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Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 22

November-2 2025 - 173 articles

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Articles (173)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,198 Views
8 Pages

Hair Loss and Zinc Deficiency: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Ori Liran,
  • Shiraz Vered,
  • Bar Cohen,
  • Shirley Shapiro Ben David,
  • Afif Nakhleh,
  • Daniella Rahamim-Cohen,
  • Joseph Azuri and
  • Limor Adler

19 November 2025

Background: Hair loss is a common complaint, especially in the primary care setting. Despite conflicting results in previous studies regarding the role of zinc in hair loss, zinc levels are being widely tested as part of an initial laboratory investi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
383 Views
15 Pages

19 November 2025

Background: As life expectancy is increasing, the quality of life of older adults has become critical. Health status of older adults is a significant predictor of quality of life, making it essential to consider the diseases and conditions prevalent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
719 Views
24 Pages

Sexual Violence in Party-Related Social Settings from a Public Health Perspective: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Adults in Poland

  • Andrzej Silczuk,
  • Olga Płaza,
  • Przemysław Łukasiewicz,
  • Robert Madejek,
  • Agata Olearczyk,
  • Mirosława Palak,
  • Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska,
  • Łukasz Czyżewski and
  • Tytus Koweszko

19 November 2025

Background and Objectives: Sexual violence constitutes a major public health concern that undermines safety, bodily integrity, and autonomy. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, risk factors, and preventive strategies related to sexual miscondu...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,811 Views
20 Pages

The Impact of Social Media on Adolescents’ Eating and Sleeping Habits: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Alicia Cal-Herrera,
  • Ariadna Corbella-González,
  • Silvia Climent-Llinares and
  • Olga I. Fernández-Rodríguez

18 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Social media has become a key activity in adolescents’ lives, with potential implications for their health and well-being. Because of this, the objective was to examine the influence of social media on the eating behavior...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,696 Views
25 Pages

18 November 2025

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. Traditional interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis and sensory integration therapy often lack a person...

  • Article
  • Open Access
436 Views
18 Pages

18 November 2025

Background: Healthcare-associated infections surveillance is a cornerstone of infection prevention and control, essential for guiding effective program implementation. Timely and clear dissemination of surveillance data is critical to inform decision...

  • Review
  • Open Access
623 Views
30 Pages

Patient-Centered Cardiac Surgery: Psychosocial Challenges, Evidence-Based Interventions, and Future Horizons

  • Vasileios Leivaditis,
  • Anastasios Sepetis,
  • Francesk Mulita,
  • Sofoklis Mitsos,
  • Nikolaos G. Baikoussis,
  • Efstratios Koletsis,
  • Stelios F. Assimakopoulos,
  • Andreas Antonios Maniatopoulos,
  • Elias Liolis and
  • Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos
  • + 2 authors

18 November 2025

Background: Psychosocial factors such as anxiety, depression, and lack of social support are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of outcomes in cardiac surgery. Up to 32% of patients experience preoperative anxiety, and nearly 20% experi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
441 Views
12 Pages

Association of Systemic Inflammation with Nocturnal Sleeping Time Among Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer: Preliminary Findings

  • Koji Amano,
  • Kengo Imai,
  • Saori Toyota,
  • Toshihiro Yamauchi,
  • Satoru Miwa,
  • Misuzu Yuasa,
  • Soichiro Okamoto,
  • Satoshi Inoue,
  • Takamasa Kogure and
  • Tatsuya Morita

18 November 2025

Objectives: Evidence regarding the impacts of systemic inflammation on nocturnal sleep in advanced cancer patients is limited. We determined the association of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels with sleep in patients with non-imminent and those w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,042 Views
18 Pages

Evaluating Suicidal Risk in GLP-1RA Therapy: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analytic Evidence

  • Cristina Ștefănescu,
  • Elena Alexandra Bratu,
  • Ana Maria Pelin,
  • Denisa Boroi,
  • Bianca Daniela Crecan-Suciu and
  • Victorița Ștefănescu

18 November 2025

Objective: This is the first umbrella review to integrate the available research syntheses on the associations between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and suicidality. Methods: A systematic search within the main databases (MedLi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
534 Views
16 Pages

Experiences of Health Care Access Among Trans Adolescents in the Region of Murcia, Spain

  • María del Mar Pastor-Bravo,
  • María Marín-Rodríguez,
  • David Martín-Castillo,
  • José Antonio Jiménez-Barbero,
  • José Joaquín García-Arenas and
  • María Sánchez-Muñoz

18 November 2025

Objective: The objective of this research is to explore the healthcare access experiences of trans and gender-diverse adolescents in the Region of Murcia (Spain). Methodology: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using an interpretative phe...

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