Five new articles published this week in PLoS Medicine in a large publishing week ranging from toxins in cigarettes to human resource…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Cigarette additives; Sex-specific STI immunization; Incidence of malaria & moreRead more
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Maternal Newborn and Child Health Janani Suraksha Yojana — the Indian way of improving maternal and child healthRead more
After a brief visit to New Delhi, I want to share some of the insights I have gleaned from maternal and child…
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Collections Ask the Expert – VMMC 2011: Twitter session todayRead more
On November 29, 2011, PLoS Medicine announced the publication of a sponsored collection, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on…
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General Obama’s bioethics commission reports on international research protectionsRead more
A US standing Presidential Commission, asked to assure “that current rules for research participants protect people from harm or unethical treatment, domestically…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Treatment and recovery for trachomatous trichiasis; Group dynamics in research consortiumsRead more
In a randomized, non-inferiority trial, Saul Rajak and colleagues compare epilation and surgery for the management of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia, the…
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General Reporting guidelines for systematic reviews that consider effects on health equityRead more
We would like to invite readers of Speaking of Medicine to complete a survey about which items should be reported in equity-oriented…
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General A potential system to protect health during armed conflictRead more
“The Iraqi Governments decision to allow doctors to carry guns to protect themselves after many doctors were killed during the US invasion…
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Collections Call for Papers: Quality of maternal health careRead more
We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between PLoS Medicine and the Maternal Health Task Force that will assemble a Collection…
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General Media release: UK burden of injury is 2.6 times higher than previously thoughtRead more
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 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…