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  • Medicine & Health A PLOS Collection Antiviral Innate Immunity
    Published January 8, 2021 Curated Collections

    Viral infections are an important cause of death worldwide. In addition to established human pathogens, spillover from animal reservoirs cause emergent and re-emergent viral infections, such as the…

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  • call_for_papers Health Services Research Call for Papers
    Collection launch: TBD By onewordpress

    Issues on health care access have recently been put in sharp relief, as the current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of strengthening health infrastructure and workforce around the world…

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  • Medicine & Health A PLOS Collection Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
    Published December 1, 2020 Calls for Papers Collections

    Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and recent statistics indicate that the decline in mortality observed in the last few decades is stagnating and even reversing in some…

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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection COVID-19 pandemic (2019-21)
    Published November 17, 2020 Curated Collections

    This Collection of articles highlights all content published across the PLOS journals relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20. PLOS is committed to disseminating research as quickly as…

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  • call_for_papers Influenza Call For Papers
    Publishing date to be announced 2021 By stran

    Influenza is an important cause of death and morbidity globally. While vaccination is the best way to prevent influenza virus infection, other pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical strategies can…

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  • call_for_papers Understanding and Preventing Suicide Call for Papers
    Publishing date to be announced 2020 By onewordpress

    Suicide is a major public health issue and is a frequent cause of death worldwide. Risk of suicide is determined by a complex interaction of predisposing…

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  • call_for_papers Early Detection and Minimal Residual Disease Call for Papers
    Publishing date to be announced 2020 By stran

    Research estimates that the number of cancer cases has reached 17.2 million with 8.9 million of those cases resulting in death…

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  • call_for_papers Global Child and Adolescent Health Call for Papers
    Publishing date TBA By onewordpress

    In 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were intended to address key determinants…

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  • call_for_papers Health and Health Care in Gender Diverse Communities Call for Papers
    Publishing date to be announced 2020 By stran

    The approach to health care for trans and gender diverse individuals is evolving in response to expanding knowledge of the needs in these communities, as well as a growing understanding…

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  • call_for_papers Cancer Metastasis Call for Papers
    Publishing date TBA By stran

    Cancer metastasis is responsible for 90% of all cancer deaths. The metastatic cascade is a multistep and sequential process involving cancer cell invasion, intravasation, circulation…

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