Paul Simpson, Deputy Editor of PLOS Medicine, looks forward to the upcoming Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Scientific Days Conference (May…
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Conference news MSF Scientific Days: An Opportunity to Think Critically and Do BetterRead more
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Conference news A Conference without Borders: MSF Scientific Days 2016Read more
Paul Simpson, Deputy Editor of PLOS Medicine, looks forward to this year’s Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Days. One of the highlights of my…
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10th Anniversary PLOS Medicine’s Big Food Series: Shining a Spotlight on Industry’s Influence on HealthRead more
PLOS Medicine Deputy Editor, Paul Simpson, reflects on the PLOS Medicine Series on Big Food, which was published in 2012. ‘The Food…
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General Speaking of Medicine’s Highlights from 2013Read more
As is traditional at this time of year we look back over some of the best blogs published in Speaking of Medicine…
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General New Nigerian Case Study in PLOS Medicine’s Series on Global Mental Health PracticeRead more
At the launch of the Turning the World Upside Down website earlier this year Paul Farmer, from Harvard University, spoke of the…
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General Gun Control, Woopty Doo!Read more
For someone who was lucky enough to grow up and live in a country where guns aren’t household objects, it is difficult…
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General Should the Alcohol Industry Inform Evidence-Based Health Policy?Read more
In a Policy Forum article published in this week’s PLOS Medicine Jim McCambridge and colleagues analyze submissions made by Alcohol Industry actors…
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General Violence Against Individuals with DisabilityRead more
Last week PLOS ONE published a paper on violence against people with disability in England and Wales. The study is a cross-sectional…
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General New Approaches to Maternal Mortality in AfricaRead more
Earlier this week the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge, UK hosted…
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Access Is it okay to be just another researcher?Read more
You’ve finally managed to satisfy the difficult reviewer and the pesky editors, and your manuscript has been accepted for publication. It has…
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General World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsRead more
Sunday 20th November is this year’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The day is not only an opportunity to remember those…
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Road Traffic Crashes Over 1 Million Dead in Road Traffic Crashes This YearRead more
A few weeks ago the number of people killed in road traffic crashes this year passed the one million mark. In fact…