Month: <span>June 2025</span>
Month: June 2025

Responses of candidate intensity measures to different mental and motor load levels using upper limb exergames in typically developing children and adolescents

PLoS One. 2025 Jun 25;20(6):e0326371. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326371. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In (pediatric) neurorehabilitation, high-intensity therapy is well-recognized for enhancing rehabilitative outcomes. However, measures that …

Mental health disorders among children with special health needs: A population-based cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba, Canada

PLoS One. 2025 Jun 25;20(6):e0326672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326672. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: An estimated 15-22% of Canadian kindergarten-age children have a special health need (SHN), defined …

“All I want is to be involved in my treatment”: Experiences of HIV treatment and viral load monitoring among adolescents, young adults and healthcare providers in Tanzania

PLoS One. 2025 Jun 25;20(6):e0320272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320272. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Virologic response is the earliest indicator of HIV treatment, making it the gold standard …

An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK

J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2025 Jun 25:1-14. doi: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2503348. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: Increasing evidence supports the mental health benefits of outdoor, …

Excess mortality in winter in Argentina from 1997 to 2017: an approach based on public health and an epistemic dispute from the Global South

Cad Saude Publica. 2025 Jun 20;41(5):e00168524. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XES168524. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT Excess mortality in winter is studied in the Global North as a manifestation of …

Small and sick newborn care: Changes in service readiness scoring between baseline and 2023 for 65 neonatal units implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania

PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025 Jun 25;5(6):e0004367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004367. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT Health Facility Assessments (HFAs) are important for measuring and tracking service readiness for …

Cost-effectiveness of immunization strategies to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus in the Netherlands

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec;21(1):2521912. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2521912. Epub 2025 Jun 25. ABSTRACT The European Medicines Agency has authorized two interventions to prevent lower respiratory tract …

Effects of maternal anemia on low-birth-weight in Sub-Sahara African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS One. 2025 Jun 25;20(6):e0325450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325450. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Maternal anemia is a major public health concern that affects women globally, with a …