December 16, 2024
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12/06/2024
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Håvard Kallestad and colleagues report that modifying the evening light environment may improve clinical outcomes for patients admitted to acute psychiatric inpatient units.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2024
12/19/2024
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In comparison with cytology-based screening, Qingyun Yao and team investigate the effectiveness of primary HPV-based screening in preventing invasive cervical cancer and the safety of extending the screening interval.
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12/31/2024
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Jewel Gausman and co-workers explore alternative approaches to measure progress towards equal acess to sexual and reproductive healthcare.
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01/14/2025
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Thomas Desplanches and colleagues report on the impact of a more-restrictive episiotomy policy in France. Based on data from the National Perinatal Surveys, they show the change in policy was not associated with an increase in obstetric anal sphincter injuries.
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01/13/2025
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Sun Kim and colleagues conduct a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to investigate the factors that influence a clinician’s decision to initial TB treatment when bacteriological tests are negative.
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12/05/2024
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Yuqi Hu, Le Gao and colleagues compare the incidence of haematological malignancies between clozapine and olanzapine users using territory-wide electronic health records from Hong Kong public health facilities.
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12/12/2024
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By Marcus R. Keogh-Brown, Tom Sumner and colleagues.
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12/12/2024
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By Jiayao Lei and colleagues.
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12/02/2024
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By Matthew R Dunn and colleagues.
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12/10/2024
Policy Forum
By Raquel González and colleagues.
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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.
Yin Mo and colleagues investigate implications of antibiotic duration on antibiotic resistance in hospitals.
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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