Journal editors take responsibility for the validity and transparency of the medical literature. Physicians mediate between published research and the specific circumstances and wishes of the individual patient. How can these two perspectives best align and inform one another?
In this month's Editorial, PLOS Medicine's Chief Editor Larry Peiperl describes his recent return to clinical work and encourages physicians who become journal editors to remain active in patient care.
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Editorial
Keeping it real: A journal editor in clinic
PLOS Medicine: published September 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002394
Perspectives
HbA1c for type 2 diabetes diagnosis in Africans and African Americans: Personalized medicine NOW!
PLOS Medicine: published September 12, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002384
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Preterm birth prevention—Time to PROGRESS beyond progesterone
PLOS Medicine: published September 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002391
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Policy Forum
Global services and support for children with developmental delays and disabilities: Bridging research and policy gaps
PLOS Medicine: published September 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002393
Research Articles
Women’s and men’s reports of past-year prevalence of intimate partner violence and rape and women’s risk factors for intimate partner violence: A multicountry cross-sectional study in Asia and the Pacific
PLOS Medicine: published September 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002381
Oral tetrahydrouridine and decitabine for non-cytotoxic epigenetic gene regulation in sickle cell disease: A randomized phase 1 study
PLOS Medicine: published September 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002382
Effectiveness of food supplements in increasing fat-free tissue accretion in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A randomised 2 × 2 × 3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso
PLOS Medicine: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002387
Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine: published September 12, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002383
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Sustained effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Healthy Activity Programme, a brief psychological treatment for depression delivered by lay counsellors in primary care: 12-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published September 12, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002385
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Sustained effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Counselling for Alcohol Problems, a brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, delivered by lay counsellors in primary care: 12-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published September 12, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002386
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Cervical screening with primary HPV testing or cytology in a population of women in which those aged 33 years or younger had previously been offered HPV vaccination: Results of the Compass pilot randomised trial
PLOS Medicine: published September 19, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002388
Self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine: published September 19, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002389
Vaginal progesterone pessaries for pregnant women with a previous preterm birth to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (the PROGRESS Study): A multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published September 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002390
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Risk, treatment duration, and recurrence risk of postpartum affective disorder in women with no prior psychiatric history: A population-based cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published September 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002392
Chronic disease concordance within Indian households: A cross-sectional study
PLOS Medicine: published September 29, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002395