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Spinal Rehabilitation for Health and Performance: A Collection of Case Reports and Series
edited by , , Curtis Fedorchuk and
submission deadline 13 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open
Keywords: spinal rehabilitation; cervical; thoracic; lumbar; sacrum; pelvis; radiography; case report; case series; sagittal balance; coronal balance; spinal alignment; spinal posture; spinal deformity; patient-reported outcomes
Veteran and Military Mental Health
edited by Jessica M. LaCroix and Marcus R. VanSickle
submission deadline 13 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: military; Veteran; mental health; prevention; intervention; resilience; quality of life; military-to-civilian transition
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5186 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiotherapy; rehabilitation; gait analysis; muscle training; motor control; physical medicine; comprehensive clinical medicine; prevention; healthcare; biomechanics; physical function; postural control; falls; low back pain; children’ s health; physical activity
Prevention and Treatment: Focus More on People with Chronic Illness
edited by Liliana Streba, and Cosmin Vasile Obleaga
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3755 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic illness management; patient-centered care; prevention strategies; innovative treatments; health policy interventions; early detection; lifestyle modifications; technology integration; community-based interventions; quality of life improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
Health Intervention of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors
edited by and Jordana Barbosa da Silva
submission deadline 22 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3435 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; sedentary behavior; health interventions; physical exercise; sports
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
Oral Health and Quality of Life in Older People
edited by Matthew R. Nangle
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7248 | Submission Open
Keywords: telehealth and teledentistry; silver fluoride; oral-health related quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Performance of Healthcare Systems During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2488 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; performance of health systems; healthcare delivery; performance indicators; health policy; decision making; healthcare management; crisis management; operations research; systems research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Management of the Patient with Kidney Disease submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18932 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney; nephrology; kidney transplant; acute kidney injury; supportive and palliative care; multi-professional team; renal replacement therapy; dialysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Data Driven Insights in Healthcare submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16563 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven health insights; health data mining; health care analytics; health informatics; data-driven patient insights; health care modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
The Role of Telemedicine in Transforming Healthcare Delivery—Capabilities and Barriers
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15265 | Submission Open
Keywords: telemedicine; e-health; health disparities; remote treatment and monitoring; usability; e-health literacy; patient safety; digital divide
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Innovation in Hospital Management: Strategies and Efforts for Patient and Healthcare Workers Safety and Prevention of Claims: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14005 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical risk management; autopsy; medical liability; nosocomial infections; safety; technology; infectious diseases; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Healthcare Practice in Community submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10331 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare service; community care; nursing; nursing education; older people; health-related quality of life; cardiac care and critical care; home-based care; multdisciplinary healthcare professionals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Promoting Mental Health in School and Community Settings
edited by , Raymond Chi-fai Chui, Winnie Wing-yan Yuen, P. F. Jonah Li and Anson Chui Yan Tang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7998 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; school; community; research; intervention; practice; stigma-free; stakeholders; culturally sensitive; developmentally appropriate
(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)
Quality of Life and Mental Health of People with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses in the Digital Era
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6864 | Submission Open
Keywords: telehealth; m-health; e-health; social media; disability; chronic illness; quality of life; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Healthcare for Immigrants and Refugees
edited by Olayide Oluyemisi Ogunsiji
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5998 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrants; refugees; asylum seekers; humanitarian entrants; culturally and linguistically diverse; healthcare; equitable access; health-seeking behavior; lived experience; culturally sensitive care
Mental Health and Stigma of Sexual Minorities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5215 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual minorities; LGBTQQIP2SAA; mental health issues; external and internal stigma; environmental stressors; substance use disorders; help-seeking; global perspectives; cultural influences; prevalence in general community/ies
Recent Advances in Sleep Disorder
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3502 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep disorders; insomnia; clinical trials; observational studies; actigraphy; neuroimaging; sleep assessment; lifestyle factors; systematic reviews and meta-analysis; sleep mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Current Topics in Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Injury
edited by Russell T. Baker, Scott Cheatham and Emilie Miley
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3233 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal injury; rehabilitation; manual therapy; sports injury; physical therapy; patient-reported outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pain Management)
Moving Forward: Implementing Patient-Centered Care in Hospitals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; hospitals; implementation; health innovations; health informatics; patient-centered care; person-centered care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Innovative Exercise-Based Approaches for Chronic Condition Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise-based interventions; chronic disease prevention; health promotion; cardiovascular health; ocular health; mental well-being; metabolic function; lifestyle interventions; public health outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Health Services in Children's Physiotherapy submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation; physiotherapy; children; disability; neurophysiotherapy; physical therapy modalities; health services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Understanding Mental Health Problems from a Trauma-Informed Perspective submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; trauma-informed perspective; complex PTSD; dissociation; public mental health
Bridging Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology: Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuro-psychopedagogy; mental health resilience; cognitive-emotional processes; brainwave analysis (EEG); neuroscience-informed interventions
Progress in Prevention and Care for Cardiovascular Diseases: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open
Keywords: arterial hypertension; heart failure; atrial fibrillation; conduction system pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy; valvular heart disease and treatment; venous thromboembolic disease; pulmonary embolism; pulmonary hypertension; diagnostic imaging; echocardiography; prevention of cardiovascular diseases; oral anticoagulant therapy; dyslipidemia; atherosclerosis; heart arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia ablation; stroke; oncology and cardiovascular diseases; myocardial infarction; myocardial revascularization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Mitigating AI Risk in Healthcare Through Ethical Data Science
edited by T. Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma and Adnan Lakdawala
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI and public trust; transparency in AI; AI legal and policy issues; AI bias considerations addressing data; fairness in healthcare AI and open data; policies that support ethical AI; bias assessment in large language model applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Integrating Health Informatics and Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial neural networks; prognosis; treatment; medicine; health care; pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Benefits of Exercise on Reproductive Health submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise benefits; reproductive health; menstrual and menopause symptom; pregnancy; physical activity barriers during menses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Evaluation of Interventions for Health Systems and Services Strengthening
edited by and André Beja
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessment; health policy; health information; interventions; global health; health systems; prevention
Health Risk Behaviours: Self-Injury and Suicide in Young People
edited by Jo Bell and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3628 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-injury; suicide; young people; public health; lived experience; interventions; mental health services
Real-Life Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; dialysis; domiciliary management; electrolytes; nursing research; quality of life; socioeconomic evaluation; telemedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Climate, Lifestyle, and Aging: Integrating Self-Care into Precision Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate; season; diet; lifestyle; temperature; environmental exposures; air pollution; humidity; aging; inflammation; oxidation; observational study; intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Factors and Global Health)
Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults
edited by Anderson Saranz Zago
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1491 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; hypertension; diabetes; quality of life; aging; physical exercise; healthy diet
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for People with Parkinson’s Disease
edited by Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte and Linda Tickle-Degnen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiotherapy; occupational therapy; rehabilitation; palliative care; care models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Health Promotion and Chronic Illness: Future Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; public health; nursing; chronic illness; cardiovascular illness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Physician–Patient Communication, Nursing and Health Outcomes
edited by
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open
Keywords: communication; physician; health outcomes; relations in healthcare; teamwork; nursing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Medical Care Services in Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Trauma Care
edited by Alexandre Márcio Marcolino, , Heloyse Uliam Kuriki, Laís Mara Siqueira Das Neves and Alessandro Haupenthal
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal; rehabilitation; orthopedics; traumatology; post-surgical treatment; electrophysical agents; clinical trials; observational studies; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Psychosocial Interventions during Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
edited by and Mengqi Li
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open
Keywords: spinal cord injury; rehabilitation; psychosocial; intervention; mental health; social health; randomized controlled trial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Applications of Digital Technology in Comprehensive Healthcare
edited by Maria Haritou and
submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5641 | Submission Open
Keywords: health management; telemedicine; remote monitoring; electronic health records (EHR); digital therapeutics; mobile health apps; artificial intelligence in healthcare; predictive analytics; patient engagement; precision medicine; cybersecurity in healthcare; digital health literacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Virtual Reality Technologies in Health Care submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20633 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; head-mounted displays; haptic devices; 3D avatars; performance measurement; usability; adoption barriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
A Needle in a Haystack: Looking for Gaps in Treatment and Education in Emergency Medicine
edited by Klaudiusz Nadolny and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12425 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency medical services; pre-hospital care; pediatric emergencies; acute medicine; resuscitation; innovations; trauma; war injuries; hemorrhage control; medical simulation; emergency training
(This special issue belongs to the Section Prehospital Care)
Research on Podiatric Medicine and Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8941 | Submission Open
Keywords: foot health; foot diseases; sports podiatry research; foot surgery; innovative approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Nursing for Older Adults with Multimorbidities
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7529 | Submission Open
Keywords: aged; care models; health outcomes; long-term care; multimorbidity; nurse; older adults
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Mental Health, Innovative Therapies and Assessment in Adolescents and Young Adults and Related Contexts submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6005 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescents; young adults; mental health; moderating factors; psychopathology; suicidality; resilience; assessment; methodological adaptation; psychological therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Research and Survey on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5376 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; children; adolescents; research; survey
(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)
Antimicrobial Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Environmental Microbial Contamination: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5163 | Submission Open
Keywords: nosocomial infections; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial resistance; environmental microbial contamination; indoor air quality; air monitoring; surface monitoring; surgical site infections; hand hygiene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Factors and Global Health)
Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Problems Among Healthcare Workers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4944 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; occupational stress; burnout; resilience; well-being; depression; psychological support; work-life balance; trauma exposure; interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medics)
Care and Treatment of Ear, Nose, and Throat
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4591 | Submission Open
Keywords: otolaryngology; ear; nose; throat; head; neck
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Maternal Diseases and Treatment for Mothers and Children submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4073 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstetrics; diagnostics; management; pregnancy; prenatal testing; GDM; USG; blood tests; FGR; hypertension in pregnancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine)
Innovative Approaches to Chronic Disease Patient Care submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronicity; innovative strategies; innovative care models; multidisciplinarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Therapeutic Advances in Craniofacial Disorders and Orthodontics in Growing and Adult Population submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open
Keywords: clear aligners; occlusal splints; temporomandibular disorders; craniomandibular disorders; digital dentistry; digital orthodontics; digital planning; artificial intelligence; miniscrews; digital analysis; craniofacial growth
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