05/16/2025
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In this non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, Julien Ntaongo Alendi and colleagues assess a reduced dose of ready-to-use therapeutic food to treat children with severe acute malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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05/08/2025
Research Article
Belinda J Lawford and colleagues investigate whether becoming unwilling to undergo surgery following an education and exercise intervention for hip and knee osteoarthritis is associated with lower probability of receiving actual surgery.
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05/20/2025
Research Article
Leila Abar and colleagues use data from an observational study and an RCT to assess poly-metabolites in diets high in ultra-processed food.
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04/21/2025
Research Article
Yafei Si, Lei Guo and colleagues analyze data from 1990 to 2021 to measure ASEAN’s progress toward health targets in nutrition, maternal and child health, infectious and non-communicable chronic diseases, environment health, universal health coverage, and road injuries.
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05/20/2025
Research Article
Wenli Ni and colleagues use a time-stratified case-crossover design to examine the association between ambient temperature variability and hospital admissions for myocardial infarction among 233,617 patients in Sweden.
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05/01/2025
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In a review of global datasets for hypertension, diabetes, HIV, and AIDS, Alessandro Feraldi and colleagues investigate the importance of sex-disaggregated data.
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05/14/2025
Research Article
Brandon J. Demkowicz and colleagues compare the effectiveness and safety of different inhaler types among patients with COPD.
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05/08/2025
Research Article
Using a sibling-controlled cohort study design, Marcel Ballin and team explore how adolescent cardiorespiratory fitness relates to cancer risk in later life.
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04/24/2025
Perspective
Naveed Sattar and Martin K Rutter discuss the contributory role of obesity in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease, and prospects for tackling the obesity epidemic.
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05/20/2025
Perspective
Preterm birth is a central determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Efforts to reduce its incidence must address the disparate underlying causes.
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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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