April 16, 2019

Screening for breech presentation using universal late pregnancy ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis

In their cohort study, David Wastlund and colleagues find that universal ultrasound scanning for breech presentation near term is associated with reduced undiagnosed breech presentation and improved pregnancy outcomes, and can be cost-effective. Read the Author Summary.

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Substance use, misuse, and dependence—Prevention and treatment

Guest editors Alexander Tsai, Steffanie Strathdee, & Margarita Alegria announce a new Special Issue.

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04/12/2019

Research Article

Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in sputum to detect bacterial load and treatment response in pulmonary TB patients: Analytic validation and evaluation in two cohorts

Yongge Liu and colleagues develop a new immunoassay for measuring LAM in sputum and test whether it can be used for a biomarker for treatment response. Part of the Special Issue on New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and Elimination.

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Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in sputum to detect bacterial load and treatment response in pulmonary TB patients: Analytic validation and evaluation in two cohorts

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04/11/2019

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Preferences for HIV testing services among men who have sex with men in the UK: A discrete choice experiment

In a discrete choice experiment, Carrie Llewellyn and co-workers investigate the preferences of men who have sex with men for provision of HIV testing. Read the Author Summary.

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Preferences for HIV testing services among men who have sex with men in the UK: A discrete choice experiment

04/16/2019

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Discovery and validation of a prognostic proteomic signature for tuberculosis progression: A prospective cohort study

Using plasma samples from a South African cohort, Thomas Scriba and colleagues identify biomarkers that can help predict healthy individuals at risk of progressing to active tuberculosis. Part of the Special Issue on New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and Elimination.

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Discovery and validation of a prognostic proteomic signature for tuberculosis progression: A prospective cohort study

04/12/2019

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Effects of repeat prenatal corticosteroids given to women at risk of preterm birth: An individual participant data meta-analysis

In an individual participant data meta-analysis, Caroline Anne Crowther and colleagues assess the effects of repeat prenatal corticosteroid treatment given to women at ongoing risk of preterm birth. Read the Author Summary.

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04/12/2019

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The incidence of pregnancy hypertension in India, Pakistan, Mozambique, and Nigeria: A prospective population-level analysis

Laura Magee and colleagues present a survey of hypertension levels in pregnant women based on data from clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries. Read the Author Summary.

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04/05/2019

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Predictor score for mortality in hospital inpatients with HIV-associated tuberculosis

Ankur Gupta-Wright & colleagues present a score to calculate the risk of early mortality for people admitted to the hospital with HIV-associated tuberculosis using clinical variables and urinary LAM. Read the Author Summary, or check out the rest of the special issue on New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and Elimination.

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04/05/2019

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Octreotide-LAR in later-stage autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ALADIN 2)

Piero Ruggenenti and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.

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04/02/2019

Research Article

Tuberculosis drugs’ distribution, pharmacokinetics, and resistance in patient lung lesions

Radojka Savic and colleagues for the Special Issue on New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and Elimination. Read the Author Summary.

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03/29/2019

Research Article

Incidence of eclampsia and related complications in low and middle-resource countries

Nicola Vousden & colleagues reveal the highly variable care for eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in low and middle income countries. Read the Author Summary.

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03/29/2019

Research Article

Community health workers to improve uptake of maternal healthcare services in Dar es Salaam

Pascal Geldsetzer & colleagues. Read the Author Summary.

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Machine learning in medicine: Addressing ethical challenges

Effy Vayena & colleagues argue ML in medicine must offer data protection, transparency, & accountability. Check out the Machine Learning in Health and Biomedicine special issue.
Keratoconus severity identification using unsupervised machine learning

Machine learning in medicine published in PLOS ONE; by Siamak Yousefi & colleagues.
RNA3DCNN: Local and global quality assessments of RNA 3D structures using 3D deep convolutional neural networks

Published in PLOS Computational Biology for the Machine Learning collection; Jun Li & colleagues.
Feature selection for the accurate prediction of septic and cardiogenic shock ICU mortality in the acute phase

From PLOS ONE; Alexander Aushev & colleagues.

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