Tumors: Patient-Centered Design Approach.
JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Jun 3;12:e68788.

Ingram SH, De Roos AJ, Wallace RB, Parks CG, Lane DS, Martin LW, Zannas AS, Mouton CP, Michael YL.
Influence of occupational stress on breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative.
Health Psychol. 2025 Apr;44(4):335-344.

Khader EI, Polgreen LA.
Blood Pressure in Young Adults in Iowa.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2025 Aug;27(8):e70119.

Levine SZ, Rotstein A, Reichenberg A, Wallace RB.
Unraveling the phenotypic expression of ADHD symptoms in middle- and older-aged adults: insights from confirmatory factor analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study.
Psychol Med. 2025 Aug 7;55:e225.

Li D, Chan HY, Yu ASL, Kellum JA, Fuhrman DY, Chrischilles EA, Cowell LG, Chandaka S, Kean J, McTigue KM, Mosa ASM, Taylor B, Waitman LR, Syed M, Hu Y, Liu M.
Clustering analysis of multi-site electronic health records reveals distinct subphenotypes in stage-1 acute kidney injury.
Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Jul 3;5(1):274.

Lorman V, Bailey LC, Song X, Rao S, Hornig M, Utidjian L, Razzaghi H, Mejias A, Leikauf JE, Brill SB, Allen A, Bunnell HT, Reedy C, Mosa ASM, Horne BD, Geary CR, Chuang CH, Williams DA, Christakis DA, Chrischilles EA, Mendonca EA, Cowell LG, McCorkell L, Liu M, Cummins MR, Jhaveri R, Blecker S, Forrest CB; RECOVER Consortium.
Pediatric Long COVID Subphenotypes: An EHR-based study from the RECOVER program.
PLOS Digit Health. 2025 Apr 10;4(4):e0000747.

Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Use in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Birth. 2025 Jun;52(2):329-336.

Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Children’s oral health care use and oral health in the United States after the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2025 Oct 14:S0002-8177(25)00542-2.

Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Effects of Continuous Medicaid Coverage in 2020-2023 on Children’s Health Insurance Coverage, Access to Care, Health Services Use by Type, and Health Status.
Health Serv Res. 2025 Aug 31:e70034.

Lyu W, Wehby GL, Kaestner R.
Effects of income on infant health: Evidence from the expanded child tax credit and pandemic stimulus checks.
J Health Econ. 2025 May;101:102989.

Nash SH, Loeffler BT, Verhage E, Sorensen J, Slater VE, Elenwa F, Erdrich J, Livermont T, Sanderson PR, Blackwater C, Smith BJ, Ulmer KK, McDowell BD.
Comorbidities among American Indian and Alaska Native People with Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Study.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Nov 3;34(11):1914-1923.

Nash SH, Verhage E, McDowell BD, Neuner J, Chrischilles E, Lizarraga IM, Schroeder M.
Body Weight and Breast Cancer Treatment Experiences: Results From the Share Thoughts on a Breast Cancer Study.
Cancer Med. 2025 Feb;14(3):e70628.

Navar AM, Shah NP, Shrader P, Thomas LE, Ahmad Z, Allred C, Chamberlain AM, Chrischilles EA, Dhalwani N, Effron MB, Hayek S, Jones LK, Kalich B, Shapiro MD, Wójcik C, Peterson ED.
Achievement of LDL-C <55 mg/dL among US adults: Findings from the cvMOBIUS2 registry.
Am Heart J. 2025 Jan;279:107-117.

Nidey N, Gerdts G, Kavouras M, Schiff DM.
Addressing stigma for families affected by opioid use disorder.
Semin Perinatol. 2025 Feb;49(1):152018.

Nidey N, Kaplan HC, Ford S, Prasad M, Lannon C.
Perinatal Naloxone Care Practices: Survey Results From Persons With OUD and Providers.
J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;19(1):62-67.

Nidey N, Raff E, Ferdous Khan MT, Watkins SL, McAllister JMJ, Kair L, Terplan M, Greiner A.
The Impact of Frequency of Cannabis Use on Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy.
J Addict Med. 2025 Sep-Oct 01;19(5):611-614.

O’Rorke MA, Werner IR, McDowell BD, Chrischilles EA.
Misclassification Matters: A Case for Utilization of Histologic Coding in UK Biobank Analyses.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Jul 1;34(7):1055-1058.

Ogilvie AC, Carnahan RM, Mendizabal A, Gilbertson-White S, Seaman A, Chrischilles E, Schultz JL.
Factors Influencing Discharges to Hospice for Patients With Late-Stage Huntington’s Disease.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Jul;42(7):644-652.

Ogilvie AC, Carnahan RM, Mendizabal A, Gilbertson-White S, Seaman AT, Chrischilles EA, Schultz JL.
Predictors of Health Care Utilization for Individuals With Manifest Huntington Disease.
Neurol Clin Pract. 2025 Jun;15(3):e200471.

Pagedar NA, Semprini JT, Zahnd WE, Charlton ME, Kahl AR, Seaman AT.
In Reference to Effect of Rurality in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review.
Laryngoscope. 2025 Jul;135(7):E33-E34.

Qian H, Wehby GL.
Effects of refundable state earned income tax credits on access to medical and dental services of low-income mothers.
SSM Popul Health. 2025 Mar 19;30:101787.

Raynor P, Hutto A, Patel K, Goforth A, Corbett C, West D, Eichelberger K, Guille C, Nidey N, Vick L, Litwin A.
Exploring maternal grief and shame in addiction recovery for pregnant and early parenting women using community-based participatory research: a qualitative descriptive study.
Front Glob Womens Health. 2025 Sep 16;6:1565260.

Richards JR, Pace BD, Lynch AC, Weber AN, Bruss JE, Vaidya JG, Jawish R, Jones KG, Mickey BJ, Carnahan RM, Trapp NT.
Dual-target theta burst rTMS for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: An open-label pilot clinical trial.
Brain Stimul. 2025 Nov-Dec;18(6):1952-1954.

Schroeder MC, Birken SA, Lizarraga IM, Kirk MA, Wagi CR, Engelbart JM, Johnson EC, Wahlen MM, Seaman AT, Charlton ME.
Application of MODIFI to the adaptation of a complex, multilevel intervention to enhance access to high-quality cancer services in rural cancer hospitals.
Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Oct 16;6(1):105.

Schroeder MC, Semprini J, Kahl AR, Lizarraga IM, Birken SA, Wahlen MM, Johnson EC, Gorzelitz J, Seaman AT, Charlton ME.
Geographic distance to Commission on Cancer-accredited and nonaccredited hospitals in the United States.
J Rural Health. 2025 Jan;41(1):e12862.

Semprini JT, Devine JW, Lizarraga IM, Charlton ME.
Hospital Accreditation and Geographic Disparities in Timely Cancer Care.
Health Serv Res. 2025 Jun 6:e14655.

Simmering JE, Polgreen LA, Francis SL, Strom AJ, Segre AM, Polgreen PM.
Using a Fitbit-based Walking Game to Improve Physical Activity Among U.S. Veterans.
Mil Med. 2025 Jan 16;190(1-2):194-201.

Slater VE, Carnahan RM, Strouse CS, O’Rorke MA, Smith BJ, Chrischilles EA.
Changes in first-line treatment patterns according to frailty in chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2025 Nov;66(11):2078-2089.

Smith MJ, Roberts EK, Charlton ME, Oleson JJ.
Incorporating small-area estimation into mediation analyses with areal datasets.
Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2025 Aug;54:100735.

Sorensen JL, West MM, Robinson KM, Charlton ME, Lizarraga IM, Nash SH.
Patient Perspectives on Impact of Weight and Weight Stigma on Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study.
Cancer Med. 2025 Mar;14(6):e70823.

Wahlen MM, Schroeder MC, Bojorquez PY, Birken SA, Semprini JT, Gorzelitz JS, Seaman AT, Sadri L, Broman K, Lizarraga IM, Charlton ME.
A survey of cancer affiliate network hubs in the US: goals, composition, resources, and evaluation.
Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec;36(12):1919-1926.

Weaver L, Tran CG, Kahl AR, Troester A, Mishra A, Prakash A, Brauer D, Charlton ME, Hassan I, Goffredo P.
Patterns of care in patients with asymptomatic stage IV colon cancer: A population-based analysis.
Surgery. 2025 Aug;184:109408.

Wehby GL.
Early-Life Low Lead Levels and Academic Achievement in Childhood and Adolescence.
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e2512796.

Wehby GL.
Obstetric Unit Closure Effects on Child Academic Achievement, Infant Health, and Maternal Care.
Matern Child Health J. 2025 Jun;29(6):825-834.

Wehby GL, Lyu W, Reynolds J, Levy SM.
Effects of Expanding Medicaid Dental Coverage on General Health Status of Low-Income Adults.
Med Care. 2025 Aug 1;63(8):606-613.

Wu Q, Zhang B, Tong J, Bailey LC, Bunnell HT, Chen J, Chrischilles EA, Christakis DA, Downs SM, Hirabayashi K, Mishkin AD, Mosa ASM, Pajor NM, Rao S, Razzaghi H, Schwenk HT, Sills MR, Wang H, Wang L, Wang Y, Zhang D, Zhou T, Jhaveri R, Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ, Morris JS, Forrest CB, Chen Y; RECOVER Consortium.
Real-world effectiveness and causal mediation study of BNT162b2 on long COVID risks in children and adolescents.
EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Dec 6;79:102962.

Xu L, Sharma H, Wehby GL.
Effects of Nursing Home Closures on Occupancy and Finances of Nearby Nursing Homes.
Med Care Res Rev. 2025 Apr;82(2):153-164.

Zahnd WE, Gorzelitz J, Charlton ME, Reisinger HS, Nash SH, Seaman AT.
Rural-urban differences in the symptoms, side effects, and physical activity of cancer survivors in the United States.
Prev Med. 2025 Oct;199:108380.

Zhang D, Stein R, Lu Y, Zhou T, Lei Y, Li L, Chen J, Arnold J, Becich MJ, Chrischilles EA, Chuang CH, Christakis DA, Fort D, Geary CR, Hornig M, Kaushal R, Liebovitz DM, Mosa ASM, Morizono H, Mirhaji P, Dotson JL, Pulgarin C, Sills MR, Suresh S, Williams DA, Baldassano RN, Forrest CB, Chen Y; Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative.
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract Outcomes During the Postacute Phase of COVID-19.
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 3;8(2):e2458366.

Zhang B, Thacker D, Zhou T, Zhang D, Lei Y, Chen J, Chrischilles EA, Christakis DA, Fernandez S, Garg V, Kim S, Mosa ASM, Sills MR, Taylor BW, Williams DA, Wu Q, Forrest CB, Chen Y.
Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records.
Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 11;16(1):3445.

Zhang B, Wu Q, Jhaveri R, Zhou T, Becich MJ, Bisyuk Y, Blanceró F, Chrischilles EA, Chuang CH, Cowell LG, Fort D, Horowitz CR, Kim S, Ladino N, Liebovitz DM, Liu M, Mosa ASM, Schwenk HT, Suresh S, Taylor BW, Williams DA, Morris JS, Forrest CB, Chen Y; RECOVER Consortium.
Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Sep 30:S1473-3099(25)00476-1.

Zhang B, Wu Q, Jhaveri R, Zhou T, Becich MJ, Bisyuk Y, Blanceró F, Chrischilles EA, Chuang CH, Cowell LG, Fort D, Horowitz CR, Kim S, Ladino N, Liebovitz DM, Liu M, Mosa ASM, Schwenk HT, Suresh S, Taylor BW, Williams DA, Morris JS, Forrest CB, Chen Y.
Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron Era is Associated with Increased Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A RECOVER-EHR Cohort Study.
medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Mar 30:2025.03.28.25324858. Update in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Sep 30:S1473-3099(25)00476-1.