Health and Community Sciences
Recent Submissions
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Replicating community dynamics reveals how initial composition shapes the functional outcomes of bacterial communities
(Nature Research, 31 March 2025)Bacterial communities play key roles in global biogeochemical cycles, industry, agriculture, human health, and animal husbandry. There is therefore great interest in understanding bacterial community dynamics so that they ... -
Recreational exposure to polluted open water and infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
(Elsevier, 13 March 2025)Background: Open water recreation (e.g. swimming, surfing) is growing in popularity alongside concerns about contracting infections as a result of wastewater (including sewage) and runoff pollution in seas, rivers, lakes, ... -
Tolerance of ambiguity and psychological wellbeing in newly qualified doctors: an analysis over multiple time points
(Wiley, 2025)Introduction: There is evidence of an association between tolerance of ambiguity and psychological wellbeing in doctors, but this relationship is not well understood. We explored this relationship, and the individual or ... -
Understanding the self-management experiences of people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), their caregivers, and the health care professionals who support them: A qualitative meta-study
(MA Healthcare, 2025)Aims: To understand the self-management experiences of people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), their caregivers and the health care professionals (HCPs) who support them. Methods: A systematic ... -
Creating safe atmospheres in surgery: experience one, create one, teach one
(Royal College of Surgeons of England, 24 April 2025)INTRODUCTION This study extends previous work on psychological safety in surgical multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) by analysing the ways that leaders try to create or maintain a ‘safe atmosphere’: one in which team members ...