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PLOS’ medicine and healthcare journals cover a broad range of topics, from internal medicine and diseases, to healthcare facilities and occupational health. Read some of the latest and most talked about research from across our portfolio.

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Cardiovascular medicine

Measure by measure: Resting heart rate across the 24-hour cycle, PLOS Digital Health

The association between antihypertensive treatment and serious adverse events by age and frailty: A cohort study, PLOS Medicine

Healthcare facilities

Optimizing health facility location for universal health care: A case study from the Philippines, PLOS ONE

A systematic review of the prediction of hospital length of stay: Towards a unified framework, PLOS Digital Health

Infectious diseases

Human papillomavirus vaccination for adults aged 30 to 45 years in the United States: A cost-effectiveness analysis, PLOS Medicine

The burden of scrub typhus in India: A systematic review, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Nutrition

Child-appealing packaged food and beverage products in Canada–Prevalence, power, and nutritional quality, PLOS ONE

Nutritional care for children with feeding difficulties and disabilities: A scoping review, PLOS Global Public Health

Oncology

Circulating tumor DNA dynamics and recurrence risk in patients undergoing curative intent resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: A prospective cohort study, PLOS Medicine

Predicting breast cancer 5-year survival using machine learning: A systematic review, PLOS ONE

Public and occupational health

Accelerometer measured physical activity and the incidence of cardiovascular disease: Evidence from the UK Biobank cohort study, PLOS Medicine

Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study, PLOS Global Public Health

Surgical procedures

Interventions for treating obstetric fistula: An evidence gap map, PLOS Global Public Health

Circulating tumor DNA dynamics and recurrence risk in patients undergoing curative intent resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: A prospective cohort study, PLOS Medicine

Women’s health

A systematic review of the menstrual experiences of university students and the impacts on their education: A global perspective, PLOS ONE

Combined and progestagen-only hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer risk: A UK nested case–control study and meta-analysis, PLOS Medicine

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