While science has no place for the notion of a post-truth era, medical research has at times been susceptible to manipulation for non-scientific purposes. How should medical journals exemplify reliability in times of widespread competing interests and increasingly prominent health-related claims from unfiltered sources?
In this month's Editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors recognize the members of our recently renewed editorial board and explore the editorial board's role in maintaining the journal's validity, relevance and vital connection to the medical research community.
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Editorial
Renewing PLOS Medicine’s editorial board in times of global distraction
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002239
Essay
Evidence for scaling up HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for incorporating health system constraints
PLOS Medicine: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002240
Perspectives
Refining Lung Cancer Screening Criteria in the Era of Value-Based Medicine
PLOS Medicine: published February 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002226
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Clinical Action against Drunk Driving
PLOS Medicine: published February 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002231
Precision oncology: Charting a path forward to broader deployment of genomic profiling
PLOS Medicine: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002242
Hope for HIV control in southern Africa: The continued quest for a vaccine
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002241
The potential benefit of scaling up malaria prevention to reduce low birth weight in Africa
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002244
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Research Articles
Haemolysis in G6PD Heterozygous Females Treated with Primaquine for Plasmodium vivax Malaria: A Nested Cohort in a Trial of Radical Curative Regimens
PLOS Medicine: published February 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002224
Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Scenarios in a Population-Based Setting: A Microsimulation Modeling Analysis in Ontario, Canada
PLOS Medicine: published February 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002225
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Clinical applicability and cost of a 46-gene panel for genomic analysis of solid tumours: Retrospective validation and prospective audit in the UK National Health Service
PLOS Medicine: published February 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002230
Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study
PLOS Medicine: published February 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002232
Housing Improvements and Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data
PLOS Medicine: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002234
Delays and loss to follow-up before treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis following implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002238
Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home-visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002237
Estimated impact on birth weight of scaling up intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy given sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Africa: A mathematical model
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002243
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Serelaxin as a potential treatment for renal dysfunction in cirrhosis: Preclinical evaluation and results of a randomized phase 2 trial
PLOS Medicine: published February 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002248