October 9, 2018
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10/05/2018
Research ARticle
Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez and colleagues use a weight reduction model to estimate individual-level weight reductions 12 years after the introduction of the 2012 Mexican sugar tax. Read the Author Summary.
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10/09/2018
Research Article
Svetlana Doubova and colleagues investigate which elements of patient-centered primary care are associated with better individual self-rated health in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama. Read the Author Summary.
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10/04/2018
Research Article
Yonghua Hu and colleagues, in a large-scale analysis of 172 cities in China, reveal associations between short-term air pollution exposure and increased incidences of stroke. Read the Author Summary or see the rest of the Climate Change and Health collection.
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10/05/2018
Research Article
Hatem Wafa and colleagues use data from the South London Stroke Register to assess the contribution of prior risk factors, preventative treatments, and demographic disparities on stroke incidence during a 15-year period. Read the Author Summary.
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10/02/2018
Research Article
In a microsimulation study, Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues model 3 different potential food choice interventions for the benefits of health outcomes and cost-savings. Read the Perspective.
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09/28/2018
Research Article
Kathleen Vincent & colleagues study the safety & acceptability of a pod-intravaginal ring that supplies antiretroviral drugs. Read the Author Summary, or check out the rest of the collection on Advances in HIV Prevention, Treatment and Cure.
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10/01/2018
Research Article
Jiayao Lei and colleagues examine the link between hrHPV positivity in cervical tumors and prognosis. Read the Author Summary.
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09/26/2018
Research Article
Kari Johansson & colleagues assess whether bariatric surgery is associated with reduced adverse maternal delivery outcomes in term births. Read the Author Summary.
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10/02/2018
Perspective
A Perspective from Hilary Seligman & Sanjay Basu on research by Dariush Mozaffarian & colleagues.
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09/25/2018
Editorial
James Beeson & colleagues discuss the contribution of non-obstetric morbidity to mortality during pregnancy, and what can address this global health challenge.
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PLOS Medicine's special issue devoted to the health impacts of climate change, Guest Edited by Jonathan Patz and Madeleine Thomson.
A global forum for research responding to the impacts of climate change.
In an Editorial, guest editors Jonathan Patz & Madeleine Thompson summarize key issues & describe the significance of research studies in the Collection.
Yuming Guo & coll. present a modelling study in which climate change-associated mortality is predicted in a large number of countries. Read the Author Summary.
Jose Guillermo Cedeño Laurent & coll. document the detrimental effects of heatwaves on cognition. Read the Author Summary.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death and disability globally. Read the research in our CVD collection.
The malERA Refresh special collection comprises seven papers that address the scientific achievements and the current challenges in different fields.
This PLOS collection offers evidence and expert commentary to urge health professionals to treat trafficking as a global health determinant.
HIV infection continues to pose a critical risk to health in many countries. Read the research in our special issue and collection.
This collection, published in collaboration with WHO, focuses on global policy and systems aiming to achieve control of STIs and mitigation of their adverse effects on health.
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