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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Conference news HIFA2015 Conference: lack of access to healthcare information is lethalRead more
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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…
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General A City of Joy in the midst of hellRead more
In 2009 we published a harrowing and compelling paper on the work done by the Panzi hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo…
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General Accountable Care Organizations in the U.S.Read more
Original post by Benjamin Geisler, posted on Health Care Value Strategies In the U.S. everybody is talking about Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs…
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General World Health Day: Combating antimicrobial resistanceRead more
Today is World Health Day, an event held on the 7th April every year since 1950 to mark the founding of the…