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April 2011

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Medical complicity in torture at Guantánamo Bay.

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In the April editorial, the PLoS Medicine Editors argue that the publication of new evidence of the complicity of medical personnel in torture at Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) should bolster calls for further investigation into the role of medical staff at the prison. The new evidence is presented in research by Vincent Iacopino and Stephen Xenakis, in which the review of case records and legal documents of nine individuals imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay suggest that medical personnel assigned to the Department of Defense neglected to act on and/or concealed medical evidence of torture.

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Editorial

Medical Complicity in Torture at Guantánamo Bay: Evidence Is the First Step Toward Justice

The PLoS Medicine Editors

PLOS Medicine: published April 26, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001028

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Essay

Claims about the Misuse of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets: Are These Evidence-Based?

Thomas P. Eisele, Julie Thwing, Joseph Keating

PLOS Medicine: published April 12, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001019

Perspectives

A Public Health Emergency of International Concern? Response to a Proposal to Apply the International Health Regulations to Antimicrobial Resistance

Adam Kamradt-Scott

PLOS Medicine: published April 19, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001021

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The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets

Jishnu Das

PLOS Medicine: published April 12, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000432

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Health in Action

Improving Effective Surgical Delivery in Humanitarian Disasters: Lessons from Haiti

Kathryn Chu, Christopher Stokes, Miguel Trelles, Nathan Ford

PLOS Medicine: published April 26, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001025

Policy Forums

A Call for Action: The Application of the International Health Regulations to the Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

Didier Wernli, Thomas Haustein, John Conly, Yehuda Carmeli, Ilona Kickbusch, Stephan Harbarth

PLOS Medicine: published April 19, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001022

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Global Health Philanthropy and Institutional Relationships: How Should Conflicts of Interest Be Addressed?

David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu, Martin McKee

PLOS Medicine: published April 12, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001020

The African Women's Protocol: Bringing Attention to Reproductive Rights and the MDGs

Liesl Gerntholtz, Andrew Gibbs, Samantha Willan

PLOS Medicine: published April 5, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000429

Research Articles

Neglect of Medical Evidence of Torture in Guantánamo Bay: A Case Series

Vincent Iacopino, Stephen N. Xenakis

PLOS Medicine: published April 26, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001027

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Effect of a Nutrition Supplement and Physical Activity Program on Pneumonia and Walking Capacity in Chilean Older People: A Factorial Cluster Randomized Trial

Alan D. Dangour, Cecilia Albala, Elizabeth Allen, Emily Grundy, Damian G. Walker, Cristian Aedo, Hugo Sanchez, Olivia Fletcher, Diana Elbourne, Ricardo Uauy

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Decline in Diarrhea Mortality and Admissions after Routine Childhood Rotavirus Immunization in Brazil: A Time-Series Analysis

Greice Madeleine Ikeda do Carmo, Catherine Yen, Jennifer Cortes, Alessandra Araújo Siqueira, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Juan José Cortez-Escalante, Ben Lopman, Brendan Flannery, Lucia Helena de Oliveira, Eduardo Hage Carmo, Manish Patel

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Quality of Private and Public Ambulatory Health Care in Low and Middle Income Countries: Systematic Review of Comparative Studies

Sima Berendes, Peter Heywood, Sandy Oliver, Paul Garner

PLOS Medicine: published April 12, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000433

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Strategies and Practices in Off-Label Marketing of Pharmaceuticals: A Retrospective Analysis of Whistleblower Complaints

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Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination on Serotype-Specific Carriage and Invasive Disease in England: A Cross-Sectional Study

Stefan Flasche, Albert Jan Van Hoek, Elizabeth Sheasby, Pauline Waight, Nick Andrews, Carmen Sheppard, Robert George, Elizabeth Miller

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A Multifaceted Intervention to Implement Guidelines and Improve Admission Paediatric Care in Kenyan District Hospitals: A Cluster Randomised Trial

Philip Ayieko, Stephen Ntoburi, John Wagai, Charles Opondo, Newton Opiyo, Santau Migiro, Annah Wamae, Wycliffe Mogoa, Fred Were, Aggrey Wasunna, Greg Fegan, Grace Irimu, Mike English

PLOS Medicine: published April 5, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001018