July 16, 2019
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07/15/2019
Research Article
Michael Simonov and colleagues present a model for predicting acute kidney disease using electronic data records. Read the Author Summary.
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07/12/2019
Collection Review
In this Collection Review for the Novel Treatments for Tuberculosis Collection, Piero Olliaro and Michael Vaillant discuss the considerations when choosing a non-inferiority margin that is meaningful from statistical, ethical, clinical, and health standpoint.
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07/09/2019
Collection Review
Geraint Davies and colleagues discuss the potential for innovative early-phase clinical trial methods to improve the safety and efficiency of the tuberculosis drug development process. Part of the Collection on Advances in Clinical Trial Design for Development of New Treatments for Tuberculosis.
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07/08/2019
Research Article
Xiu Qiu and colleagues report on the cesarean section rate in Guangzhou, China following implementation of a two-stage intervention package. Read the Author Summary.
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07/05/2019
Collection Review
In this Collection Review, Kelley Dooley and colleagues discuss incorporating modern preclinical drug development tools to improve and accelerate the designing and testing of new tuberculosis regimens.
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07/05/2019
Research Article
Mikel Izquierdo and team investigate a multicomponent exercise training program versus usual care on cognitive function among older adults during acute admission to a medical ward. Read the Author Summary.
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07/05/2019
Research Article
Charlotte Schutz and colleagues identify biomarkers and characteristics associated with tuberculosis and death in patients with HIV and TB. Part of the Tuberculosis Special Issue.
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07/03/2019
Research Article
Yoon Hong Choi and colleagues estimate the impact of removing one of the two infant PCV doses given in England and Wales.
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07/02/2019
Research Article
Javaid Muglu and colleagues reveal the increasing risk of stillbirths and neonatal deaths for pregnancies that go beyond 41 weeks. Read the Author Summary.
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07/02/2019
Research Article
W. Katherine Yih and colleagues reveal no association between 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in children and Kawasaki disease onset. Read the Author Summary.
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A new PLOS Collection, supported by the WHO, to identify and outline the optimal characteristics of clinical trial designs to inform policy guidance for new TB regimens.
In this Collection Review, Kelley Dooley and colleagues discuss incorporating modern preclinical drug development tools to improve and accelerate the designing and testing of new tuberculosis regimens.
Geraint Davies and colleagues discuss the potential for innovative early-phase clinical trial methods to improve the safety and efficiency of the tuberculosis drug development process.
In this Collection Review for the Novel Treatments for Tuberculosis Collection, Piero Olliaro and Michael Vaillant discuss the considerations when choosing a non-inferiority margin that is meaningful from statistical, ethical, clinical, and health standpoint.
Our most recent Special Issue, this collection focuses on new approaches to fighting and ending TB, including discovery and validation of novel biomarkers and diagnostic technologies, development of new treatments and testing of vaccines.
PLOS Medicine's special issue devoted to the health impacts of climate change, Guest Edited by Jonathan Patz and Madeleine Thomson.
Modern statistical modeling techniques—often called machine learning—are posited as a transformative force for human health. This Special Issue explores the intersections of deep learning and health.
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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