May 14, 2026
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05/06/2026
Research Article
Kira Elsbernd and colleagues analyze the cost and cost effectiveness of adding HIV diagnosis at birth to routine practice to promote earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy in primary healthcare facilities in Mozambique and Tanzania.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2026
05/12/2026
Research Article
In a cross-sectional survey, Lucy Goodfellow and colleagues collect information from over 13,000 people on demographics and their social contacts after the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
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05/06/2026
Research Article
In a qualitative study, Rami Subhi and colleagues aimed to describe the organisation and patient flow of facilities in Nigeria and Uganda, using process mapping. The findings are intended to inform future interventions to improve pediatric emergency care.
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05/11/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, Silja Kosola outlines how social media disproportionately harms child and adolescent mental health, and argues that while recent policy changes aimed at protecting youth from social media are welcome, stricter age limits and greater accountability of social media companies are needed.
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05/15/2026
Research Article
Zhi-Hui Luo, Na Wang, Jingwei Zhao and colleagues use spatial transcriptomics and metabolomics to uncover regional cellular and metabolic differences in hepatocellular carcinoma associated with microvascular invasion, a key marker of aggressive disease.
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05/05/2026
Research Article
In this multi-cohort study, Yanshang Wang and colleagues investigate the relationship between multimorbidity, particularly patterns involving cognitive conditions, and healthcare utilisation, as well as the role of health insurance, in 31 countries.
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05/13/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, Joël Mossong discusses the importance of understanding social contacts and how they evolve for infectious disease modeling.
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05/05/2026
Research Article
Using data from 27 countries in Africa, Aishi Aratrika and colleagues estimate uptake of HIV self-testing to help inform public health needs.
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05/08/2026
Research Article
In a cohort study, Xiong-yu Liao and colleagues assess minimal residual disease thresholds for stratification of pediatric AML.
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05/08/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, Sanjay Rajagopalan and colleagues discuss how climate change accelerates non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and exacerbates NCD-related mortality.
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In this Perspective article, Ann Weber and Gary Darmstadt discuss how benchmarking life expectancy against what is achievable reveals how sex disadvantage shifts by age, place, and time, and reframes inequality as unrealized potential due to social and structural constraints rather than differences in biology.
In this Editorial, Guest Editors Timothy R. Walsh, Ana C. Gales, Ramanan Laxminarayan, and our PLOS Medicine Editor Philippa C. Dodd discuss the Special Issue dedicated to Antimicrobial resistance and emphasize the urgent threat of AMR.
Ruchita Balasubramanian and colleagues, estimate the incidence of hospital-associated infections resistant to antibiotics in 195 countries using point prevalence survey data.
James Neal Russell and colleagues explore antibiotic use and mortality prediction in hospitalised neonates and infants with sepsis.
Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar, Olga Tosas and Kitty Van Weezenbeek discuss surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, the existing limitations and the implications this has on accurate determination of incidence.
In this Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers providing insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic.
This collection of research articles highlights the multi-faceted challenges imposed by drug-resistant bacteria, the consequences for health and economics, and interventions that could lessen the burden.
In this Collection, PLOS Medicine presents high-quality translational research and clinical studies on advances in early cancer detection.
This Special Issue brings together the latest research on child and adolescent health, including strategies to monitor and combat child mortality from birth through adolescence, and environmental impacts on child health and mortality.
This 2019 Special Issue highlights the importance of nutrition for maternal and child health.
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