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Media Release: Tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are biggest killers of...

Image Credit: Alisha Vargas The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are still the major risk factors for...

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This Week in PLOS Medicine: SimSmoke for Brazil; Leisure-time physical...

Image Credit: Elyyo Three new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine: David Levy and colleagues use the SimSmoke model to estimate the effect of Brazil’s recent stronger tobacco control policies...

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This Week in PLOS Medicine: ART in South Africa, Herpes Zoster Vaccine, & PRISMA

Image Credit: Flikr Horia Varlan PLOS Medicine published three articles this week, spanning research topics from life expectancy on ART in South Africa to the shingles vaccine for US seniors. Leigh...

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