May 5, 2026
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05/08/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, Sanjay Rajagopalan and colleagues discusses how climate change accelerates non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and exacerbates NCD-related mortality, and calls for greater visibility and funding to address this syndemic and improve human health.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2026
05/05/2026
Research Article
Using population-based survey and program data for from 27 countries in Africa, Aishi Aratrika and colleagues generate estimates of uptake of HIV self-testing to help inform country needs and optimize HIV testing services.
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05/05/2026
Research Article
In a survey study using the People's Voice Survey, Margaret Kruk and colleagues examine how people with poor mental health experience care and confidence in the health system across 18 countries.
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05/05/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, Francesca Colombo and colleagues outline why strategic investment in preventive health is critical to reduce health system costs, boost productivity and sustain long-term prosperity.
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05/08/2026
Research Article
In a cohort study, Liao and colleagues investigate whether using a lower flow-cytometry threshold (0.05%), compared with the conventional 0.1% cutoff, to define minimal residual disease improves risk stratification in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.
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05/06/2026
Research Article
In a cohort study, Camila Bonfim and colleagues investigate the association between a conditional cash transfer program (Brazil’s Bolsa Família) and mortality rate reduction among victims of interpersonal violence in Brazil.
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04/24/2026
Perspective
Why obesity increases cancer risk has long remained a biological mystery. In this Perspective, Steven Moore & Patrick Ryan discuss advances in statistical and analytical methods that may finally help resolve this question.
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04/28/2026
Research Article
In a case-control study, Roxanne Hastie and colleagues set out to identify new prodromal symptoms of eclampsia, using cohorts in South Africa and Pakistan.
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04/28/2026
Research Article
Hui G. Cheng and colleagues characterize age-, period-, and cohort-specific patterns of subsequent primary cancer incidence among cancer survivors.
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04/28/2026
Policy Forum
This Policy Forum by Sebastian Walsh and colleagues outlines the principles and aims of the Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction (PLADRR) research group.
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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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