A new systematic review and checklist publish this week in PLoS Medicine: Walter Bouwmeester and colleagues investigated the reporting and methods of…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Clinical prediction research; Improving drug formulariesRead more
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General The Mysteries of the MindRead more
I was in London recently and, pleasingly, was running a little ahead of schedule. I therefore spent a fascinating hour wandering around…
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General Have management papers ever changed practice in healthcare?Read more
Guest blogger Trish Greenhalgh takes on a Twitter challenge Sir Muir Gray, of evidence-based medicine fame, is a man who speaks his…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Pregnancy in DART trial; Health & pharmaceutical R&DRead more
Three new articled published this week in PLoS Medicine, including two magazine pieces on R&D: Diana Gibb and colleagues investigate the effect…
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General Maternal Mortality Falling – But Still Too HighRead more
Today’s new estimates of maternal mortality from the United Nations’ Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) are good news – but not…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Co-proxamol deaths; Aid & govt spending; HIV & TB in prisonsRead more
Three new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine: A time-series study conducted by Keith Hawton and colleagues reports on the links…
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General Poop Excavated from Old Latrines Finds New LifeRead more
What good is human excrement? For most of us, it’s something to be flushed away, washed off, and certainly not discussed in…
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General Short-Term Surgical Mission: A Vehicle for Sustainable Surgical Care Delivery?Read more
Guest bloggers Gita Mody, JaBaris Swain and Maurice Musoni discuss sustainable surgical care delivery and their experience in Rwanda with Team Heart…
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Access Conflict and Open Access: A Tale of Two ConferencesRead more
For medical students interested in advocacy, action and debate, the last weekend of Easter provided all three in buckets at two of…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: BMI & ischemic heart disease; Nigerian midwivesRead more
Two new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine: A Mendelian randomization analysis conducted by Børge G. Nordestgaard and colleagues using data…
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General Sugar: A Popular Poison?Read more
Yesterday, for me, marked the true end of the Easter festivities as I solemnly finished the last of my Easter eggs. I…
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MSF Responding to Malaria: A View from the GroundRead more
Today we recognize World Malaria Day, a day that for me is filled with contradictions. There are many reasons to feel encouraged…