Four new articles posted this week in PLOS Medicine, focusing on major health burdens and research design: A systematic review of risk…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Screening for kidney disease; Xpert MTB/RIF; Ethics of cluster randomized trialsRead more
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General First international collaborative analysis of cancer research funding by ICRPRead more
Lynne Davies from the International Cancer Research Partnership describes their latest report on cancer research funding. Last week the International Cancer Research…
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Book Review Book Review: What Can We Do About ‘Bad Pharma’?Read more
The National Committee of PharmAware, a UK-based student organisation, review ‘Bad Pharma’ by Ben Goldacre. Medical students are taught to make decisions…
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Global Health You said NO to a license to smokeRead more
Thanks to all our readers who voted in last week’s PLOS Medicine poll asking whether you thought a smoker’s license was a…
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General Telling Toilet Tales—Celebrating the Eleventh Annual World Toilet Day, November 19, 2012Read more
What would it be like if you had no toilet and no running water in your home? Not only for a brief…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Smoking licenses; Neonatal care; Liver function in sepsis & moreRead more
Five new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, including a Debate series and a new Research Article with a related Perspective…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Smoking licenses; Neonatal care; Liver function in sepsis & moreRead more
Five new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, including a Debate series and a new Research Article with a related Perspective…
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General Should smokers require a license? Vote in the PLOS Medicine PollRead more
Tobacco continues to kill millions of people around the world each year and its use is increasing in some countries. What’s agreeable…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: SimSmoke for Brazil; Leisure-time physical activity; Chinese health reformRead more
Three new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine: David Levy and colleagues use the SimSmoke model to estimate the effect of…
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General Rapid Dissemination of Reliable Information: Superstorm SandyRead more
Survey of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy has begun. In its aftermath residents of the affected areas are facing a rising…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: PRISMA-E; Foreign aid for maternal & child health; Experiencing dementia diagnosisRead more
Four new articles published this week, including our monthly Editorial to wrap up the October issue: The PLOS Medicine editors discuss the…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: PRISMA-E; Foreign aid for maternal & child health; Experiencing dementia diagnosisRead more
Four new articles published this week, including our monthly Editorial to wrap up the October issue: The PLOS Medicine editors discuss the…