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Recent Advances and Innovation in Telehealth Use Among Older Adults submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: telehealth; telemedicine; ehealth; digital health; older adults; aging; remote monitoring; geriatric care; healthcare innovation; digital divide; chronic disease management; health technology
Digital Health and AI for Chronic Disease Control and Management
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health; artificial intelligence (AI); chronic disease; healthcare delivery; health economics
Health, Physical Exercise, Sport, and Quality of Life
edited by and Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise; quality of life; mental health; physical health; healthcare interventions; community health
The Interplay Between Staff Wellbeing, Burnout, and Patient Safety in Healthcare submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare employee satisfaction; healthcare policy; healthcare staff wellbeing; healthcare worker burnout; occupational stress in healthcare; professional quality of life; resilience; staff motivation and engagement; working conditions; work– life balance in healthcare
New Technologies and Musculoskeletal Disease: From Diagnosis to Treatment submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal disease; technology; diagnosis; treatment; IA; tissue engineering; digital
Physical Fitness and Physical Activity as Markers of Health
edited by and Emilio Jofre Saldia
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise; cardiovascular fitness; muscle fitness; healthy habits; sedentariness; aging
Improving Care for At-Risk Populations
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: public health and epidemiology; health promotion and education; global health; medicine; nursing; psychology and psychiatry; social work; occupational and physical therapy; nutrition
Global Perspectives on Patient Safety: The Pivotal Role of Nursing Management submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: nursing management; leadership; safety culture; error; adverse event; well-being; quiet quitting; innovation; work environment; training
Psychology of Health, Sport, and Exercise
edited by and Alessandra De Maria
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: health psychology; well-being; quality of life; sport and exercise psychology; physical activity; mental resilience; coping strategies; sport injury; self-determination theory; exercise behavior; mental health; personality
Healthcare Information and Patient Well-Being submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare information; patient well-being; patient behavior; information management; digital technologies
Contemporary Clinical Advances in Endodontics
edited by Giovanni Mergoni and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: endodontics; apical periodontitis; dental pulp; endodontic surgery; periapical disorders
Translational Data Science in Precision Medicine and Healthcare
edited by Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: translational data science; precision medicine; causal inference; artificial intelligence; machine learning; clinical informatics; predictive analytics; real-world evidence; multi-omics integration; personalized healthcare
Stroke—Modern Methods of Treatment, Diagnostics and Rehabilitation
edited by Karolina Filipska-Blejder, and Renata Jabłońska
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: stroke; diagnostics; treatment; rehabilitation
New Trends in Evidence-Based Practice in Health
edited by Jessica García González and Verónica Victoria Márquez Hernández
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: advances in health; evidence-based practice (EBP); health; artificial intelligence; new technologies in health; nursing
Early Osteoarthritis in Knees Following Surgeries
edited by Marko Ostojic, , Riccardo Cristiani and Tomislav Čengić
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-surgical knee osteoarthritis; ligament reconstruction; meniscus surgery; cartilage degeneration; regenerative orthopedics; knee rehabilitation; diagnostics in early osteoarthritis
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 120 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood obesity; farmacological treatment; surgical treatment; body composition; lifestyle; interdisciplinary therapy; nutrition; physical activity
Digital Health Innovations in Rehabilitation: Integrating Clinical, Technological, and Ethical Perspectives
edited by Yusuke Matsui
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital rehabilitation; telerehabilitation; wearable sensors; artificial intelligence; data privacy; implementation science; ethical AI; remote monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health Technologies)
Integrative Approaches to Musculoskeletal Disorders, Health-Related Issues and Physical Fitness: From Diagnosis to Management submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15959 | 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 10296 | Submission Open
Keywords: nursing; patient safety; healthcare quality; patient outcomes; quality improvement; patient experience; nursing workforce; qualitative; quantitative; mixed methods
Digital Health Innovations for Sustainable and Equitable Care Delivery
edited by Chong Tian
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 400 | 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 submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 315 | 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
Clinical Hypnosis: Advancing Integrative Approaches in Modern Healthcare
edited by , Joseph Meyerson and Jasmina Markovic-Bozic
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical Hypnosis; complementary therapy; hypnosis in medicine; rehabilitation; pain management; anxiety; anaesthesiology; self-image; surgery; dermatology; sport Psychology; preventing Addiction; mindfulness
Holistic Assessment in Palliative Care
edited by Divya S. Subramaniam and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 22 | 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
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submission deadline 2 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2523 | 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 submission deadline 3 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1564 | 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 3650 | 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 submission deadline 9 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 136 | 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 submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1076 | 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
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submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 157 | 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, and Mustafa Jaafar
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: family sleep practices; children’ s sleep; parenting; cultural context; technology; sleep hygiene; school performance
New Research on Psychosis in Older Adults
edited by and Tomasz Krzysztof Szafrański
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 460 | 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)
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 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: superaged societies; healthy longevity; health span; health inequalities; burden of care; health care reforms; preventive health care; health care cost
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 736 | 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
submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 170 | 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 submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10605 | 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
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9302 | 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
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3689 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 465 | 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)
Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Healthcare for the People with Neurodegenerative Diseases: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | 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
Advances in Sports Injury Management: Integrating Epidemiology, Prevention, and Therapeutic Innovation
edited by and Rodolfo André Dellagrana
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: athletic injuries; sports; hamstrings; exercise; prescription
Healthcare Practice in Community submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20361 | 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
Future Trends of Physical Activity in Health Promotion submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18361 | Submission Open
Keywords: active living; behavioral change; digital health; disease prevention; future perspectives; well-being strategies; wellness innovation
Research and Survey on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: Second Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9679 | 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
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9012 | Submission Open
Keywords: otolaryngology; ear; nose; throat; head; neck
Health Services, Health Literacy and Nursing Quality
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6684 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5688 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4266 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3894 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: frailty assessment; frailty scale; nutrition and frailty; exercise medicine; sarcopenia; multimorbidity; malnutrition; rehabilitation interventions; quality of life; aging prevention
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