June 25, 2026
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06/26/2026
Perspective
In this Perspective, José Hagan discusses how and why weakened immunization, surveillance, and socioeconomic resilience, due to armed conflict, increases measles risk, during and after war, and outlines why protecting routine vaccination in crises should be a core emergency response.
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Browse Issues 2004 – 2026
06/24/2026
Research Article
In a target trial emulation study, Linda Chan and Wanchun Xu investigate the cardiovascular outcomes and safety of statin therapy in older adults with type 2 diabetes.
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06/23/2026
Research Article
In a prospective study, Tom Bond and colleagues investigate whether associations between parental peri-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), offspring birth weight, BMI until 8 years of age, and 8-year old eating behaviour are due to genetic inheritance in a population-based birth cohort from Norway.
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06/02/2026
Research Article
In a multi-cohort observational study, Wei Wang and colleagues identify circulating plasma protein signatures of diabetic retinal neurodegeneration and translate them into a risk prediction system.
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06/23/2026
Research Article
Aisha Osman and colleagues conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa to understand how it has changed over time, and which populations are most at risk.
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06/23/2026
Research Article
In this survey study, Gabriela Ghisi and colleagues evaluate the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation programs worldwide, comparing countries as well as comparing the data to the previous round of the ICCPR global audit.
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06/23/2026
Research Article
By Giulia Iacono and colleagues.
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06/29/2026
Research Article
By Mulugeta Ayalew Yimer colleagues.
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06/16/2026
Policy Forum
By Saul Martin-Rodriguez and colleagues.
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06/09/2026
Research Article
By Nicolò Lentini and colleagues.
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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.
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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