Leading open access health science journal publishing impactful research that transforms global healthcare and advances clinical understanding. 🔗 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicinehttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mvk7a4ywys2mIn this Perspective, Susanna Siri and colleagues examine ethical guidelines and governance principles relevant to the collection, use, reuse and storage of data for the Sámi population and Indigenous peoples, and provide recommendations on best practice🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xVmI09 https://plos.io/4xVmI0915 Sep 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk7a4ywys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mviczlsvhs2aIt's #OpenScienceWeek!🔓 For over 20 years PLOS Medicine has proudly championed greater transparency, integrity & equity in research & publishing. Throughout this week we will highlight articles that advocate for #OpenScience & highlight its importance in maintaining trust in the scientific record🧪14 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviczlsvhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mvhrpunnnc2vIn this study, Jingjie Zhu, Bo Ye &co examine healthy working life expectancy across 175,000 adults in 28 countries, finding that higher education, healthier lifestyles, & supportive economic & employment environments are associated with longer periods of healthy employment🧪 #MedSky plos.io/3SN5FOx https://plos.io/3SN5FOx14 Sep 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhrpunnnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mvhndxsufc27Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory skin disease that typically develops in childhood. In this study, Zhakparov &co (@jaggakatja.bsky.social) use machine learning to identify multimodal feature clusters associated with paediatric AD in AmaXhosa children in South Africa🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xTizJU https://plos.io/4xTizJU14 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhndxsufc27https://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mv64h4byik2oIn this randomized controlled trial, Ho Cheung William Li & colleagues assess the effects of a health-promotion intervention delivered by telephone that aims to improve abstinence from health risk behaviors through weekly digital reminders initiated at hospital discharge🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4gUVYH7 https://plos.io/4gUVYH710 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv64h4byik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mv3sebrixs2gNirsevimab was introduced to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis in infants. In this analysis, Léa Lenglart &co explore whether heterogeneity in coverage of nirsevimab in European countries associates with differences in case counts of bronchiolitis in infants🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4gKdzBs https://plos.io/4gKdzBs09 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3sebrixs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muz4ezmopk2cIn this Perspective, Zachary Marcum argues that the gap between #medication efficacy in trials and real-world effectiveness is widening, and with it the opportunity cost of medication nonadherence🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xPYKn2 https://plos.io/4xPYKn208 Sep 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz4ezmopk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muyl4ygnfc2fIn this modelling study of #dengue case-notification data in Mexico, Oliver Simmons &co find that across seven years and 27 states, the four dengue #virus serotypes vary in transmission intensity. Their results may help inform future surveillance and intervention efforts🧪 #MedSky plos.io/3V2LzjT https://plos.io/3V2LzjT08 Sep 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyl4ygnfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muwlgbqx5c2fToday marks World Radiotherapy Awareness Day🧬 Highlighting efforts to reduce toxicity of #radiotherapy treatment, this trial by Wei-Xiang Qi &co demonstrated feasibility & safety of dose-reduced radiotherapy in older patients with stage III non-small-cell #lung #cancer🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4igQyHk https://plos.io/4igQyHk07 Sep 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlgbqx5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muw5rosk7k2h🚨 Conference attendance! Our Associate Editor, Suzanne de Bruijn is attending the European Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Conference (EPPEC) 2026 in Bristol! Do reach out if you're attending and want to chat to Suzanne about your research, the journal, or open science! #EPPEC202607 Sep 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw5rosk7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mup3akjg3s23In this meta-analysis study, Karen Elias & co found that higher levels of neutralising antibodies are associated with greater protection from progression to severe #COVID-19 in people infected after #vaccination, although other immune responses are also at play🧪💉 #MedSky plos.io/4id3zSd https://plos.io/4id3zSd04 Sep 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup3akjg3s23https://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muov7b3p6s2qAn important message from our sister journal @plosbiology.org on basic research into women's health!⬇️ This resonates with our earlier Editorial outlining why further investment, advocacy & clinical research into #endometriosis & women's health is still needed🧪 #womenshealth #MedSky plos.io/4669HEK [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muov7b3p6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mumpaywasc2uIn this study, Yunyang Deng & co found that women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection had slightly higher rates of #cardiovasculardisease & cardiovascular-related mortality than those without #HPV, with the strongest associations observed during the first year after #infection🧪 plos.io/4yiSnbl https://plos.io/4yiSnbl03 Sep 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpaywasc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mulx7rbe3k2aThe prevalence of #obesity in women of childbearing age has increased worldwide. In this study, Hui Wang & co found that higher maternal BMI in early #pregnancy was associated with a greater risk of offspring mortality from birth to early adulthood🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xaa4cv https://plos.io/4xaa4cv03 Sep 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulx7rbe3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muk7euixis2pIn a post-hoc analysis of an implementation trial, Aaloke Mody and colleagues show that a person-centered care strategy targeted to healthcare workers is linked to improved return to and subsequent retention in #HIV care of persons who experience treatment interruptions🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xspaLc https://plos.io/4xspaLc02 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk7euixis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mujt3j7zi22sHow can we best measure a person's overall illness severity? In this multicohort study, Hugh Logan Ellis & colleagues optimize the laboratory-based frailty index (FI-Lab) for use as a general measure of illness severity across all adult ages & different healthcare settings🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4qQDpXO https://plos.io/4qQDpXO02 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujt3j7zi22shttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muhiwdqv4k25In this Perspective, Anja Schmidt and colleagues (@erictopol.bsky.social) discuss how #openaccess options for publishing commercially-funded research are often restricted, examine the consequences of this inequity, and argue for funder-neutral #publishing policies🧪📑🔐 #MedSky plos.io/4ioSRbB https://plos.io/4ioSRbB01 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhiwdqv4k25https://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muh2qexars2iThis Perspective by Kiarah Shchepanik &co discusses results from the LAMPA trial (below), & outlines why improved access to guidelines alone is not sufficient to improve adherence. Rather, multifaceted & sustained interventions are required due to complex prescriber behavior🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4gZESrn [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2qexars2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3muh2f5cjic2iCan digital guidelines improve antimicrobial prescribing in LMICs?📲 In this trial, Vilada Chansamouth &co evaluate whether a smartphone application-based intervention can improve adherence to national #antimicrobial prescribing guidelines across six hospitals in Laos🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4wTEhfv https://plos.io/4wTEhfv01 Sep 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2f5cjic2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mu5jlaiivc2mIn this nationwide cohort study, Kristian F. Axelsson and colleagues develop and validate clinical decision support tool for predicting #hip #fracture risk that can be used for population screening without the need for patient assessment🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4zGrwHM https://plos.io/4zGrwHM28 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5jlaiivc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mu4yzti2b22bIn this Perspective, Iain Marshall &co (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) discuss new evidence that #stroke risk may be increasing in younger age groups, highlighting emerging risks & outlining the need for more accurate risk algorithms & novel targeted #prevention programmes🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4hTMr3P https://plos.io/4hTMr3P28 Aug 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4yzti2b22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mu3affrksc2wWhat is the global burden of snakebites?🐍 In this study, Dileepa Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne & co reviewed the literature on snakebites & used this data to estimate the incidence of annual number of snake envenomings & deaths in countries with #snakes🧪 plos.io/4zLtzus @lstmnews.bsky.social https://plos.io/4zLtzus27 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3affrksc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mu33q3w6f22wIn this observational study, Fabiola Eto and colleagues investigate the trajectories of hypertension, #cardiovascular diseases, end-stage renal disease and #mentalhealth conditions in women and men from different age groups with Type 2 #Diabetes in a UK cohort🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4gAH4En https://plos.io/4gAH4En27 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu33q3w6f22whttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mtyo2ayioc2nIs 'emergency' #cancer #diagnosis associated with worse outcomes? In this study, Emma Whitfield &co investigate the frequency & prognostic outcomes of emergency diagnoses, reporting that these patients were more likely to die & spend longer in hospital in the year after diagnosis🧪 plos.io/4cXh7O7 https://plos.io/4cXh7O726 Aug 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyo2ayioc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mtyj42ypa22pIn this study, Mohamed Ali &co applied statistical adjustments to improve estimates of stillbirth, early neonatal, & perinatal mortality trends for 17 LMICs, reporting that mortality rates have generally declined since 1990, but progress has varied across countries🧪 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.100479126 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyj42ypa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mttgqxhjfc26In this randomized parallel trial, Anna Grummon and colleagues examine whether simple food-swap suggestions can influence online grocery choices, and found that recommendations focused on #health, #climate impact, or both were associated with healthier selections🧪🥗 #MedSky #food plos.io/4wEq2Lr https://plos.io/4wEq2Lr24 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttgqxhjfc26https://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mtlxzdns5c22In a remotely conducted, randomized clinical trial with participants spanning 13 countries, Emily Johnson and colleagues find that a multicomponent digital intervention coupled with human support can reduce #anxiety and #depression in persons with chronic conditions🧪 plos.io/4hMHTMG https://plos.io/4hMHTMG21 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlxzdns5c22https://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mth5vcsqk22uIn a randomised controlled trial of a remotely-delivered intervention, Rinske Roos and colleagues report that guided online self-help followed by psychological support by video-conferencing reduced symptoms of #anxiety and #depression in migrant workers in the Netherlands🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4zmcGWN https://plos.io/4zmcGWN19 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth5vcsqk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmedicine.org/post/3mtgsgb2l7s2oIn this study, Michael Kwan Leung and colleagues report that adults in England with severe or profound intellectual disability have a markedly higher rate of avoidable death due to preventable or treatable causes than persons with mild or moderate intellectual disability🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4xbmMZe https://plos.io/4xbmMZe19 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ijpuo3dixtusb2p3vmqfkjkg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgsgb2l7s2o