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Archives for September 2019

The changing face of cardiovascular medicine: Insights from the European Society of Cardiology annual congress

Posted September 30, 2019 by Adya Misra in Cardiology, Conference news, NCDs

Adya Misra, Senior Editor PLOS Medicine reports from the ESC annual congress in Paris Every year approximately 30,000 researchers, medical doctors and policymakers come together to discuss the latest developments in Cardiovascular medicine. This year,

Citizens’ voices for better health and social policies

Posted September 24, 2019 by PLOS Guest Blogger in Editorial, Global Health, Policy

Representatives from Karolinska Institutet, the Knowledge to Policy Center and the McMaster Health Forum discuss the importance of citizen engagement in policy-making processes. Citizen engagement is important to make health and social policies more inclusive