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Call for papers: Global Outbreaks and Responses

We are pleased to announce an upcoming collection on disease outbreaks. We are seeking submissions on all aspects of outbreak preparedness and response, covering a wide range of infectious diseases including Ebola, Dengue, H1N1, and the most recent Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

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Research: Increased access to parks at birth may prevent obesity later in life

Wilding et al. examined how environmental characteristics at birth are associated with overweight and obesity in school-aged children. Their findings suggest that increased access to greenspace in early life may have a role in the prevention of childhood obesity.

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Guideline: Appropriate treatment of adolescent PCOS

Key opinion leaders formulate appropriate medical guidelines for diagnosing and treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) during adolescence, aimed at promoting accurate and timely diagnosis, optimising consistent care, and improving health outcomes for adolescents and women with PCOS.

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Research: Factors underlying prescription of high-dose opioids in primary care

This systematic review explores factors associated with prescribing high-dose opioids in primary care, which include co-prescription of benzodiazepines, depression, emergency department visits, unemployment, and male gender. This study highlights priority areas to manage the growing opioid crisis. 

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The introduction of ‘No jab, No school’ policy and the refinement of measles immunisation strategies in high-income countries
Filippo Trentini, Piero Poletti, Alessia Melegaro & Stefano Merler

Review | 23 July 2019
Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review
Giacomo Caio, Umberto Volta, Anna Sapone, Daniel A. Leffler, Roberto De Giorgio, Carlo Catassi & Alessio Fasano

Opinion | 29 October 2019
Key challenges for delivering clinical impact with artificial intelligence​​​​​​​
Christopher J. Kelly, Alan Karthikesalingam, Mustafa Suleyman, Greg Corrado & Dominic King

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Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis with a particular focus on subgroups
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S. N. Etkind, A. E. Bone, B. Gomes, N. Lovell, C. J. Evans, I. J. Higginson & F. E. M. Murtagh

Review | 28 February 2017
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease​​​​​​​
Brent A. Neuschwander-Tetri

Review | 6 April 2017
Emerging concepts in liquid biopsies
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Potential predatory and legitimate biomedical journals: can you tell the difference? A cross-sectional comparison
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Correspondence | 24 March 2010
CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
Kenneth F Schulz, Douglas G Altman and David Moher

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Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC
Bruce N Cuthbert and Thomas R Insel

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Collagen reorganization at the tumor-stromal interface facilitates local invasion
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miR-124 and miR-137 inhibit proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme cells and induce differentiation of brain tumor stem cells
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Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang, Nancy A Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Koen Demyttenaere, Chiyi Hu, Noboru Iwata, Aimee N Karam, Jagdish Kaur, Stanislav Kostyuchenko, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Daphna Levinson, Herbert Matschinger, Maria Elena Medina Mora, Mark Oakley Browne, Jose Posada-Villa, Maria Carmen Viana, David R Williams and Ronald C Kessler

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Who dies of what? Strengthening CRVS systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era
Guest editor: Alan D. Lopez

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Stunting, undernutrition and obesity: the triple threat of childhood malnutrition
Guest editors: Prof. Andrew Prentice and Dr. Martha Mwangome

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Beyond Big Data to new Biomedical and Health Data Science: moving to next century precision health
Guest editors: Prof. Aziz Sheikh, Dr. Paul Wicks, Dr. Josip Car and Dr. Marc S. Williams

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Collection on: Stigma Research and Global Health
Guest editors: Dr. Gretchen Birbeck, Dr. Virginia Bond, Dr. Valerie Earnshaw, Mr. Musah Lumumba El-Nasoor

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Call for papers

Global Outbreaks and Responses
Guest edited by by Prof. Dale Fisher, Dr. Gail Carson, and Dr. Lina Moses.

New Frontiers in Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Neuromuscular Disorders
Guest edited by Dr. Bradley Turner

Cardiovascular issues in underrepresented populations
Guest edited by Prof. Deborah Lawlor, Prof. Naveed Sattar, Prof. Aletta E Schutte

Complexity in Mental Health Research: Theory, Method, and Empirical Contributions
Guest edited by Dr. Eiko I. Fried and Dr. Donald Robinaugh

See all our call for papers here.




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Focus: Pathogens

Read the latest papers on pathogenic organisms and disease across BMC flagship journals.

Population-level mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review
Anna Maria Niewiadomska et al.

Published in BMC Medicine 24 April 2019

A GWAS on Helicobacter pylori strains points to genetic variants associated with gastric cancer risk​​​​​​​
Elvire Berthenet et al.

Published in BMC Biology 02 August 2018

INSaFLU: an automated open web-based bioinformatics suite “from-reads” for influenza whole-genome-sequencing-based surveillance​​​​​​​
Vítor Borges et al.

Published in Genome Medicine 29 June 2018

HOPS: automated detection and authentication of pathogen DNA in archaeological remains​​​​​​​
Ron Hübler et al.
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Published in Genome Biology 16 December 2019

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As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

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