August 13, 2019
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08/09/2019
Research Article
Kaitlin Wade and colleagues investigate associations between BMI and cause-specific mortality in a large cohort of parent-son pairs. Read the Author Summary.
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08/07/2019
Research Article
Sanam Roder-DeWan reveal low levels of quality care in some LMICs based on findings of a survey. Read the Author Summary.
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08/07/2019
Research Article
James Yarmolinsky and colleagues assess risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer using a genetic approach. Read the Author Summary.
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08/06/2019
Research Article
Jane L. Tarry-Adkins and colleagues report that neonates whose mothers were treated for gestational diabetes with metformin as opposed to insulin weigh less at birth but have a higher BMI by mid-childhood. Part of the Maternal and Child Health & Nutrition Special Issue.
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08/06/2019
Research Article
Sophie Moore and colleagues reveal the enhanced response to the DTP vaccine in newborns in The Gambia following maternal supplementation with micronutrients and protein during pregnancy. Part of the Maternal and Child Health & Nutrition Special Issue.
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08/06/2019
Research Article
Zainab Akhter and colleagues reveal that bariatric surgery for women prior to pregnancy can result in adverse outcomes for newborns, including intensive care admission and preterm birth. Part of the Maternal and Child Health & Nutrition Special Issue. Read the Author Summary.
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08/02/2019
Research Article
From a longitudinal prospective cohort study, Andrew Sommerlad and colleagues show a protective effect of social contact against developing dementia. Read the Author Summary.
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08/02/2019
Health in Action
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07/30/2019
Editorial
The PLOS Medicine Editors discuss migrant and refugee health, and announce a forthcoming special issue devoted to the topic.
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07/30/2019
Research Article
Shantini Paranjothy and coworkers investigate whether renal pelvis dilatation identified in midpregnancy ultrasound is associated with higher hospital admission during childhood. 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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