Evaluation of a hand hygiene intervention in two primary schools using UV-based feedback and AI-assisted image analysis.

Bordas A, Colom-Cadena A, Aceiton J, Martínez-Torres S, García-Pino A, Escaramis G, Muntada E, Rey-Reñones C, Gens-Barberà M, Casabona J, Basora J, Martín-Luján F.

Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2026 Sep 17;12:100856. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100856. eCollection 2026 Dec.

PMID: 42830801      Free PMC article.

Women’s perspectives on urine sample collection in primary care when presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection: A qualitative study.

Moragas A, Llor C.

Aten Primaria. 2026 Sep 29;58(12):103622. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2026.103622. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42810136      No abstract available.

Assessing and strengthening health promotion in local governments: Development and structure of the PROMOACTIVA-GL tool.

Mujika A, Pumar-Méndez MJ, Anton-Solanas I, Lopez-Dicastillo O, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Hernantes N.

Health Policy. 2026 Sep 18;174:105774. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105774. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42804840

SALSA (Health, Nutrition and Sociability): Community networks for healthy eating, autonomy, and social interaction: Study protocol for a clinical randomized trial.

Ruiz-Comellas A, Gual I, Catalina QM, Ramírez-Morros A, Juárez F, Vidal-Alaball J, Roura E.

Adv Clin Exp Med. 2026 Sep;35(9):1687-1694. doi: 10.17219/acem/215409.

PMID: 42803087

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Care in Catalonia: A Qualitative Study with Healthcare Professionals on the Management of Uncertainty and the Possibilities of Technological and Digital Developments.

Gabriel EM, Nooriankafshgari F, García-Sierra R, Vallvé CS, Parellada-Moreno D, Ruesjas VA, Herrero-Fresneda I, Torán-Monserrat P.

Healthcare (Basel). 2026 Sep 9;14(18):2928. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14182928.

PMID: 42793468      Free PMC article.

Patterns in the dynamics of respiratory viruses after the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational, retrospective study using sentinel surveillance network data, Catalonia, 2022 to 2025.

Perramon-Malavez A, Coma E, Mendez-Boo L, Hermosilla E, Basile L, Fina F, Antón A, Mendioroz J; SIVIC Network Steering Group.

Euro Surveill. 2026 Sep;31(38):2600065. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.38.2600065.

PMID: 42788272      Free PMC article.

Functional and Social Vulnerability in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Managed in Primary Care: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Montserrat-Capdevila J.

Cureus. 2026 Aug 22;18(8):e114975. doi: 10.7759/cureus.114975. eCollection 2026 Aug.

PMID: 42769999      Free PMC article.

[Learning to swim should not be a privilege: water competence, drowning prevention and equity].

Romaguera-Bosch M, Sarmiento-Cruz M, Alòs Colomer F.

Gac Sanit. 2026 Sep 18;40:102658. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2026.102658. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42759282      Spanish.      No abstract available.

Role of gender, age and rurality in benzodiazepine consumption in Catalonia, 2018-2022: a retrospective longitudinal drug utilisation study.

Barrera Aranda B, Aznar-Lou I, Peñarrubia-María MT, Chilet Rosell E, Puig-García M, Lumbreras B, López-Pintor E, Beltrán Pérez A, Parker LA.

BMJ Public Health. 2026 Sep 15;4(3):e004639. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004639. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 42756984      Free PMC article.

Defining social prescribing link worker practice in Europe: an international Delphi consensus study of core functions, training needs and implementation conditions.

Petrazzuoli F, Vidal-Alaball J, Kloppe T, Brand S, Dias S, Dolan M, Dumitra G, Evers S, Halata D, Herrmann W, Jacquet JP, Javorska K, Kenkre J, Fando CL, Mendive JM, Mrduljaš-Đujić N, Napierala H, Neculau A, Paternoster S, Rebhandl E, Robins J, Thulesius H, Kurpas D; Link Worker Delphi Study Collaborative Group.

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15;16(9):e119992. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992.

PMID: 42744381      Free PMC article.

Maternal Consumption of Fruits, Vegetables and Fruit Juices in Relation to Offspring Weight at 4 Years.

Riggioni-Saborío L, Jardí C, Becerra-Tomás N, Cruz-Rodríguez J, Arija V.

Nutrients. 2026 Sep 6;18(17):2918. doi: 10.3390/nu18172918.

PMID: 42739090      Free PMC article.

Comment on: Treatment gaps and risk factors for multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales in Belize: A 6-year (2018-2023) nationwide retrospective analysis.

Moragas A, Llor C.

Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2026 Sep 10;13:20499361261487109. doi: 10.1177/20499361261487109. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.

PMID: 42729777      Free PMC article.      No abstract available.

Mental health impact of COVID-19 among Spanish health care workers: A 3-year longitudinal study (MINDCOVID).

Alonso J, Vilagut G, Amigo F, Ruiz-Rivera M, Ferrer M, Aragón-Peña A, Aragonès E, Campos M, Del Cura-González I, Urreta I, Forjaz MJ, González Pinto A, Haro JM, López Fresneña N, Martínez de Salázar A, Molina JD, Ortí Lucas RM, Parellada M, Pelayo-Terán JM, Pérez Zapata A, Plana MN, Puig T, Rius C, Rodriguez-Blazquez C, Sanz F, Serra C, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Vieta E, Pérez-Solá V, Mortier P; MINDCOVID Working Group.

Span J Psychiatry Ment Health. 2026 Sep 11:S2950-2853(26)00087-6. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpmh.2026.06.006. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42727923

Diagnostic accuracy and management of suspected acute otitis media: A multi-continental survey of primary care physicians using tympanic membrane images in clinical cases.

Lindman I, Ahlstrand L, Lundberg T, Moberg A, Mossberg K, Caballero L, Heal C, Coenen S, Picard I, Kaduszkiewicz H, Escales C, Hansmann-Wiest J, Fitzgerald N, Ito T, Haugen Fossum G, Braend AM, Eales O, Ngcobo S, Llor C, Van Hecke O, Ebell M, Gunnarsson R, Sundvall PD.

Eur J Gen Pract. 2026 Dec;32(1):2726138. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2026.2726138. Epub 2026 Sep 11.

PMID: 42726662      Free PMC article.

A multifactorial model of factors associated with PTSD, anxiety and depression among migrants in Spain.

Sainz-Elías H, Giné-Vázquez I, Butt Butt FM, Ayad Ahmed W, Bayes-Marin I, Lloret-Pineda A, Franch-Roca M, Mellor-Marsá B, Gabarrell-Pascuet A, Villalobos F, Alos-Belenguer MDC, He Y, Salomon Mallat E, Aparicio L, Espinal Cabeza M, Álvarez Bobo Ó, Osorio López Y, Haro JM, Cristóbal-Narváez P.

Front Psychol. 2026 Aug 26;17:1848469. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1848469. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 42718707      Free PMC article.

Over-the-counter antibiotic sales: a call for smarter stewardship rather than blanket restriction.

Llor C.

J Pharm Policy Pract. 2026 Sep 7;19(1):2709486. doi: 10.1080/20523211.2026.2709486. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 42713523      Free PMC article.      No abstract available.

An intersectional analysis of the socio-structural factors associated with anxiety and mood disorder diagnoses in young people in Catalonia: a primary care cohort study (2008-2022).

Bennett M, López-Jiménez T, Lozano-Sánchez A, Evangelidou S, Guzmán-Molina C, Francisco E, García M, Romaní O, Aragonès E, Jacques-Aviñó C.

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2026 Sep 8. doi: 10.1007/s00787-026-03182-5. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42709207

Efficacy, safety and predictors of response to minimally invasive treatments of the thyroid: a prospective study.

Bodoque-Cubas J, Gil-Boix JV, Martínez-Hervás S, Argüelles-Jiménez I, Fernández-Sáez J, Tofé-Povedano S.

Endocrine. 2026 Sep 7;91(1):287. doi: 10.1007/s12020-026-04728-y.

PMID: 42706390

Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and associated factors in pregnant Spanish women.

Cruz-Rodríguez J, Canals-Sans J, Jardí C, Arija V.

Women Health. 2026 Jul-Aug;66(6-7):357-371. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2026.2719873. Epub 2026 Aug 26.

PMID: 42643091

Eating Behavior Latent Profiles and Their Associations With Body Composition in Early Childhood: The CORALS Cohort.

Jimeno-Martínez A, Miguel-Berges ML, Maneschy I, Gil-Campos M, Leis R, Babio N, De Miguel-Etayo P, Navas-Carretero S, Portolés O, Colomer MF, Castro-Collado C, Picáns-Leis R, Farré N, Seral-Cortés M, Martínez JA, Jurado-Castro J, Vázquez-Cobela R, Rey-Reñones C, Pastor-Villaescusa B, Llorente-Cantarero F, Pérez-Vega KA, Salas-Salvadó J, Moreno LA, Masip G; CORALS group.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Oct;34(10):1904-1914. doi: 10.1002/oby.70279. Epub 2026 Aug 9.

PMID: 42571936      Free PMC article.

Effectiveness and waning of the fourth dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for the prevention of SARS-CoV2 infection related hospitalisations and deaths.

Li X, Mercadé-Besora N, Lam AS, Barboza C, Delmestri A, Duarte-Salles T, Man WY, Mosseveld M, Palomar-Cros A, Raventós B, Verhamme K, Català M, Jödicke AM.

J Infect. 2026 Sep;93(3):106825. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106825. Epub 2026 Aug 5.

PMID: 42556476

Continuous glucose monitoring in spanish primary care: Current situation and Delphi consensus to inform clinical practice recommendations.

Cebrián Cuenca AM, de la Cuadra-Grande A, Arranz Martínez E, Egocheaga Cabello MI, Mingorance Cruz N, Cuatrecasas Cambra G, Álvarez Hermida ÁB, Navarro J, Oyagüez I, Barrot de la Puente J; Consensus Group.

Prim Care Diabetes. 2026 Oct;20(5):562-573. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2026.07.007. Epub 2026 Jul 11.

PMID: 42436068

[INFADIMED: 15 years of healthy lifestyle education from primary care. Evolution, results and the role of the community nurse].

Ruiz-Mariscal E, Ollé-González M, Pallarés-Ejarque C, Fernández-Vallejo MM, Fernández-Blanco J, Fabrellas-Padres N; en nombre del grupo INFADIMED.

Aten Primaria. 2026 Oct;58(10):103580. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2026.103580. Epub 2026 Jul 10.

PMID: 42431174      Free PMC article.      Spanish.

Menstrual health and health-related quality of life in Spain: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

García-Egea A, López-Jiménez T, Rodríguez-Domínguez C, Mahtani-Chugani V, Apalategi-Gómez U, Fernández-Domínguez MJ, Martínez-Bueno C, Domínguez-Salas S, González-Hernández CDP, Berridi-Agirre M, Chacón-Docampo M, Baroja-Benlliure J, Arcos-Romero AI, González-Luis MJ, Gamboa-Moreno E, López-Rey N, Valls-Llobet C, Gómez-Gómez I, Perdiz-Álvarez C, Vicente-Hernández MM, Armijo-Sánchez A, Ostos-Serna R, Motrico E, Berenguera A, Medina-Perucha L.

Reprod Health. 2026 Jul 6;23(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s12978-026-02401-1.

PMID: 42410478      Free PMC article.

Clinical profile in type 2 diabetic patients diagnosed of heart failure: differences between primary care and hospital-based records.

Anton-Riera J, Rojo-López MI, Navas E, Lapena-Estella C, Muñoz MA, Cendrós V, López M, Franch J, Pérez-Jover MV, Verdú-Rotellar JM.

Prim Care Diabetes. 2026 Oct;20(5):613-619. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2026.07.006. Epub 2026 Jul 6.

PMID: 42409661

Trough-to-peak ratios and elimination half-lives of antihypertensive drugs: implications for 24-hour blood pressure control in primary care.

Serrat-Costa M, Coll de Tuero G, Vinyoles Bargalló E, Estévez Rovira E, Rosinach Bonet J, Albaladejo Blanco C, Agudo Ugena JP, Paz Bermejo M, Torras Borrell J, Rebagliato Nadal O, Vallès-Callol JA, Ricart W.

Aten Primaria. 2026 Oct;58(10):103566. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2026.103566. Epub 2026 Jul 3.

PMID: 42398262      Free PMC article.

The Experience of Care in People With Palliative Needs and Their Families: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.

Gil Méndez A, Checa Jiménez C, Bullich Marín I, Navarrete Reyes L, Watson Badia C, Granel Gimenez N, Ribera Barberan L, Subirana Casacuberta M, Leyva-Moral JM.

J Clin Nurs. 2026 Nov;35(11):5099-5116. doi: 10.1111/jocn.70406. Epub 2026 Jun 18.

PMID: 42316540      Free PMC article.      Review.

Genetic and epidemiological evidence linking respiratory and musculoskeletal diseases: shared risk factors and intervention windows.

Murrin O, Voller B, Woodward RM, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Türkmen D, Gu Q, Boddy K, Farmer L, Mancini M, Khalid S, Aveyard N, Fox C, Bowden J, Dudbridge F, Lamb SE, Masoli JAH, Violán C, Pilling LC, Frayling TM, Delgado J.

Respir Res. 2026 Jun 9;27(1):348. doi: 10.1186/s12931-026-03726-y.

PMID: 42260503      Free PMC article.

Abdominal aortic tortuosity is not associated with other vascular peripheral pathologies or classical cardiovascular risk factors.

Ribas-Aulinas F, Zacarias-Pons L, Benitez-Gracia D, Alves-Cabratosa L, Campos-Mercadé B, Domínguez-Armengol G, Martí-Lluch R, Benitez R, Lugones-Sánchez C, Puig J, Fernández Real JM, Garre-Olmo J, Ramos R.

Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 6;16(1):28606. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-55171-y.

PMID: 42251072      Free PMC article.

Maternal Exposure to Air Pollution and Fetal Growth: Comparison of Three Exposure Modeling Approaches.

Luo Y, Rivas I, Foraster M, Galmés T, Arévalo G, Barril L, Basagaña X, Bustamante M, Cirach M, Domínguez A, Jerrett M, Gascon M, Lao J, Mazarico E, Morillas À, Moreno T, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Persavento C, Raimbault B, Querol X, Sentís A, Schwartz J, Tonne C, Gómez-Roig MD, Llurba E, Sunyer J, Dadvand P.

Epidemiology. 2026 Nov 1;37(6):819-827. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000002011. Epub 2026 May 25.

PMID: 42179135

Predictive value of BMD for hip and other fractures: a meta-analysis to update FRAX.

Kanis JA, McCloskey EV, Johansson H, Liu E, Åkesson KE, Anderson FA, Azagra-Ledesma R, Bager CL, Beaudart C, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Biver E, Bruyère O, Cauley JA, Center JR, Chapurlat R, Christiansen C, Cooper C, Crandall CJ, Cummings SR, da Silva JAP, Dawson-Hughes B, Diez-Perez A, Dufour AB, Eisman JA, Elders PJM, Ferrari S, Fujita Y, Fujiwara S, Glüer CC, Goldshtein I, Goltzman D, Gudnason V, Hall J, Hans D, Hoff M, Hollick RJ, Huisman M, Iki M, Ish-Shalom S, Jones G, Karlsson MK, Khosla S, Kiel DP, Koh WP, Koromani F, Kotowicz MA, Kröger H, Kwok T, Lamy O, Langhammer A, Larijani B, Lippuner K, Mellström D, Merlijn T, Nordström A, Nordström P, O Neill TW, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Ohlsson C, Orwoll ES, Pasco JA, Rivadeneira F, Schei B, Schott AM, Shiroma EJ, Siggeirsdottir K, Simonsick EM, Sornay-Rendu E, Sund R, Swart K, Szulc P, Tamaki J, Torgerson DJ, van Schoor NM, van Staa TP, Vila J, Wareham NJ, Wright NC, Yoshimura N, Zillikens MC, Zwart M, Harvey NC, Lorentzon M, Leslie WD.

Osteoporos Int. 2026 May;37(5):1067-1085. doi: 10.1007/s00198-026-07925-7. Epub 2026 Mar 12.

PMID: 41820630

Implementation of a patient-centred complex intervention to improve Initial Medication Adherence to cardiovascular disease and diabetes treatments in primary care (the IMA-cRCT study): a mixed-methods process evaluation.

Corral-Partearroyo C, Sánchez-Viñas A, Peñarrubia-María MT, Gil-Girbau M, Aznar-Lou I, Palma-Vasquez C, Gallardo-González C, Olmos-Palenzuela MDC, Rubio-Valera M.

BMJ Qual Saf. 2026 Sep 21;35(10):673-686. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018403.

PMID: 40484629      Clinical Trial.