In part two of a two-part series from the 2018 meeting of the American Public Health Association, PLOS Medicine Chief Editor Larry Peiperl reports from…
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Conference news Report from the 2018 APHA Meeting, Part 2: Approaches to Reducing Gun ViolenceRead more
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General Interpreting chest x-rays and predicting severe nearsightedness: Launching our Special Issue on Machine Learning in Health and BiomedicineRead more
Associate Editor Linda Nevin discusses highlights from the first week of the PLOS Medicine’s Machine Learning in Health and Biomedicine Special Issue This…
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General Combatting MDR-TB: Bringing a Knife to a GunfightRead more
Animesh Sinha, a physician with Médecins Sans Frontières, describes how bedaquiline and delamanid changed the game for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and stresses…
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General Inexcusable Excuses: Reluctance to Quickly Improve MDR-TB TreatmentRead more
It’s time to stop making excuses and start taking action and implement the new WHO guidance for treating MDR-TB, argue Helena Huerga…
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General Community ART groups: bringing HIV treatment closer to patient’s homes and to communities in conflictRead more
Charles Ssonko of Médecins sans Frontières describes the role of community groups in maintaining access to antiretroviral drugs for patients in Central…
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General Mobilizing the Research Community for TB – The Time Is NowRead more
Els Torreele, the Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Access Campaign, suggests ways world leaders can use this week’s first ever…
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Call for Papers PLOS Medicine Special Issue: New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and EliminationRead more
We’ve extended the submission deadline! The new deadline for research submissions is November 16th. The editors of PLOS Medicine together with guest…
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Big Food The Sickness Lurking Beneath World Cup FeverRead more
While watching the World Cup, Dean Schillinger was reminded of the ongoing back-and-forth matchup between the soda industry and public health advocates. Last…
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Conference news The Power of the Pediatrician’s Voice: Reflections on PAS 2018Read more
Organizers and award recipients from the 2018 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting describe talks that left a lasting impression. The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)…
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General A Focused Intervention: The Provider’s Role in Firearm Violence PreventionRead more
Update: There’s a new educational video for health care providers from the What You Can Do initiative, Preventing Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A…
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Channels The Antimicrobial Resistance Channel – uniting the four pillars of AMR researchRead more
PLOS, in collaboration with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), is delighted to launch the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Channel. This…
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General In Honor of the late Dr. Stanley FalkowRead more
Ralph Isberg, Editorial Advisor and former Section Editor for PLOS Pathogens, remembers his friend, colleague, and mentor Stanley Falkow, and reflects on…