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Prompt contact tracing (testing at the beginning instead of at the end of isolation period) of individuals with COVID-19 in the community reduces delays in contact tracing, increases identification of source of infection, and reduces transmission rates in educational settings.

Region of Attainable Redaction analysis allows scientists to estimate the potential impacts of redaction in biomedical science, helping to uncover potentially spurious or non-robust results.

A novel compartment model identifies the impact of malaria strain diversity on biogeographic drug resistance patterns, supported by empirical evidence.

The optimal allocation strategy prioritizes funding to high-transmission settings in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights a trade-off between reducing clinical malaria burden and reducing the global population at risk of malaria.

We are writing to comment on the article by Watson et al., 2022 about the antimalarial drug tafenoquine.

We are writing to respond to comment by Sharma et al, 2024 on our article about the antimalarial drug tafenoquine.

A full radical curative dose of primaquine can be given to fully glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient males safely using an ascending dose regimen.

The PAVE strategy aims to provide a cost-effective, high quality ‘Screen-Triage-Treat’ approach for cervical cancer screening to save many lives.

Increased genetic liability to colorectal cancer is associated with altered levels of circulating metabolites, including fatty acids, up to 40 years before average age of diagnosis.