December 8, 2015
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12/08/2015
research article
Thomas Yager and colleagues develop and validate a molecular host assay to discriminate between sepsis and infection-negative systemic inflammation in critically ill patients. Read the Editors' Summary.
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12/08/2015
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Nancy Krieger and colleagues argue that law-enforcement–related deaths in the United States should be treated as notifiable conditions, which would allow public health departments to report these data in real-time.
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12/08/2015
policy forum
Jason Block and S. V. Subramanian explore avenues for improving the health of Americans through reducing dietary inequalities and look at whether concern over "food deserts" has been taken too far.
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12/03/2015
Collection review
An overview of foodborne diseases worldwide; part of the World Health Organization’s investigation into the incidence, mortality, and disease burden of foodborne hazards.
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12/03/2015
research article
In this data synthesis, Martyn Kirk and colleagues estimate the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal and viral diseases. Read the Editors' Summary.
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12/03/2015
research article
In this data synthesis, Paul Robert Torgerson and colleagues estimate the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases. Read the Editors' Summary.
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12/03/2015
plos one
Brecht Devleesschauwer and colleagues
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12/03/2015
plos neglected tropical diseases
Erin Mann and colleagues
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12/01/2015
plos speaking of Medicine
Helen Bygrave
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