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PLOS Medicine: published May 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005107

Investment in preventive health needs to be seen as a driver of economic development

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PLOS Medicine: published May 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005074

Climate change and non-communicable diseases: An invisible syndemic

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PLOS Medicine: published May 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005082

Connected or chained by social media? Child and adolescent mental health in a digital era

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PLOS Medicine: published May 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005099

On the evolution of the company we keep: Implications for infectious disease modeling

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PLOS Medicine: published May 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005075

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PLOS Medicine: published May 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005123

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U = U for all: Advancing equity in HIV prevention

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Availability, appeal, and addictiveness by design: Tobacco and nicotine industry deliberate targeting of youth

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PLOS Medicine: published May 29, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005133

Health system use and experience among people with poor mental health: A cross-sectional analysis of the People’s Voice Survey in 18 countries

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Adherence to voluntary UK sugar, salt, and calorie reduction targets in the highest-grossing restaurant chains: A cross-sectional study

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Trends in HIV self-testing uptake in Africa: A modeling study of population-based surveys and HIV testing program data

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Pathways of emergency care for severely ill children in Nigerian and Ugandan hospitals: A process mapping study

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Conditional cash transfer and mortality among interpersonal violence victims: A cohort study

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Point-of-care early infant HIV diagnosis at birth in a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial in Mozambique and Tanzania: A comparative cost and cost-effectiveness study

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Optimal minimal residual disease threshold in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: A retrospective cohort study based on the TARGET database

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Social contact patterns in the United Kingdom following the COVID-19 pandemic: The Reconnect cross-sectional survey

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