Clinical ethics have become far too preoccupied with the individual, autonomy and informed consent, argued Baroness Onora O’Neill at the Nuffield Council…
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Global Health Bringing the Global into Global Health EthicsRead more
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General WHO steps up and addresses the issue of attacks on health workers and facilitiesRead more
Guest post by Leonard Rubenstein and Katherine Footer. The consternation of the international community in response to attacks on health workers, patients…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Stroke outcomes; Gestational diabetes; Cervical cancer preventionRead more
Three new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, with two new research articles, one featuring translated abstracts, and an update…
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Conference news HIFA2015 Conference: lack of access to healthcare information is lethalRead more
Earlier this week I attended the first Conference of the HIFA2015 campaign at the BMA in London. In true reflection of the…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Snakebites in Sri Lanka; post-MDG global health agreementsRead more
This week in PLoS Medicine, two new articles were published on snakebite treatment and global health policy commitments: In a factorial randomized…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Aripiprazole & bipolar disorder; Meta-analyses of Adverse Effects; cART & moreRead more
Four new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, including three research articles: A systematic search of the literature reveals limited…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Torture at Guantánamo Bay; MSF in HaitiRead more
April closes in PLoS Medicine with an editorial relating to a new article on a GTMO case study, and a reflection on…
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MSF MSF on World Malaria Day: Improving treatment for severe malariaRead more
Nathan Ford has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 1998, and is currently the medical coordinator for MSF’s International Campaign for…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Rotavirus vaccines in Brazil; Exercise for Chilean elderly; IHR and antimicrobial resistanceRead more
Four new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, including a Perspective on a research article. A time series analysis by…
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General Tackling the Global Epidemic of Non-Communicable DiseasesRead more
Guest student blog by Fiona Rae, third year medical student at the University of Edinburgh [[email protected]]. In September 2011 the issue of…
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General Cambodia’s Doomed PREP Trial: What Happened Next?Read more
Guest blog by Gavin Yamey, lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco Remember the doomed PREP…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Private health foundations; Private vs public ambulatory care; Mosquito net useRead more
Four new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, including a Perspective on a research article. David Stuckler and colleagues examine…