The PLOS Pathogens staff reflects on successful Co- and Polymicrobial Infections Collection and reaffirms its commitment to the publication of novel multidisciplinary work. …
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Call for Papers PLOS Pathogens Continues Bridging Communities through Polymicrobial ResearchRead more
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General A PLOS Medicine Special Issue: Dementia across the lifespan and around the globeRead more
Associate Editor Tom McBride discusses the contents of the Dementia Special Issue’s first two weeks. This month, PLOS Medicine is proud to…
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General Training Liberia’s Next Generation of Obstetric Clinicians through Interactive Distance LearningRead more
David Southall and Rhona MacDonald of Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International (MCAI) describe a distance learning project to train obstetric clinicians in…
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General Yellow Fever Global Whack-a-MoleRead more
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Editors-in-Chief Serap Aksoy and Peter Hotez consider recent outbreaks of Yellow Fever in Africa and Brazil in light of…
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Call for Papers Trauma, a Neglected Global Disease: A Call for Papers on Prevention, Management and the Acute Response to InjuryRead more
Update: the submission deadline for the Special Issue on Trauma has been extended to February 3rd. PLOS Medicine, the leading open access medical journal…
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General The “Why Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism” PapersRead more
PLOS NTDs co-Editor-in-Chief Peter Hotez lists the key scientific papers refuting the myth that vaccines cause autism I have a unique perspective…
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Access Lessons that Last, and Last, and Last: 400 Pearls and Still CountingRead more
In conjunction with the publication of the 400th Pearls article, PLOS Pathogens Pearls Editor Joseph Heitman reflects on the continued success of Pearls, an Open…
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General 2017 Global Infectious Diseases Threats to the United StatesRead more
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases co-Editor-in Chief Peter Hotez predicts the major infections that will threaten the US in the coming year. By…
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Cancer Introducing a Special Issue of PLOS Medicine: Clinical Implications of Cancer GenomicsRead more
Senior Editor Richard Turner discusses the contents of the Cancer Genomics Special Issue’s first week. This month, PLOS Medicine’s content is devoted…
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Collections UN World Toilet Day 2016Read more
PLOS Medicine and PLOS NTDs reflect on 15 years of World Toilet Day and announce the WASH Collection. UN World Toilet Day…
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Global Health Vaccinations, Vaccine Science, and a New US PresidentRead more
PLOS NTDs co-Editor in Chief Peter Hotez encourages US President-Elect Donald Trump to support pro-vaccine policies to protect public health. The 2016 US Presidential debates…
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Global Health Catching up with the author: Gareth Whiteley on snake venom and antivenom researchRead more
Venomous snakes are widely dispersed across the globe, occupying a range of habits in both terrestrial and marine environments. A major part…