Grania Brigden (@TBBrigden) discusses the urgent need to close the gaps in the TB response. The 45th Union World Conference on Lung…
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General Mind the Deadly GapsRead more
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General EMA’s Release of Regulatory Data: Possible Fall out for Journals and Research SynthesisRead more
On 2 October the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) published the final version of its policy on prospective release of clinical study reports…
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Ebola Social Pathways for Ebola Virus Disease in Rural Sierra Leone, and some Implications for ContainmentRead more
The below manuscript was initially posted here on October 31st, 2014 following its conditional acceptance by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases for publication…
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Ebola A Rapid Response to EbolaRead more
November 11th 2014 Update: Two manuscripts have now been posted to Speaking of Medicine and can be viewed here: Social Pathways for Ebola…
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General Researchers Follow the Path of HIV and Prevention InterventionsRead more
Charlene Dezzutti from the University of Pittsburgh and the Magee-Womens Research Institute explains how HIV researchers are incorporating biomarkers and preclinical testing…
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Global Health Urbanisation Up CloseRead more
Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark discusses the urbanisation of the world’s population and its impact on global health. Undeniably the world is urbanising. By 2050…
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Ebola Ebola has Taught us a Crucial Lesson about our Views of “Irrational” Health BehaviorsRead more
Sara Gorman compares “irrational” reactions to the Ebola outbreak by Americans and West Africans. As Ebola rears its ugly head in the…
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General The Price of Joining the ‘Middle Income Country’ Club: Reduced Access to Medical InnovationRead more
On November 5, 2014, the WHO, WIPO and WTO will hold a joint symposium to discuss innovation and access to medical technologies in…
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10th Anniversary I’ve Got a (lot of) Little (check)listsRead more
PLOS Medicine Editorial Director, Virginia Barbour, reflects on the publication of the CONSORT and PRISMA guidelines and reminds us of the importance…
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10th Anniversary The Truth about Standardized Packaging? Blow Some My WayRead more
PLOS Medicine Associate Editor, Linda Nevin, discusses how a 2014 research article by Selda Ulucanlar and colleagues deconstructed advocacy documents submitted to…
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10th Anniversary Voluntary Male Circumcision as HIV Prevention in AfricaRead more
PLOS Medicine Associate Editor Linda Nevin discusses the landmark publication, and striking impact, of the first randomized clinical trial of voluntary medical…
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10th Anniversary Quantifying the Dirty Nature of WarRead more
PLOS Medicine Senior Editor, Amy Ross, discusses the potential impact of the “Dirty War Index”, a tool developed by Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks…