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Other priorities include speed and reliability, physician efficiency, patient satisfaction and decreased administrative costs, says the company's cofounder.

Author summary Why was this study done? Clinical trials are the foundation of evidence-based medicine and should follow established guidelines for transparency: Their results should be available, findable, and accessible regardless of the outcome. Previous studies have shown that many clinical trials fall short of transparency guidelines, which distorts the medical evidence base, creates research waste, and undermines medical decision-making. University Medical Centers (UMCs) play an important...

Open-access data repositories provide the high-quality data that is essential for AI applications and are crucial for the rapid progress of the field.

Background: Rates of gestational diabetes are reported to be increasing in many jurisdictions, but the reasons for this are poorly understood. We sought to evaluate the relative contribution of screening practices for gestational diabetes (including completion and methods of screening) and population characteristics to risk of gestational diabetes in British Columbia, Canada, from 2005 to 2019. Methods: We used a population-based cohort from a provincial registry of perinatal data, linked to lab...

Many countries in the global South declare regions to be open defecation free (ODF), but they must still address significant sanitation, wastewater, and faecal sludge management challenges. Climate uncertainty, water shortages, and weak infrastructure mean that ‘flush and forget’ systems are not always possible or desirable.

Here are some of the pros and cons to college students using Wikipedia in their research and assignments.

PLOS' transformative agreements gain momentum

The Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County is opening a new center in April, which will expand healthcare for individuals struggling with substance abuse.

A comparison of the forms and functions of digestive and absorptive glands in carnivorous plants sheds light on their convergent evolution.

Fertility preservation, or the freezing of eggs or sperm, is being offered by some employers as part of an expanded suite of fertility and family planning benefits.