09/30/2025
Policy Forum
This Policy Forum article by Maple Goh and colleagues calls for greater consideration of ethical trade-offs relating to conservation and access of antibiotics in the WHO guidelines for mass drug administration of azithromycin.
Whose burden, whose benefit? Revisiting ethical trade-offs in the WHO guidelines on scaling up mass azithromycin administration
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09/24/2025
Research Article
In an environmentally extended input-output analysis, Juan Liang and colleagues perform a correlation analysis of the economic system and environmental data to assess the carbon footprint of the Chinese health care system.
Carbon footprint of the Chinese healthcare service: An environmentally extended input–output analysis
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09/25/2025
Research Article
In a sibling-matched case-control study, Yichen Guo and colleagues assess the associations between cyclone exposure and mortality risk in children under five years old, in 34 low- and middle-income countries.
Cyclone exposure and mortality risk of children under 5 years old: An observational study in 34 low- and middle-income countries
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Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance
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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.
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Ruchita Balasubramanian and colleagues, estimate the incidence of hospital-associated infections resistant to antibiotics in 195 countries using point prevalence survey data.
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James Neal Russell and colleagues explore antibiotic use and mortality prediction in hospitalised neonates and infants with sepsis.
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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.
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Yin Mo and colleagues investigate implications of antibiotic duration on antibiotic resistance in hospitals.
PLOS Medicine Collections
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In this Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers providing insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic.
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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.
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In this Collection, PLOS Medicine presents high-quality translational research and clinical studies on advances in early cancer detection.
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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.
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This 2019 Special Issue highlights the importance of nutrition for maternal and child health.
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