The following new articles are publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: Chronic American cutaneous leishmaniasis is expensive and difficult to treat using…
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General This Week in PLOS NTDs and PLOS Pathogens: Tracing the Justinianic Plague; Prudence in Diagnosing Rabies; the Functions of PolyP; Thermal Treatment for Leishmaniasis; and MoreRead more
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Access European Court is on the Wrong Side on Patient SafetyRead more
Síle Lane from Sense About Science discusses the recent European Court injunction on clinical trial data. The European General Court has issued…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Global Access to Health Information, Integrating Mental Health, Upper GI Bleeds, & CinacalcetRead more
This week PLOS Medicine offers a global perspective on access to health information and integrating mental health. New research articles on mortality…
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Mental Health Q&A with Pamela Collins – lead author of new series in PLOS Medicine on integrating mental healthRead more
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Pamela Collins, the corresponding author…
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General Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: Good News in a Year Marked by Malaria EmergenciesRead more
Estrella Lasry from Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on the roll out of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mali and Chad. In 2012, MSF…
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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
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 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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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…