Dan Routledge

Nice to see the PLOS Medicine editors together in person for their team retreat/workshop! ☀️🙌 @alisonfarrell.bsky.social @acmdc.bsky.social @droutledge.bsky.social @helenlumbard.bsky.social

🚨 Conference attendance! Front Section Senior Editor Daniel Routledge @droutledge.bsky.social will be at the World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong this week! If you're also attending and want to discuss your research, the journal, open science, or more, feel free to reach out or say hi!🧪 #WCC2026

I first heard Gemma and Jodie present at the @crick.ac.uk Rare Diseases conference earlier this year, and it was a pleasure working with them on this Perspective article that emphasises a valuable message: that lived experience can and does meaningfully inform (rare disease) research🧪👏

Responses to viral outbreaks have changed. In this Editorial, Rebecca Grais outlines how #COVID-19 transformed #outbreak responses from a predominantly public health challenge to a political & security concern, highlighting challenges of managing competing fears and risks🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4fRycuP

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing cells show great potential for the treatment of #autoimmune diseases (AID). In this Perspective, Jule Bachl, Melanie Hagen & Georg Schett discuss challenges & potential of recent CAR-T developments in transforming care for patients with AID🧪 plos.io/4ywwBlt

#Measles and other #vaccine -preventable diseases are re-emerging worldwide. In this Perspective, Chirag Kumar & Nathan Lo (@nathanlo.bsky.social) outline how targeted policy interventions in locations at greatest risk may be an effective strategy to curb this public health threat🧪💉 plos.io/4vUmchb

Despite public health strategies focusing on men’s #mentalhealth and #suicide risk, suicide rates among men remain high. In this Editorial, Seena Fazel outlines why targeted approaches for high-risk individuals should be prioritized alongside broader population-level strategies🧪 plos.io/3TkI9Ij

In this Perspective, Caitlin Ryus and colleagues discuss the #NIH 2025 Public Access Policy, highlighting that while expanding who can read science, the policy risks creating new barriers to who can afford to perform and publish their science 🧪 #MedSky #openscience #openaccess plos.io/4fVTyri

Suppression of HIV with antiretrovirals eliminates HIV transmission risk: Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U). In this Perspective, Thiago Torres & Paula Luz outline what is needed to improve equity and accuracy in global awareness and education of U=U to reduce stigma. 🧪 #MedSky bit.ly/42OXQcs

📸Some of our editors enjoying the #MSFSciDays conference in London! Please do come along to the @plos.org stand and say hello if you are attending!

In this Perspective, Silja Kosola outlines how social media disproportionately harms youth #mentalhealth, arguing that recent policy changes aimed at protecting youth are welcome, but stricter age limits & greater accountability of #socialmedia companies are needed🧪🧠🤳 #MedSky plos.io/4tBacjj

In this Perspective, Sanjay Rajagopalan and colleagues discuss how #climatechange accelerates non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and exacerbates NCD-related mortality, calling for greater visibility and funding to address this syndemic 🧪🌍 #MedSky #climate #health plos.io/3RxvUqV

Why #obesity increases #cancer risk has long remained a biological mystery. In this Perspective, Steven Moore & Patrick Ryan discuss rapid advances in statistical & analytical methods that are opening the door to mechanistic discoveries that may help resolve this question🧪 #MedSky plos.io/4umSMb3

It's #WorldImmunizationWeek 💉this year's theme is "for every generation, vaccines work". This week we are amplifying this message by highlighting research & perspectives evaluating & demonstrating the efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness & impact of #vaccines in protecting health & saving lives🧪

Integrating spatial #omics with #AI is likely to advance biomarker research & diagnostics. In this Editorial, Academic Editor Nic Reitsam discusses the potential & challenges of utilizing AI in the development of scalable & reproducible quantification in routine #cancer pathology 🧪

(1) The future of medicine in a One Health world plos.io/3OsNI5v (2) Living to our full potential: Reassessing global sex inequalities in life expectancy plos.io/41fm8vt (3)From crisis response to country control: Restoring agency and sustainability in global health plos.io/41jaP5w #WorldHealthDay🌍

In recognition of @who.int #WorldHealthDay 🌍, below we highlight three recent Perspectives discussing pressing challenges within #OneHealth, #globalhealth & #publichealth, exemplifying the need for innovative, international & interdisciplinary approaches to improving health around the world🧪 #MedSky

In this Perspective, Amanda Drury and colleagues outline how and why education, communication, and models of care for patients receiving oral systemic anti-cancer therapies must adapt to support safe, equitable, and sustainable treatment 🧪 #cancer #MedSky

March is #Endometriosis Awareness Month, and this Editorial by Alex Tosun (@atosun.bsky.social) discusses why greater awareness, education, funding and research for this systemic condition is imperative to redefining pain, equity, and investment in women’s health 🧪🌻 #Medsky plos.io/4slvscE

In recognition of Rare Disease Day, this Perspective by Tudor Groza & co discusses how AI can transform rare disease care when organized around patients, outlining a patient-clinician-AI triad spanning diagnosis, clinical trials, & individualized therapies🧪 #RareDiseaseDay

In recognition of International Day of Women and Girls in STEM, this Editorial by Aparajita Chattopadhyay reflects on the gender gap in #STEM in India, outlining socio-cultural & infrastructural factors, recent promising trends, and what is needed to continue these transformations 🧪

PLOS Biology is proud to present our new collection of comment and opinionated review articles on the many facets of #immunometabolism! 🧪 #immunosky #immunology #metabolism plos.io/4c5z6Cn See 🧵⬇️ for more details

In this Editorial, PLOS Medicine Editor-in-Chief Till Bärnighausen and Executive Editor Helen Lumbard outline how #climate change and associated extreme weather events are threatening human health, and call for research on the effectiveness of climate adaptation interventions🧪🌍 plos.io/4adxog2

GLP-1-based medications for obesity have seen unprecedented rises in popularity. However, as outlined by Ariana Chao & co in this Perspective, this rapid growth is met with rising concerns about side effects, long-term outcomes & predatory marketing practices🧪 #GLP-1 #obesity #Medsky plos.io/4qAXy2U

Next in our 'meet the editors' is Front Section Senior Editor, Dan Routledge (@droutledge.bsky.social). Dan leads the journal's "magazine" section, handling articles offering perspectives, critiques & guidance for our broad readership of clinicians, researchers, health workers, policymakers & more 🧪

Open research & data transparency protect against unethical activities, but can also introduce integrity risks. In this Perspective, @dmaupin.bsky.social, Matt Spick & Nophar Geifman set out the case for the use of safeguarding practices to protect against data exploitation🧪 #MedSky

Controlling transmission of bacterial #STIs has proven difficult in recent years. In this Perspective, Sami Gottlieb & colleagues highlight the need for innovative research, expedited clinical development & increased investment in the development of #vaccines against bacterial STIs🧪🦠 plos.io/4j7PpjU

Analyses of open health datasets can offer valuable contributions to health & medicine, but recent years have seen a proliferation of papers lacking robust or novel findings. In this Editorial, we provide guidance for conducting & reporting high-quality analyses using open datasets🧪 plos.io/4poBmZo

Did you know that you may be eligible to publish in PLOS Medicine without paying an APC? All PLOS journals offer several APC-alternative business agreements through institutional partnerships.📝🧪 To learn more and find out if your institution has an agreement, visit: plos.org/libraries/pa...

In recognition of World AIDS Day 2025, this Perspective by Gregory Folkers & Anthony Fauci reflects on progress made in #antiretroviral treatments & prevention of HIV/AIDS, highlighting promising therapeutic developments and looking ahead to what is needed to end the #AIDS epidemic 🧪 plos.io/48np3Fu

We are pleased to sponsor the online seminar, "Global Health After the Breakpoint: Evidence for What Comes Next", featuring a panel of experts to discuss the future of global health. It's not too late to register using the link below! 🧪 📆 Tuesday 2nd Dec 🕐3.00-4.30pm GMT duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We pride ourselves on our commitments to open science, integrity, and equity in research. If you want to learn more, this Editorial by Executive Editor Helen Lumbard & Editor-in-Chief Till Bärnighausen outlines our scope and vision, and reaffirms our drive for meaningful change 🧪 plos.io/3XFZfzg

PLOS Medicine is now on Bluesky! 🦋 Go and give us a follow 😀⬇️ #MedSky #PLOS

😃 to share this new @plos.org Medicine 📄 written in collaboration with the super cool @kahin-tai.bsky.social (from the super cool @sharectd.bsky.social doctoral network), Gérard Legoff, @annelelouarn.bsky.social & @synthymama.bsky.social.

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

In our latest Editorial, PLOS Medicine Executive Editor Helen Lumbard and I call for the scientific community to tackle research fraud and paper mills head on by creating robust systems of data sharing and transparency 🧪 #PLOSMedicine #datasharing #openscience @plos.org 📄➡️ plos.io/4nDKQ2c

We are proud to announce a new agreement with @rorinstitute.bsky.social and @aimosinc.bsky.social to become a partner journal with MetaResearch Open Review (MetaRoR) @metaror.bsky.social #metaresearch #openscience 🧪 Learn more: plos.io/45wPZB9

Charting the future of PLOS Medicine – in their Editorial, Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Editor-in-Chief, Till Baernighausen, outline their vision for the journal’s next chapter and reaffirm its commitment to diversity, openness, and actionable science. 🧪 ➡️ plos.io/41mvhTx

Our new Collection on #cancer is out now! We delve into how #omics technologies are helping researchers to better understand what goes on in the tumor microenvironment 🧪 See 🧵⬇️ for more info on the articles 1/9 plos.io/4mgHDEw

What links #migraine aura and #headache? In this Essay, Anders Hougaard, Messoud Ashina &co delve into the mechanistic and pathophysiological relationship between migraine aura and headache. 🧪 plos.io/3HUaY8I

It was so nice to visit my old stomping ground in Exeter visiting the @lsiexeter.bsky.social and to give a talk about working in publishing and being an editor at @plos.org as part of the LSI Career Day 📖 And great to see some old colleagues and my PhD supervisor @scholpplab.bsky.social again!

Our latest editorial in defense of #vaccines and vaccination introduces two Perspectives on priorities for outbreak vaccination, as well as the important successes of vaccines to date ⬇️ plos.io/4lKHvxy plos.io/4lLQqio plos.io/3RSlwr3 Please read and spread the word this #WorldImmunizationWeek 💉

#DevBio job opportunity! Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) is looking for a new Community Manager to run our community site, the Node (@the-node.bsky.social) – a great opportunity if you love devbio, #stemcells, #scicom and community engagement. Happy to chat informally about the role. ⬇️

Vacciness have saved > 6 lives/min in the last 50 years, yet their importance & safety is often questioned “We should not allow misinformation, disinformation, ignorance and defunding to hinder vaccine development, deployment and use” My latest @plosbiology.org journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Our latest editorial in defense of vaccines and vaccination, introduces two Perspectives in this issue on priorities for outbreak vaccination, as well as the important successes of vaccines to date Please read and spread the word 🙏🏻!

How did #vocal communication come to dominate human #language? This Unsolved Mystery discusses evidence suggesting that fetal auditory development & learning in the womb are important factors that contributed to human language evolving via a vocal, rather than gestural, route 🗣️🧪 ▶️ plos.io/3EjnKMT

🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word! Join us! How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet? Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli... 🗓️ Deadline: April 11 🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @embo.org

Can we ever have too much #ecological field #data? This Perspective advocates for proper funding and resources to enable collection of long-term ecological data, which is essential to assess animal behavior and adaptation in the face of anthropogenic change 🧪 ▶️ plos.io/44ir6tZ

Looking forward to this webinar with @scilifelab.se on navigating open science policies. I will speak about open science practices at scientific journals. There’s still time to sign up - come join us! www.scilifelab.se/event/plos-a...

Find out the ins and outs of Registered Reports at the Responsible Research #FREEwebinar on 30 April Join to learn what a registered report is & how it differs from other publication formats, & the benefits of registered reports for authors & science Find out more & register at: lnkd.in/ed3csppN