Hannah Leslie and colleagues of the High-Quality Health Commission discuss in this month's Editorial the findings from their report that detail the improvements needed to prevent declines in individuals' health as the scope and quality of health systems increase. Patient-centered care at the population level, improved utility of research products, and innovative reporting tools to help guide the development of new methods are key to improved global healthcare.
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Editorial
Health systems thinking: A new generation of research to improve healthcare quality
PLOS Medicine: published October 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002682
Perspectives
In an unhealthy food system, what role should SNAP play?
PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002662
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Cesarean section in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong—A safe choice for women and clinicians?
PLOS Medicine: published October 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002676
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Epidemiological metrics and benchmarks for a transition in the HIV epidemic
PLOS Medicine: published October 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002678
Policy Forums
Involuntary mental health treatment in the era of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
PLOS Medicine: published October 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002679
Organophosphate exposures during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment: Recommendations for essential policy reforms
PLOS Medicine: published October 24, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002671
Research Articles
High-risk human papillomavirus status and prognosis in invasive cervical cancer: A nationwide cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002666
Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives and disincentives for improving food purchases and health through the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A microsimulation study
PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002661
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Association between ambient air pollution and daily hospital admissions for ischemic stroke: A nationwide time-series analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 4, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002668
Expected changes in obesity after reformulation to reduce added sugars in beverages: A modeling study
PLOS Medicine: published October 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002664
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Long-term trends in incidence and risk factors for ischaemic stroke subtypes: Prospective population study of the South London Stroke Register
PLOS Medicine: published October 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002669
Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 9, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002667
Patient-centered primary care and self-rated health in 6 Latin American and Caribbean countries: Analysis of a public opinion cross-sectional survey
PLOS Medicine: published October 9, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002673
Fatty acid biomarkers of dairy fat consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies
PLOS Medicine: published October 10, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002670
Prevalence of and reasons for women’s, family members’, and health professionals’ preferences for cesarean section in China: A mixed-methods systematic review
PLOS Medicine: published October 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002672
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Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley: A mathematical modelling study
PLOS Medicine: published October 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002675
A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial
PLOS Medicine: published October 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002684