Emma Burns is a science illustrator who uses traditional and digital media to create images that depict a story or convey meaning with a single glance. A passionate interest in both biology and the arts led her to a combination of the two professions, wherein she creates artwork that reflects the scientific realm. Along with her lifelong interest in art, Emma earned a B.S. in biology. She is fascinated by the natural world, and flora and fauna are commonly found in her illustrations. This image was a concept created to expose the stigma attached to HIV, and how patients are often outcast in society. Having traveled in Africa and worked with AIDS orphans, Emma feels that it is important to use art in helping to define global health issues.
Image Credit: Emma Burns (www.emmaillustrations.com)
Editorial
Minimizing Mistakes and Embracing Uncertainty
PLOS Medicine: published August 30, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020272
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Essays
Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
PLOS Medicine: published August 30, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
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The Stigma of Being HIV-Positive in Africa
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HIV in Nepal: Is the Violent Conflict Fuelling the Epidemic?
PLOS Medicine: published July 19, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020216
Neglected Diseases
Designing Drugs for Parasitic Diseases of the Developing World
PLOS Medicine: published August 30, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020210
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Achieving Gold Standards in Ethics and Human Rights in Medical Practice
PLOS Medicine: published July 19, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020260
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Expressing the Differences between Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
PLOS Medicine: published August 30, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020230
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Calorie Restriction Extends Life Span— But Which Calories?
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Health in Action
The “Free by 5” Campaign for Universal, Free Antiretroviral Therapy
PLOS Medicine: published July 19, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020227
What I've Learned from E-Patients
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Policy Forums
Agricultural Antibiotics and Human Health
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2005 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020232
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Human Dignity as a Criterion for Science Policy
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Student Forum
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Learning Forum
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Research Articles
Discriminatory Attitudes and Practices by Health Workers toward Patients with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
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Correspondence
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The Need for a New Specialist Professional Research System of “Pure” Medical Science
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Corrections
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Correction: What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of the Media in Disseminating Health Information?
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