Two articles in this week’s PLoS Medicine on open access discuss not only how important true open access (as opposed to just…
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General Open Access: going the last few milesRead more
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: OA in the developing world; HIV transmission in breastfeedingRead more
At the close of March, PLoS Medicine publishes four new articles, including an editorial on current state of access to medical journals…
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MSF MSF: Discussing Alex – dilemmas in tuberculosis treatmentRead more
Guest post from Rebecca Welfare, who is a TB specialist nurse with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) The weekly multidisciplinary committee on drug-resistant…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: LiST; Genetic analysis of PROMISSE; BCG World AtlasRead more
Three new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine: Using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), Christa Fischer Walker and colleagues estimate…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: WHO retreatment for TB; HRT promotions; GRIPS StatementRead more
Five new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, including two Perspectives, providing an expert’s view on research articles. A prospective…
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Conference news Cambridge Global health Conference: Students are leading the wayRead more
Dr Rhona MacDonald, freelance editor, (rhonamacdonald@gmail.com) “It never ceases to amaze me how much Medsinners [members of Medsin] accomplish while studying full…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: Economic growth in India; Predictions from translational trialsRead more
Three new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, with a Perspective on one research article. An analysis of cross-sectional data…
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General Addressing the Needs of Cancer Survivors: An Emerging Global ChallengeRead more
Guest student blog by Matthew J. To, BMSc candidate, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario (email mto3@uwo.ca)…
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General Are White Coats Turncoats?Read more
Guest student blog by William W. Motley, Neurogenetics Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA (wmotley@gmail.com) I was recently admitted to medical school…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: HAART treatment adherence; HIV treatment in UkraineRead more
Two new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine, both research articles on studies surrounding antiretroviral therapy. Michael Chung and colleagues…
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Policy Encouraging best practice in systematic reviewsRead more
The PLoS Medicine editorial this month focuses on initiatives ensuring best practice in the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. This editorial…