Guest blogger Dr Christian Lienhardt discusses the International Roadmap for Tuberculosis Research a framework outlining priority areas for investment in TB research. With…
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General Why is Research Critical to Stop Tuberculosis?Read more
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General Media Release: Tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are biggest killers of Japanese adultsRead more
The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Sanitation & infection; adult mortality in Japan; Ghostwriting in the courtsRead more
This week PLoS Medicine publishes three new articles, including a follow-up to a previously published manuscript. A systematic review and meta-analysis by…
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General Media Release: New model for possible malaria vaccination suggests mass vaccination should be considered for very low transmission areasRead more
In the event that a vaccine for the prevention of malaria is licensed and ready for use (such as the research malaria…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: RTS,S malaria vaccine; hospitalization of children with neurological impairment; & moreRead more
Four new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine: To learn about the new article by Thomas Smith and colleagues on malaria…
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General Treating TrichiasisRead more
Guest blogger Dr Michael Ekuoba Gyasi discusses trachoma, and the implications of two trials recently published in PLoS Medicine evaluating the treatment…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: WHO’s PMTCT; WTO compulsory licenses; & moreRead more
Four new articles were published in PLoS Medicine this week: Using a simulation model, Andrea Ciaranello and colleagues find that the latest…
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General False positive HIV tests: the problem no one wants to talk about (and how to solve it)Read more
Guest post by Leslie Shanks of MSF, the second of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The…
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General MSF: initial outcomes of combination treatment for HIV and visceral leishmaniasis co-infectionRead more
Guest post by Rachel ter Horst, the third of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The International…
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General Africa AIDS Conference: Donor Retreat and its Consequences for Patients and CommunitiesRead more
Guest post by Mit Philips of MSF, the first of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Night shift & diabetes; Subdural hematomae; Traumatic brain injury & moreRead more
At the close of the year, PLoS Medicine has published five new articles, including our monthly editorial. The PLoS Medicine Editors discuss…
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General Ensuring Respect for the Donated Brains of ChildrenRead more
Nature has reported on the tissue-bank shortage involving donations of brains from children1. An accompanying editorial highlights that the key to treatments…