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primary school-based screening and intervention delivery for childhood anxiety problems</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&&]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-1">20 February 2025<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-2"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-2">Mental health:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/content/15/2/e089356" data-testid="article-link-2">Efficacy of psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy, or their combination, in chronic depression: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis using aggregated and individual patient data</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&&]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-2">19 February 2025<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-3"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-3">Mental health:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/content/15/2/e089956" data-testid="article-link-3">Development of a nomogram for predicting depression risk in patients with chronic kidney disease: an analysis of data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2014</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&&]:text-[0.875rem]" 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class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-4">Mental health:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/content/15/2/e089266" data-testid="article-link-4">Scoping review protocol of interventions for the mental health of women with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&&]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-4">17 February 2025<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bg-white p-4"><div class="undefined relative m-0 ml-auto flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col flex-wrap bg-white" data-testid="latestarticles_data"><div class="pt-0 pr-0 pb-4 pl-0 mx-auto flex items-center justify-center md:justify-start"><h2 class="m-0 inline-block p-0 text-center text-[1.75rem]" data-testid="title">Recent Articles</h2></div><div><div class="flex flex-col" data-testid="article-listing"><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-0"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-0">Health economics:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/cgi/content/short/15/2/e076914?rss=1" data-testid="article-link-0">Cost-effectiveness analysis of daratumumab 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