When using data and information derived from patient experiences, combined with additional morbidity data on patients treated in emergency departments and those…
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General Media release: UK burden of injury is 2.6 times higher than previously thoughtRead more
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Burden of injuries; Night shift & diabetes; Policing counterfeit drugsRead more
Four new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine, including a Perspective on a new Research Article. To read about the article…
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General What should the ethical protections be in cluster trials?Read more
This week I was delighted to listen in to a consensus conference of researchers, ethicists, editors and other interested parties, aiming to…
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Mental Health Mental health care in conflict zonesRead more
Sadly, the global burden of mental health is under-recognised and enormous: mental health conditions are the leading cause of DALYs worldwide, but…
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Peer review How can we improve peer review: the impact of reporting guidelinesRead more
There’s a lot of nay-saying about peer review out there – it’s messy, inadequate, timeconsuming, boring, and nobody knows what it’s supposed…
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Collections Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) – a cost-effective HIV prevention measure in eastern and southern Africa: a UNAIDS and PEPFAR collectionRead more
Today PLoS Medicine is delighted to announce the publication of a sponsored Collection, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Maternal Health; How to Stop TB?; PLoS Medicine/UNAIDS CollectionRead more
Many new articles published this week, with our monthly editorial and a policy forum, followed by a sponsored collection: The PLoS Medicine…
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General From ‘No Health Without Research’ to ‘Research for Health’ – World Health Report 2012Read more
Guest blog by Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organization. In a blog posted on January 25, 2011 I…
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General What is Health Systems Strengthening?Read more
Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a workshop on Health System Strengthening organised by the Humanitarian Centre in Cambridge…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Micronutrients & malaria; Gender & HIV stigma; Research governanceRead more
Three new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine, including two research articles: Hans Verhoef and colleagues report findings from their randomized…
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General Celebrate World Toilet Day, November 19, 2011Read more
The world is facing a widespread water and sanitation crisis. About 2.6 billion people – 40% of the global human population &ndash…
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General World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsRead more
Sunday 20th November is this year’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The day is not only an opportunity to remember those…