- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionBacterial Antimicrobial Resistance: Surveillance and PreventionPublished July 12, 2023Special IssuesView Collection
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionCOVID-19 Pandemic and Global Mental HealthPublished April 3, 2023Special IssuesView Collection
In this PLOS Medicine Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers which provide insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic. Key themes include increases in…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionGlobal Child Health: From Birth to Adolescence and BeyondPublished September 28, 2021Special IssuesView Collection
In 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were intended to address key determinants of human health and welfare, including poverty, hunger, and disease. One of the MDGs…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionTrafficking, Exploitation and HealthPublished September 23, 2020Partnered Collections, Special IssuesView Collection
The health consequences of human trafficking and exploitation are sufficiently prevalent and damaging that they comprise a public health problem of global magnitude. This PLOS Collection offers…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionRegulatory Harmonization CollectionPublished August 12, 2020Partnered Collections, Special IssuesView Collection
While regulation of medicines is a key pillar of any health system assuring access to quality medicines, an unoptimized regulatory system is a barrier to access. Over the last 8 years the East African…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionAdvances in Clinical Trial Design for Development of New Treatments for TuberculosisPublished June 30, 2020Partnered Collections, Special IssuesView Collection
With recent opportunities to test combinations of new and repurposed drugs for the treatment of TB, new questions arise for optimal clinical trial design. To address these, in March 2018 WHO organized…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionHigh-Quality Health SystemsPublished April 7, 2020Partnered Collections, Special IssuesView Collection
High quality health care will be critical to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in low- and middle income countries. However, little is known on levels of quality and its distribution within…
- collectionA PLOS CollectionRefugee and Migrant HealthPublished April 2, 2020Special IssuesView Collection
At the 72nd World Health Assembly held during May 20–28 of this year in Geneva, Switzerland, a very welcome global action plan was agreed which seeks to establish a “framework of…
- collectionA PLOS CollectionSubstance Use, Misuse, and Dependence: Prevention and TreatmentPublished April 1, 2020Special IssuesView Collection
Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and…
- Medicine & HealthA PLOS CollectionMachine Learning in Health and BiomedicinePublished August 21, 2019Special IssuesView Collection
Modern statistical modeling techniques—often called machine learning—are posited as a transformative force for human health. High-profile reports of diagnostic success demonstrate…
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