July 9, 2024
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06/24/2024
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Miriam Samuel and team analyzed health records of 17 million adults in England, examining patterns of weight change before and during COVID-19 and identifying groups most prone to rapid weight gain.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2024
07/05/2024
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Leveraging data from demographic health surveys across the globe, Boshen Jiao and co-authors explore how adequate antenatal care influences general health-seeking behaviors.
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06/10/2024
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Gladymar Pérez Chacón and colleagues report the safety and immunogenicity of a mixed whole-cell and acellular pertussis vaccine in Australian infants in stage 1 of the two-stage OPTIMUM trial.
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06/03/2024
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Mohammed K. Ali and colleagues explore the impact of a quality improvement strategy for patients with type 2 diabetes 6.5 years after implementation.
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06/14/2024
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Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard and team examine if participating in a chatbot health education program can improve adolescent dietary behaviors and body weight trajectories.
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06/03/2024
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A.J. Lowik systematically review the consideration and reporting of sex and gender variables in studies of alcohol treatment interventions involving young people.
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06/06/2024
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Wei Zhou and co-workers explore the impact of fresh versus frozen embryo transfer on the metabolic profiles of children in China.
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05/28/2024
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Tulip A. Jhaveri and team report findings of a systematic review to identify factors contributing to unfavorable outcomes associated with gaps in the care cascade for tuberculosis in India.
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05/17/2024
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The authors assess safety and efficacy of focused, magnetic resonance-guided ultrasound-stimulated microbubble treatment in patients with breast cancer.
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05/30/2024
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Mridula Shankar and colleagues investigate the reasons why those who are pregnant and breastfeeding are under-represented in clinical trials.
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In this Editorial, Guest Editors Timothy R. Walsh, Ana C. Gales, Ramanan Laxminarayan, and our PLOS Medicine Editor Philippa C. Dodd discuss the Special Issue dedicated to Antimicrobial resistance and emphasize the urgent threat of AMR.
Ruchita Balasubramanian and colleagues, estimate the incidence of hospital-associated infections resistant to antibiotics in 195 countries using point prevalence survey data.
James Neal Russell and colleagues explore antibiotic use and mortality prediction in hospitalised neonates and infants with sepsis.
Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar, Olga Tosas and Kitty Van Weezenbeek discuss surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, the existing limitations and the implications this has on accurate determination of incidence.
Yin Mo and colleagues investigate implications of antibiotic duration on antibiotic resistance in hospitals.
In this Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers providing insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic.
This collection of research articles highlights the multi-faceted challenges imposed by drug-resistant bacteria, the consequences for health and economics, and interventions that could lessen the burden.
In this Collection, PLOS Medicine presents high-quality translational research and clinical studies on advances in early cancer detection.
This Special Issue brings together the latest research on child and adolescent health, including strategies to monitor and combat child mortality from birth through adolescence, and environmental impacts on child health and mortality.
This 2019 Special Issue highlights the importance of nutrition for maternal and child health.
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