This week the government of Newfoundland & Labrador filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen tobacco manufacturers to recover the costs…
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General Tobacco industry again in the firing lineRead more
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General A Story of Renewable Energy Use in Rural ChinaRead more
Guest blog by Angela Ni, Fulbright Fellow 2010-2011, Yunnan, China ([email protected]) Nestled in the foothills of central Yunnan, Caotianba is a small…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Adolescent alcohol use; Human rights in Burma; HIV decline in ZimbabweRead more
Three new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine: In a systematic review of cohort studies of adolescent drinking and later…
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General Emergency Medicine Australasia no longer accepting drug company advertisingRead more
The journal, Emergency Medicine Australasia, has just announced it will no longer accept advertising from drug companies. In an editorial announcing the…
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General The future of US health reform lies in the hands of one manRead more
Guest blog by Gavin Yamey, lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco It has become increasingly…
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Policy A new resolution on health protection during armed conflictRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, freelance editor, [email protected] A new resolution that stresses the importance of health protection during armed conflict has recently been launched…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: IPTc for Malaria in children; Drug approval policies for AfricaRead more
Five new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, including three articles on ITPc for malaria and a Perspective on these…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Call for papers; Distance to treatment; Delphi technique; malERARead more
This is a big publishing week for PLoS Medicine, with an editorial call for papers, two additional articles and a new collection…
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Global Health No Health Without Research – World Health Report for 2012Read more
Guest blog by Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organization. “I see no way out of our vicious cycle…
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General Joint Statement of the malERA Leadership Council on Supplement in PLoS MedicineRead more
We’re delighted to feature on our blog a joint statement from members of the malERA Leadership Council, voicing their support for publication…
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General malERA Supplement: a research agenda for malaria eradicationRead more
Today we’re delighted to publish a Collection of 12 reviews, comprising three reflective pieces and nine research and development agendas, as part…
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Conference news Cuban doctors: overlooked champions of the health and human resources crisisRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, freelance editor ([email protected]) This week, the Second Global Forum on health and human resources takes place in Bangkok, Thailand…