The REWARD/Equator Conference on Increasing value and reducing waste in biomedical research takes place on September 28-30, 2015. A co-sponsor of the Conference, PLOS Medicine is featuring two articles this month on tools to improve research design and reporting: an Essay by David Moher and Douglas Altman on "Four Proposals to Improve the Medical Research Literature", and a Guest Editorial by Cosetta Minelli and Gianluca Baio on how Value of Information analysis can reduce research waste. We also invite interested readers to check back in October for major additions to our Guidelines and Guidance series on research quality and reporting.
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Editorial
Value of Information: A Tool to Improve Research Prioritization and Reduce Waste
PLOS Medicine: published September 29, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001882
Essays
Equity and Noncommunicable Disease Reduction under the Sustainable Development Goals
PLOS Medicine: published September 8, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001872
Four Proposals to Help Improve the Medical Research Literature
PLOS Medicine: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001864
Adding Spice to the Slog: Humanities in Medical Training
PLOS Medicine: published September 29, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001879
Perspective
Moving Beyond Directly Observed Therapy for Tuberculosis
PLOS Medicine: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001877
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Research Articles
The Impact of Company-Level ART Provision to a Mining Workforce in South Africa: A Cost–Benefit Analysis
PLOS Medicine: published September 1, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001869
Asporin Is a Fibroblast-Derived TGF-β1 Inhibitor and a Tumor Suppressor Associated with Good Prognosis in Breast Cancer
PLOS Medicine: published September 1, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001871
Uptake, Accuracy, Safety, and Linkage into Care over Two Years of Promoting Annual Self-Testing for HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: A Community-Based Prospective Study
PLOS Medicine: published September 8, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001873
Simplified HIV Testing and Treatment in China: Analysis of Mortality Rates Before and After a Structural Intervention
PLOS Medicine: published September 8, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001874
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Violent Crime: A Cohort Study
PLOS Medicine: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001875
Effectiveness of Electronic Reminders to Improve Medication Adherence in Tuberculosis Patients: A Cluster-Randomised Trial
PLOS Medicine: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001876
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Changes in Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Weight Change in United States Men and Women Followed for Up to 24 Years: Analysis from Three Prospective Cohort Studies
PLOS Medicine: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001878