Authors: Richard Hodge , et al. Citation: Hodge R, on behalf of the PLOS Biology staff editors (2023) The future is bright, the future is biotechnology. PLoS Biol 21(4): e3002135. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002135 Published: April 28, 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Hodge, on behalf of the PLOS Biology staff editors. This is an open access article distributed under…
Authors: Jakub G. Sobiecki, et al. Abstract Background Self-reported adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been modestly inversely associated with incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in cohort studies. There is uncertainty about the validity and magnitude of this association due to subjective reporting of diet. The association has not been evaluated using an objectively…
Authors: Jacques Wels , et al. Abstract Background Home working has increased since the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’s onset with concerns that it may have adverse health implications. We assessed the association between home working and social and mental wellbeing among the employed population aged 16 to 66 through harmonised analyses of 7 UK…
Authors: Erik Lenguerrand , et al. Abstract Background While the United Kingdom National Health Service aimed to reduce social inequalities in the provision of joint replacement, it is unclear whether these gaps have reduced. We describe secular trends in the provision of primary hip and knee replacement surgery between social deprivation groups. Methods and findings…
Authors:[ view all ] et al. In the Author Summary, there is an error in the second sentence. The correct sentence is: In places where injectable treatment is not available, the World Health Organization (WHO) malaria guidelines recommend that children below 6 years of age be administered a single dose of rectal artesunate (RAS) before…
Authors: Anke B. Witteveen , et al. Abstract Background There remains uncertainty about the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health. This umbrella review provides a comprehensive overview of the association between the pandemic and common mental disorders. We qualitatively summarized evidence from reviews with meta-analyses of individual study-data in the…
Authors: Vikram Patel , et al. Citation: Patel V, Fancourt D, Furukawa TA, Kola L (2023) Reimagining the journey to recovery: The COVID-19 pandemic and global mental health. PLoS Med 20(4): e1004224. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004224 Published: April 24, 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Patel et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the…
Authors: Brian Beach , et al. Abstract Background Some studies have identified declines in mental health during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in different age groups, including older people. As anxiety and depression are common neuropsychiatric symptoms among people with cognitive impairment, the mental health experiences of older people during the pandemic should take…
Authors: Laurentya Olga, et al. S1 RECORD STROBE Extension Checklist. The RECORD statement—Checklist of items, extended from the STROBE statement, which should be reported in observational studies using routinely collected health data. Reference: Benchimol EI, Smeeth L, Guttmann A, Harron K, Moher D, Petersen I, Sørensen HT, von Elm E, Langan SM, the RECORD Working…
Authors: Bernadette Hensen , et al. Abstract Background The growing population of adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 15 to 24 in sub-Saharan Africa face a high burden of HIV in many settings. Unintended pregnancies among adolescent girls in the region remain high. Nonetheless, the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service needs of AYP have…