<span class="vcard">John Joseph</span>
John Joseph

The efficacy of real versus sham external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) in youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) over 4 weeks: a protocol for a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, phase IIb study (ATTENS)

BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):326. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05650-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), if severe, is usually treated with stimulant or non-stimulant medication. However, users …

Ultra-processed foods and human health: An umbrella review and updated meta-analyses of observational evidence

Clin Nutr. 2024 Apr 18;43(6):1386-1394. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.04.016. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND & AIMS: Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake has increased sharply over the last …

Cancer diagnosis after emergency presentations in people with mental health and substance use conditions: a national cohort study

BMC Cancer. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):546. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12292-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cancer survival and mortality outcomes for people with mental health and substance use conditions (MHSUC) are …

A Chinese adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A): factor structure and psychometric properties

BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):331. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05783-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) …

School-aged children’s movement behaviours and subjective health complaints in Japan: a cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures and after school reopenings

BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):1204. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18712-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Social restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have altered children’s movement behaviours and impacted their …

Prioritization of maternal and newborn health policies and their implementation in the eastern conflict affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a political economy analysis

Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Apr 30;22(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s12961-024-01138-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal and neonatal mortality remains a major concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo …

Possible vertical transmission of Chikungunya virus infection detected in the cord blood samples from a birth cohort in Vietnam

J Infect Public Health. 2024 Apr 21;17(6):1050-1056. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.04.012. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus (genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae) …