As North America heads into summer, Peter Hotez, co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, discusses the risk for Zika outbreaks and hopes Mr…
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General American Zika in 2016 and 2017: The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde and Dr. JekyllRead more
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General PLOS Collection on Minimally Invasive Autopsies in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesRead more
PLOS Medicine introduces the Minimally Invasive Autopsy Collection High quality data on the cause of death are important to help prioritize health policies, particularly…
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Conference news Epicentre/ Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2017: Research and Discussion from the Malaria SessionRead more
PLOS Medicine Specialty Consulting Editor, Lorenz von Seidlein, reports research highlights and his own reflections from the Malaria session at last week’s…
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Call for Papers PLOS Medicine Announces a Call for Research Papers, on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted InfectionsRead more
Guest editors Nicola Low of the University of Bern, Switzerland and Nathalie Broutet of the World Health Organization, along with PLOS Medicine Senior…
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General New ICMJE Requirements and the PLOS Data PolicyRead more
PLOS Medicine Chief Editor Larry Peiperl discusses the PLOS data policy in relation to new ICMJE requirements around sharing data from clinical trials In…
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General New Health Workforce Action Plan Dodging the Difficult QuestionsRead more
Mit Philips and Marielle Bemelmans of Médecins Sans Frontières discuss the looming issue of how to afford an expanded health workforce in the…
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Conference news MSF Scientific Days: An Opportunity to Think Critically and Do BetterRead more
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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Collections Drugs for Malaria: the Challenge of Resistance to Front Line Therapy in Control and EliminationRead more
In honor of World Malaria Day, Kasturi Haldar, Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Pathogens comments on the challenge of resistance to frontline drugs in…
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Access Malaria Prevention: Tackling the Gaps in Reaching the Hardest-to-ReachRead more
Estrella Lasry, Tropical Diseases Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), describes the challenges of combating malaria in populations isolated by geography or violence…
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Collections Research Matters: Diverse Voices Who Support the Value of KnowledgeRead more
In preparation for the March For Science (to be held in Washington, DC and other locations across the country on April 22), PLOS…
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10th Anniversary 10 Years of PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesRead more
Publications Manager Charlotte Bhaskar celebrates PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 year anniversary and looks forward to upcoming events and initiatives for the…
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Global Health Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases: Much Progress, but Millions of Neglected Patients Lack Access to CareRead more
Julien Potet of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses recent successes and presents suggestions for the next steps in the fight against NTDs. This week scientists…