09/19/2025
Research Article
Benjamin Lewis and colleagues explore the therapeutic use of psilocybin coupled with mindfulness training compared with mindfulness training alone to tackle burnout and depression in healthcare providers in a randomized controlled study.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2025
09/18/2025
Research Article
In a randomized clinical trial of two drug regimens for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), Abel Kakuru and colleagues report that, unexpectedly, combining the two regimens did not result in fewer adverse birth outcomes than either regimen alone.
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09/19/2025
Perspective
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a chemoprevention strategy against malaria in pregnancy. This Perspective highlights a recent PLOS Medicine study which demonstrates the need for better understanding of the mechanism by which IPTp-SP works, as well as novel measures to prevent malaria earlier in gestation.
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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.
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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.
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09/25/2025
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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.
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09/16/2025
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Emma Cleary and colleagues investigate the association between prescribed opioid use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders, in the offspring.
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09/17/2025
Research Article
Takeshi Fujiwara and colleagues investigate the association between falls and antihypertensive medication, in people with dementia.
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09/23/2025
Research Article
Lulu Wang and colleagues assess the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes in women across a range of fasting plasma glucose levels.
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09/26/2025
Research Article
Jingjing Sun and colleagues compare apixaban versus rivaroxaban in terms of the risk of recurrent adverse vascular events.
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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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