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Opioids and Chronic Pain: Navigating Treatment, Policy, and Patient Outcomes in Global Healthcare Systems

edited by Christopher Keith Haddock and Luther C. Elliott

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: opioid therapy; chronic pain management; opioid regulation; non-opioid treatments; pharmaceutical detailing; patient rights; drug monitoring; opioid use disorders; latrogenic dependency; international comparisons; health policy; prescription practices

The Management of Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Assessment, Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Roberto Fernandes da Costa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood obesity; farmacological treatment; surgical treatment; body composition; lifestyle; interdisciplinary therapy; nutrition; physical activity

How Patient Experience Contributes to Improving Healthcare

edited by Stéphanie G. Gentile

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient experience; care quality; patient-centered care; quality improvement; healthcare systems; patient-reported measures; health equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)

Integrative Approaches to Musculoskeletal Disorders, Health-Related Issues and Physical Fitness: From Diagnosis to Management

edited by

Maciej Kochman

and

Joanna Baran

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20135 | Submission Open

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; physical activity; physical fitness; injuries; mental health; health assessment; body composition; body posture; body balance; fall assessment; diagnostic imaging

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Across the Nursing Practice Continuum

edited by Monica Peddle

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13388 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing; patient safety; healthcare quality; patient outcomes; quality improvement; patient experience; nursing workforce; qualitative; quantitative; mixed methods

Clinical Hypnosis: Advancing Integrative Approaches in Modern Healthcare

edited by

Matej Tušak

, Joseph Meyerson and Jasmina Markovic-Bozic

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical Hypnosis; complementary therapy; hypnosis in medicine; rehabilitation; pain management; anxiety; anaesthesiology; self-image; surgery; dermatology; sport Psychology; preventing Addiction; mindfulness

Digital Health Innovations for Sustainable and Equitable Care Delivery

edited by Chong Tian

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; health equity; telemedicine; AI in healthcare; value-based care; health systems resilience; healthcare delivery; operational efficiency; clinical outcomes

Human-Centered and Inclusive Design: The Role of HCI in Designing for Health Systems

edited by

Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction (HCI); health equity; underserved populations; inclusive design; aging population; gerontechnology; health literacy; human-in-the-loop; m-Health; user experience in healthcare; system evaluation in healthcare

Holistic Assessment in Palliative Care

edited by Divya S. Subramaniam and

Zidong Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: holistic assessment; palliative care; patient-centered care; symptom management; psychosocial needs; spiritual care; caregiver burden; health disparities; quality of life; implementation science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Palliative Care)

Misinformation: A Major Threat to Public Health, Healthcare Services, and Patient Outcomes

edited by

Petros Galanis

submission deadline 2 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4859 | Submission Open

Keywords: health misinformation; medical fake news; infodemic; healthcare services; healthcare communication; patient outcomes; susceptibility; measurement; health literacy; trust in healthcare

Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence for Ophthalmology: Advances, Challenges and Future Directions

edited by

Andrzej Grzybowski

Polat Goktas

and

Kai Jin

submission deadline 3 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; ophthalmology; retinal disease; glaucoma; deep learning; cataract surgery; optical coherence tomography (OCT); teleophthalmology; large language models (LLMs); ChatGPT; natural language processing (BLP); clinical AI integration; bias and fairness in AI; ophthalmic AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare)

Psychedelic Therapy in Palliative Care

edited by Alessandro Gonçalves Campolina and Rossana Verónica Mendoza López

submission deadline 4 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open

Keywords: anxiety; depression; existential distress; demoralization; spiritual suffering; life-threatening disease; palliative care; psychedelics; psychedelic therapy; psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

The Community-Based Integrated Care System: Healthcare and Nursing Care Challenges

edited by

Rafael Alves Bernardes

and

Lúcia Bacalhau

submission deadline 9 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: community health services; integrated health care systems; mobile health units; artificial intelligence; telemedicine; health information systems; patient-centered care; health services accessibility; health personnel shortage; predictive analytics

Thriving at Work: Evidence-Based Strategies for Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being

edited by

Magdalena Iorga

and

Raluca Iurcov

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: well-being; health professionals; teachers; mental health; job satisfaction; communication in medical settings; ethics; medical malpractice; burnout; violence in medical environment; education

Coping with Challenges of the Supporting Roles in Diseases with a Poor Prognosis

edited by

Eleonora Pinto

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; caregiver; health-professionals; family; burden; outcome measures; assessment; quality of life

Family Sleep: The Role of Culture and Health in Shaping Wellbeing and Healthcare Recommendations

edited by Esther Yuet Ying Lau,

Dagmara Dimitriou

and Mustafa Jaafar

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: family sleep practices; children’ s sleep; parenting; cultural context; technology; sleep hygiene; school performance

The Challenge of Superaged Societies: A Call for Multidisciplinary Action

edited by Paulin Tay Straughan, William Tov and Seonghoon Kim

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: superaged societies; healthy longevity; health span; health inequalities; burden of care; health care reforms; preventive health care; health care cost

New Research on Psychosis in Older Adults

edited by

Katarzyna Broczek

and Tomasz Krzysztof Szafrański

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychotic disorder; delirium; agitation; neurocognitive decline; psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia; late-onset schizophrenia; mania; geriatric psychiatry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Current Therapeutic Approaches to Addictive Disorders

edited by Linda Haddad

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction treatment; dependence; withdrawal management; relapse prevention; recovery; rehabilitation and support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Clinical Strategies for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections

edited by

Monica Marilena Țânțu

Rogozea Liliana Marcela

and

Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; multidrug resistance; prevention; screening scales; polymicrobial infections; oppor-tunistic infections; sepsis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Care)

Clinical Approaches to Characterization and Treatment of Cancer-Related Pain and Other Chronic Pain Conditions

edited by Alberto Arribas Romano and Irene de la Rosa Díaz

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; cancer-related pain; cancer survivors; non-cancer pain; fatigue; sleep disturbances; functional impairment; physiotherapy; exercise; pain phenotypes; pain education

Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Both Learning and Work Environments

edited by Diego Bellini and

Maria Lidia Mascia

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: new technologies; physical and social environment; wellbeing; health; technostress; best practices and strategies; learning and work environments; hybrid model

Advances in Manual Therapy: Diagnostics, Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Adam Kawczyński

and

Rafal Studnicki

submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13286 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobilization; manipulation; injury prevention; outcome measures; assessment; improvement of the musculoskeletal system; monitoring; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Care)

Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Problems Among Healthcare Workers

edited by

Sai fu Fung

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13161 | 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 Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Patient-Centered Care for Enhancing Health-Related Quality of Life: Integrating Clinical, Behavioral, and Social Determinants of Health

edited by

Milica Zeković

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open

Keywords: health-related quality of life; patient-centered care; social determinants of health; multidisciplinary care; healthcare innovation; health outcomes; personalized care

Promoting Health and Well-Being Through Lifestyle and Physical Activity

edited by

Olga Kouli

and

Ioannis Trigonis

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; corporate fitness; well-being and life satisfaction; wellness programs; leisure and recreation; physical activity; quality of life; health risk; sports for all

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)

Advances in Sports Injury Management: Integrating Epidemiology, Prevention, and Therapeutic Innovation

edited by

Silvio Assis de Oliveira Junior

and Rodolfo André Dellagrana

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: athletic injuries; sports; hamstrings; exercise; prescription

Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Healthcare for the People with Neurodegenerative Diseases: Second Edition

edited by

Seyed Mohammad Fereshtehnejad

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; disease modifying treatment; prevention; neurorehabilitation; neuroimaging; neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer’ s disease and other dementias; Parkinson’ s disease; motor neuron disease; multiple system atrophy; progressive supranuclear palsy; multiple sclerosis; Huntington’ s disease

Future Trends of Physical Activity in Health Promotion

edited by

José Arturo Abraldes

Adrián Mateo-Orcajada

and

Raquel Vaquero-Cristobal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26296 | Submission Open

Keywords: active living; behavioral change; digital health; disease prevention; future perspectives; well-being strategies; wellness innovation

Healthcare Practice in Community

edited by

Florence Mei Fung Wong

and

Wai Keung Leung

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26164 | 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

Research and Survey on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: Second Edition

edited by

Roberta Frontini

and

Tânia Manuel Moço Morgado

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11926 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; children; adolescents; research; survey

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Care and Treatment of Ear, Nose, and Throat

edited by

Karolina Dżaman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11582 | Submission Open

Keywords: otolaryngology; ear; nose; throat; head; neck

Health Services, Health Literacy and Nursing Quality

edited by

Haneen Ali

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9564 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing quality improvement; health services management; AI in healthcare; data-driven nursing practices; patient-centered care; healthcare policy and regulation; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)

Innovative Approaches to Chronic Disease Patient Care

edited by

Manuel Pabón Carrasco

and

Rocío Cáceres-Matos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7900 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronicity; innovative strategies; innovative care models; multidisciplinarity

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Health Status

edited by Javier Diaz-Lara and

Millán Aguilar-Navarro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5819 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary habits; energy balance; dietary supplements; physical activity; ergogenic aids; micronutrient intake; performance

Opportunities and Challenges of Oncology Nursing

edited by Maria Kapritsou and

Theodoros N. Sergentanis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5194 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology nursing; challenges; opportunities; cancer clinical trials; biomarkers; patient-centered care; pediatric oncology patients; health monitoring technology; palliative care; perioperative care

Preventing Frailty and Improving Quality of Life in Older Adults: Perspectives on Exercise and Nutrition Medicine

edited by

Jerónimo González-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: frailty assessment; frailty scale; nutrition and frailty; exercise medicine; sarcopenia; multimorbidity; malnutrition; rehabilitation interventions; quality of life; aging prevention

Oral Health in Healthcare: Second Edition

edited by

Phyllis Lau

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; periodontitis; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; disability; drug and alcohol use; interprofessional care; medical education

Active and Included: People with Disabilities in Sport, Physical Activity and Physical Education

edited by

Ariel Villagra

and

Borja Suarez-Villadat

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 921 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive physical activity; disability and health; physical education; health promotion; chronic disease prevention; assistive technology; mental well-being; intervention programs; physical fitness; health equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)

Artificial Intelligence in Public Health, Healthcare Services, and Management

edited by

Obinna O. Oleribe

and Florida Uzoaru

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); generative AI (GenAI); public health innovation; healthcare management; predictive analytics; health systems optimization; digital health transformation; ethics and AI in healthcare; global health and equity; AI in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare)

Nutrition in Patient Care: Second Edition

edited by

Kalliopi Anna Poulia

and

Odysseas Androutsos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional support; malnutrition; clinical nutrition; nutritional screening; diet therapy

Biological vs. Chronological Age: Clinical Implications in Multiple Sclerosis

edited by

Patricia Mulero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple sclerosis; aging; biological age; telomere length; epigenetics; epigenetic clock; chronological age

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)

Patient-Centered Care and Well-Being: Health Communication and Patient Engagement

edited by Pavlos Sarafis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient-centered care; health communication; patient engagement; shared decision-making; health literacy; therapeutic alliance; digital health tools; patient empowerment; chronic disease management; narrative medicine; psychosocial well-being; quality of life; interdisciplinary approaches; health equity; culturally sensitive communication

Spirituality, Stress, and Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals

edited by Wenchi Zou and Po-Chien Chang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: spiritual leadership; workplace spirituality; second victim syndrome; resilience; coping; calling; well-being; mental health; burnout; mistreatment and violence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Spiritual Health: A Core Dimension of Holistic Well-Being

edited by

Rocío De Diego Cordero

and José Miguel Pérez-Jiménez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: spirituality; religiosity; spiritual care; nursing care; health professionals; ethical care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)

Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women and Gender-Diverse People

edited by

Martha Paynter

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive health; women’ s health; gender equity; sex and gender-based analysis; breast health; menopause; perinatal care; gender affirming care; contraception; abortion

New Perspectives in Palliative Care: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Marcelle Miranda da Silva and Sônia Silva Marçon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: palliative care; hospice and palliative care nursing; patient education as topic; quality of life; pain management; advance care planning; caregivers; interdisciplinary communication; health policy; culture competency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Palliative Care)

Rehabilitation Through Physical Activity and Sport for People with Disabilities

edited by J.P. Barfield and Laurie A. Malone

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: people with disabilities; sport; physical activity; therapeutic exercise; community health services; exercise therapy; health promotion; pain management; quality of life; rehabilitation

Patient-Reported Measures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Phyllis Lau

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient-reported measures; patient-reported experience measures (PREMs); patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs); consumer self-reporting tools/instruments; patient satisfaction; patient perception

Recent Advances in Motor Rehabilitation in Healthcare: Bridging Neuroscience, Technology, and Clinical Practice

edited by

Daniela De Bartolo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor rehabilitation; robotics in rehabilitation; wearable sensors; digital health; rehabilitation technology; AI-enhanced assessment tools; tele-rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)

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