PLOS Medicine

PLOS Medicine, which was initially known as PLoS Medicine, is a weekly medical journal that is peer-reviewed and covers a wide range of topics within the medical field. It was launched on October 19, 2004, as the second journal from the Public Library of Science (PLOS), a non-profit organization dedicated to open access publishing. All articles in PLOS Medicine are available under the Creative Commons "by-attribution" license. To support the journal financially, authors are generally required to pay fees for publication. Initially available in both online and print formats until 2005, the journal now exists solely in an online format. Larry Peiperl has been the chief editor since 2013, taking over from Virginia Barbour, the previous editor.

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Poverty alleviation policies, programs and practices for people with disabilities: A scoping review and recommendations

3 days ago | journals.plos.org | Sally Lindsay |Janice Phonepraseuth |Sarah Leo

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Lindsay S, Phonepraseuth J, Leo S (2025) Poverty alleviation policies, programs and practices for people with disabilities: A scoping review and recommendations. PLoS One 20(5): e0323540. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323540Editor: Gigi Lam, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, HONG KONGReceived: August 20, 2024; Accepted: April 10, 2025; Published: May 13, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Lindsay et al.
Macroecological patterns in experimental microbial communities

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | William Shoemaker |Alvaro Sanchez |Universidad de Salamanca |Jacopo Grilli

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Shoemaker WR, Sánchez Á, Grilli J (2025) Macroecological patterns in experimental microbial communities. PLoS Comput Biol 21(5): e1013044. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013044Editor: Nic Vega, Emory University Department of Biology, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReceived: November 18, 2024; Accepted: April 10, 2025; Published: May 8, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Shoemaker et al.
“Which comes first”: Religious/spiritual engagement or health? Initial observations from longitudinal analyses

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Salman Ahmad |Coral Gables |Zachary Goodman

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Ahmad SS, Goodman ZT, Hylton E, Ironson G (2025) “Which comes first”: Religious/spiritual engagement or health? Initial observations from longitudinal analyses. PLoS ONE 20(5): e0320410. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320410Editor: Ellen L.
Resilience to abrupt global catastrophic risks disrupting trade: Combining urban and near-urban agriculture in a quantified case study of a globally median-sized city

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Matt Boyd |Nick Wilson

Citation: Boyd M, Wilson N (2025) Resilience to abrupt global catastrophic risks disrupting trade: Combining urban and near-urban agriculture in a quantified case study of a globally median-sized city. PLoS ONE 20(5): e0321203. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321203Editor: Susmita Lahiri (Ganguly), University of Kalyani, INDIAReceived: November 6, 2024; Accepted: March 3, 2025; Published: May 7, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Boyd.
Circadian rhythms are more resilient to pacemaker neuron disruption in female Drosophila

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Aishwarya Iyer |Barnard College |Eva Scholz-Carlson |Evardra Bell

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Short Reports Short Reports offer exciting novel biological findings that may trigger new research directions. See Journal Information» ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Iyer AR, Scholz-Carlson E, Bell E, Biondi G, Richhariya S, Fernandez MP (2025) Circadian rhythms are more resilient to pacemaker neuron disruption in female Drosophila. PLoS Biol 23(5): e3003146. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003146Academic editor: Paul J.
Increasing diagnoses per patient admission at a specialist children’s hospital: A retrospective study

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Stuart A Bowyer |John Booth |Daniel Key |Eleni Pissaridou

DiscussionThe results of this study have demonstrated a consistent, significant, and ongoing increase in the number of diagnoses recorded for inpatients at a specialist children’s hospital over recent decades. On average, patients are associated with around three times the number of unique conditions/diagnoses per admission than at the beginning of the study.
Associations of multiple trace elements with bipolar disorder in adolescents: A case-control study

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Jie Li |Xuemei Li |Yuqian He |Yajie Huang

Citation: Li J, Li X, He Y, Huang Y, Wang W, Du H, et al. (2025) Associations of multiple trace elements with bipolar disorder in adolescents: A case-control study. PLoS One 20(5): e0322958. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322958Editor: Li Yang,, Sichuan University, CHINAReceived: October 28, 2024; Accepted: March 31, 2025; Published: May 6, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Li et al.
Navigating groundlessness: An interview study on dealing with ontological shock and existential distress following psychedelic experiences

1 week ago | journals.plos.org | Eirini K. Argyri |Jules Evans |David Luke

Citation: Argyri EK, Evans J, Luke D, Michael P, Michelle K, Rohani-Shukla C, et al. (2025) Navigating groundlessness: An interview study on dealing with ontological shock and existential distress following psychedelic experiences. PLoS One 20(5): e0322501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322501Editor: Michal Mahat-Shamir, Ariel University, ISRAELReceived: June 5, 2024; Accepted: March 21, 2025; Published: May 5, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Argyri et al.
Widespread coral bleaching and mass mortality during the 2023-2024 marine heatwave in Little Cayman

2 weeks ago | journals.plos.org | Matthew Doherty |Jack Johnson |Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Doherty ML, Johnson JV, Goodbody-Gringley G (2025) Widespread coral bleaching and mass mortality during the 2023–2024 marine heatwave in Little Cayman. PLoS One 20(5): e0322636. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322636Editor: Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour,, University of the Ryukyus, JAPANReceived: January 24, 2025; Accepted: March 25, 2025; Published: May 2, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Doherty et al.
Correction: Cross-lingual hate speech detection using domain-specific word embeddings

2 weeks ago | journals.plos.org | Ayme Arango Monnar |Jorge Rojas |Barbara Poblete

The third author’s name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Barbara Poblete. The correct citation is: Monnar AA, Perez Rojas J, Poblete B (2024) Cross-lingual hate speech detection using domain-specific word embeddings. PLOS ONE 19(7): e0306521. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306521. There are errors in the author affiliations.