The following new articles are publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult acquired epilepsy…
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General This Week in PLOS NTDs and Pathogens: Advancing Neurocysticercosis Research; Ivermectin vs. Onchocerciasis; Rhoptries Revealed; and HCV-Induced Liver DiseaseRead more
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General Should the Alcohol Industry Inform Evidence-Based Health Policy?Read more
In a Policy Forum article published in this week’s PLOS Medicine Jim McCambridge and colleagues analyze submissions made by Alcohol Industry actors…
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General Eliminating Neglect and Neglected Tropical DiseasesRead more
PLOS NTDs Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hotez, highlights progress in the elimination of neglected tropical diseases through mass drug administration and other measures. This…
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MSF Vaccines in Developing Countries: Why the High Prices?Read more
Kate Elder and Jennifer Cohn from Médecins Sans Frontières question why new vaccines are so expensive. Global health leaders will gather in…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Atherosclerosis & Air Pollution, Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, & the Scottish Alcohol IndustryRead more
This week PLOS Medicine published articles ranging from research on the link between air pollution and atherosclerosis to a case study of…
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General Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tsunamis, Floods and Volcanoes – assessing the human impact of eachRead more
This week PLOS Currents: Disasters publishes a set of five papers on the Human Impact of five different Natural Disasters: cyclones, floods…
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Conference news Anyone for an Evidence Summer?Read more
In this gloomy northern hemispheric spring, it seems there is something interesting and encouraging going on in public health. Finally, perhaps the…
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Book Review Book Review: Designed to Allure, Engineered for Harm: The Creation and Marketing of Processed FoodRead more
Bill Wiist from Northern Arizona University reviews “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us” by Michael Moss In “Salt Sugar…
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Maternal Newborn and Child Health Year 2 MHTF-PLOS Collection on Maternal Health – 12 new articles addedRead more
In November we called for papers for Year 2 of the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF)-PLOS Collection on Maternal Health. We plan…
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Global Health New Uganda case study in PLOS Medicine’s series on global mental health practiceRead more
Today we publish another installment in the ongoing PLOS Medicine Series on Global Mental Health Practice, guest edited by Drs. Vikram Patel…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Preeclampsia & Diabetes, Ugandan Trauma Centers, & Sodium Bicarbonate during Open Heart SurgeryRead more
This week PLOS Medicine featured research and discussion on Preeclampsia as a risk factor for diabetes. A case study of trauma centers…
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General How to Write a Better Systematic Review Abstract: Guidance is HereRead more
Given that many individuals who search the biomedical literature will only end up reading the abstract (if that!), it’s disappointing that generally…