Andrew Seal and Rob Bailey discuss the limitations of data-driven humanitarian efforts, and the lessons learned from the 2011 Somalia famine. In…
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General Famine in Somalia and the Failure of Data-Driven HumanitarianismRead more
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: HIV Self-Testing, Intimate Partner Femicide, Infectious Disease Surveillance, & MoreRead more
PLOS Medicine published four new articles this week on topics ranging from a research article on intimate partner femicide in South…
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General Hope for New Treatments Against a New Viral Disease of European Farm AnimalsRead more
The Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) has been a recent hot topic for virologists, veterinarians and farmers alike, because it is a new virus…
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General Extensive Media Coverage of PLOS Pathogens’ recent HIV paperRead more
Gina Alvino, PhD, Senior Publications Assistant at PLOS Pathogens, reflects on recent media interest in HIV ‘functional cure’ studies. The March…
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General Twin Pillars of Poverty in Black America: NTDs and IncarcerationRead more
PLOS NTDs Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hotez, highlights the continuing disproportionate burden of neglected diseases and incarceration among African Americans. In the United States…
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General This Week in PLOS Pathogens and NTDs: Onchocerciasis Disruption in Mexico, Ae. albopictus and Wolbachia, Foot-and-Mouth Vaccines, the Impact of KdpD/KdpE and MoreRead more
New articles publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: The newly completed genome sequence of S. haematobium together with advanced genetic manipulation technologies…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Research literature; Child mortality; Cancer mortality & moreRead more
Five new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, closing out our March issue. The PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the need for…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Research literature; Child mortality; Cancer mortality & moreRead more
Five new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, closing out our March issue. The PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the need for…
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General This Week in PLOS Pathogens and NTDs: Dengue burden in SE Asia, Melioidosis in Thailand, Common Architecture of T3SS, Immunopathology of Leishmania infection and moreRead more
New articles publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: Dr. Donald Shepard and colleagues release two complimentary papers, one research article and one…
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MSF Familiar Enemies in Conflict and TBRead more
Charles Ssonko from Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on the challenges of treating TB in unstable settings. Amid the justified excitement surrounding the…
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Policy Is Disease Eradication Always the Best Path?Read more
Sara Gorman from Harvard University discusses the pitfalls of disease eradication efforts. There is no question that the eradication of smallpox, a…
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General Wanted! New Chief Editor for PLOS MedicineRead more
Since 2012, as well as being PLOS Medicine’s Chief Editor, I have combined that role with Medicine Editorial Director for PLOS &ndash…