June 2026
Dr. Jane Xia recently contributed to the Mapping Menopause Research Priorities report, published by the Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s, and the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre.
Nethery E, Law MR, Cheng L, Bryan S, Clement F, Nickel N, Norman WV, Black A, Helmer-Smith M, McGrail K, Schummers L. Universal free contraception coverage policy impacts on out-of-pocket payments and contraception costs: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis. JAMA Health Forum; 2026;7(5):e261269. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1269.
Nethery E, Norman WV, Schummers L. Medication abortion pill access through community pharmacies in BC: two thirds offer timely dispensing, new research finds. Submitted to BC Medical Journal 2026; 68(5): 164–165.
Schummers L, Nethery E, Norman, WV. Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger (2025) paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2026;198: 13–15. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.03.018.
Okpani AI, Stucchi A, Cheng L, Hamza KL, Mooney D, Adu P, Zeitouny S, Grépin KS, Hutcheon JA, Schummers L, Law MR. The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data. Revisions submitted to Health Policy & Planning. 2026;41(5): 776–784. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czag045.
Warner A, Lee S, Pawlovich J, Aldred T, Allard M, Christie D, James A, Kang D, Nouhi K, Lynd L, Michell R, Patrick A, Ratnarajah E, Singh A, Storey S, Hoekstra F. Experiences and perceptions within a co-created drone transport initiative with rural First Nation and Non–First Nation communities: Semistructured interview study. J Particip Med 2026;18:e82720. DOI: 10.2196/82720
Kalau O, Johnson P, Oh J, Prat A, Vausour IM, Laule C, Tam R, Keane C, Morrow SA, Wilken J, Schabas A, Lynd LD, Patten SB, Wilman AH, Zhang Y, Yong VW, Kolind SH, Traboulsee A. Myelin damage in radiologically isolated syndrome is associated with decreased processing speed. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin 2026: OnlineFirst: https://doi.org/10.1177/20552173261446217
Tam ACT, Naik H, Gilding AJ, Trenaman L, Khosravi-Hafshejani T, Lynd LD, Zhang W. Productivity Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with Alopecia Areata: A Canada-wide cross-sectional study. J Cutan Med Surgery. 2026. OnlineFirst: https://doi.org/10.1177/120347542614458
Access to medication abortion through community pharmacies in BC: Two-thirds offer timely dispensing, E Nethery, L Schummers, BCMJ, Jun 1/26, https://bcmj.org/interviews/access-medication-abortion-through-community-pharmacies-bc-two-thirds-offer-timely
Lee LE, Khoury M, Churchill N, Vavosour I, Johnson P, Traboulsee A, Lynd LD, Prat A, Zhang Y, Feinstein A, Simon G, Hodaie M, Kolind S, Schweizer T, Oh J. Cerebellar magnetization transfer ratio and its relationship to clinical outcomes in radiologically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler J. 2026: 1–10. DOI: 10.1177/13524585261450926
MacDonald BJ, Wu C, Hawkins NM, Munday F, Mackay K, Turgeon RD. Cost-effectiveness of Pharmacist- and Nurse Practitioner-led Medication Management for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Can J Cardiol 2026;online. Available at: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(26)00397-1/fulltext New release: https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/enlisting-pharmacists-and-nurse-practitioners-in-medication-management-can-fill-critical-gaps-in-heart-failure-care-save-lives-and-reduce-hospital-stays
