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Preventive and Management Strategies in Modern Obstetrics submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11946 | Submission Open
Keywords: prevention; management; complications; obstetrics; maternal– fetal medicine
Coping with Emotional Distress
edited by María del Sequeros Pedroso-Chaparro and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6745 | Submission Open
Keywords: anxiety; depression; emotional distress; coping mechanisms; mental health; resilience; stress; suicide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
From Evidence-Based Practice to Knowledge Translation in Nursing Care
edited by Arianna Magon and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4712 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge translation; evidence-based practice; nursing care; patient-reported outcomes; healthcare quality; clinical risk management; health literacy; nursing competencies; comparative effectiveness; care pathways
Music Therapy and Physical Activity in Neurological Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3541 | Submission Open
Keywords: music therapy; music-based interventions; rehabilitation; physical exercise; neurological diseases
Job Stress, Physical and Mental Well-Being Among Workers submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational health; ergonomics; injury prevention; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; technostress; advanced technologies; physical health; mental health; resilience; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
Innovative Approaches in Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections: Emerging Challenges in Nursing Care
edited by and Teresa Neves
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; infection control; infection prevention; patient safety; quality of healthcare; healthcare professionals; medical devices; health students; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)
Innovations in Sports Injury Prevention and Physical Rehabilitation submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injury prevention; physical rehabilitation; physiotherapy; sports medicine; neuromuscular training; motor control and motor imagery; biomechanics and movement analysis; pain management in athletes; technology-assisted rehabilitation; return-to-sport strategies
Enhancing Communication in Clinical Practice for Better Care
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: health communication; health services delivery; medical informatics/health informatics; telemedicine and digital health; health information quality; health information accuracy; population health and patient outcomes; clinical communication processes; provider– patient communication; communication in prevention; diagnosis; treatment; and rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)
Mental Health in Workplace
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; burnout; emotional labour; coping; occupational labour; occupational burnout
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
The Role of Physical Exercises in Students’ Health
edited by Ricardo Minhalma, , Pedro Alexandre Duarte-Mendes and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise; health promotion; well-being; educational settings; school-based interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Physical Activity and Fitness in the Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7413 | Submission Open
Keywords: health interventions from the educational field; physical education and health; new trends in physical education and healthy sports; new methodologies in physical education; physical; mental; and emotional health
Digital Games to Facilitate Well-Being, Mental and Physical Health: Theory, Practice, and Evaluation
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submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital games; game-based interventions; well-being promotion; mental health; physical health; exergames; therapeutic games; gamification for health; serious games; health-related outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health Technologies)
Human–Computer Interaction and Intelligent Computing for Medical Devices: Clinical Applications and Healthcare Outcomes
edited by and Gener José Avilés Rodríguez
submission deadline 8 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– computer interaction (HCI); intelligent computing; digital health technologies; medical device design and usability; patient-centered care; healthcare accessibility and equity; precision medicine and personalized healthcare; clinical decision support systems; healthcare data analytics and AI; user-centered design; wearable and ambient monitoring systems; preventive healthcare and public health; interoperability in healthcare systems; health technology innovation; sustainable and inclusive healthcare systems
Challenges and Innovations in Nursing Management Within Modern Healthcare Systems submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: evidence-based nursing; nursing care; cardiovascular disease; emergency; infection; risk management; public health; acute and critical care nursing; patient safety and quality of care; nursing education and professional development; interprofessional collaboration; community and public health nursing
Mental Health and Depression in Dementia submission deadline 11 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: dementia; depression; mental health; cognitive impairment; neuropsychiatric symptoms and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); quality of life; caregiver burden; psychosocial interventions and pharmacological treatments; early diagnosis and risk factors; aging and mental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
Informatics in Healthcare Outcomes
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submission deadline 12 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; outcome; management; informatics; AI/ML
Health Equity and People-Centered Systems: Meeting Needs and Creating Opportunities for Diverse Communities
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6901 | Submission Open
Keywords: health equity; people-centered care; patient-centered care; social determinants of health; health disparities; community engagement; cultural competence; cultural sensitivity; policy
Digital Health in Symptom Science Research
edited by , and Silvia Belloni
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open
Keywords: symptom science; digital health; chronic disease management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; patient engagement; self-management tools; remote monitoring; interdisciplinary healthcare; personalized medicine
Nursing, Coaching, Oncology and Chronic Diseases: Future Insights and Perspectives
edited by and Karen Avino
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; coaching; nursing; oncology
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Advancing Child Health and Well-Being
edited by and Miriam Catalina González Afonso
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: child health; child well-being; pediatric public health; social determinants of health; healthcare delivery and integrated care; pediatric mental and behavioral health; digital health and telemedicine; health equity; vulnerable child populations; preventive healthcare and early detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women’s and Children’s Health)
Measuring What Matters: Patient-Centered Outcomes in Research and Practice
edited by and Rowida Mohamed
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-reported outcomes (PROs); ePRO systems; psychometric evaluation; measure development; clinical decision-making; patient engagement and co-design; health system integration; methodological innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)
Innovative and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Healthcare
edited by , María del Rocío Hernández Pozo and Angélica Mendieta Ramírez
submission deadline 22 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidisciplinary; engineering and technology; humanities; psychology; social and health sciences; physical activity science
Mental Health in Older People
edited by , Lia Sousa and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open
Keywords: aged; mental health; health promotion; frailty; geriatric psychiatry; caregivers
Increasing Access to and Quality of Healthcare Services to Promote Community Health Equity
edited by , Melanie Sabado-Liwag and Hannah Thuy Nguyen
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4271 | Submission Open
Keywords: disparities in health care access and quality; vulnerable populations; determinants of health care utilization; culturally- appropriate interventions for improved health care outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management)
Patient Safety and Psychosocial Risk in the Workplace
edited by , Pavlos Sarafis and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient safety; psychosocial risks; burnout; nursing; quality of care; stress; well-being; errors; adverse events; near misses
Novel Tobacco Products and Tobacco Control: Tobacco Use Surveillance and Prevention Policy submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open
Keywords: tobacco consumption; tobacco control; novel tobacco products; e-cigarettes use; heated tobacco product use; behavioral addiction; health effects of exposure to tobacco products; tobacco regulations; tobacco policy and control; nicotine therapy; epidemiology
Clinical Updates in Prostate Cancer and Bladder Cancer submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; molecular therapeutics; biomarkers; liquid biopsy
Health and Healthcare: Prevention of Health Issues, Health Problems and Suicide
edited by and Yasuyuki Fujita
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open
Keywords: health; healthcare; medicine; nursing; suicide prevention; social health items; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Physical Rehabilitation in Psychiatry
edited by and Rick Kwan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical rehabilitation; psychiatry; chronic mental illness; dementia; schizophrenia; malnutrition; sarcopenia; dynapenia; frailty; interdisciplinary intervention; physical activity; exercise therapy; physical exercise
Neurodiagnostics in Public Health: Cognitive Decline, Mental Health, and Emerging Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurocognitive disorders; dementia; mild cognitive impairment (MCI); neuropsychiatric diseases; biomarkers; imaging; artificial intelligence; digital diagnosis
Advances in Health Technology Assessment in the Era of AI and Data Science
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open
Keywords: health technology assessment (HTA); artificial intelligence; big data
Injury Prevention and Trauma Management: From Vulnerable Groups to General Populations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open
Keywords: injury; prevention; accident; child; older adult; pregnant woman; disabled person; trauma care; violent; abuse; homicide; motor vehicle collision; falling; epidemiology; safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Physical Exercise in Chronic Diseases: Assessment, Implementation and Effectiveness submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical exercise; chronic diseases; diagnostic; prevention; rehabilitation; effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Targeted Surgery and Artificial Intelligence in Personalized Medicine and Robotic Surgery: Current Challenges and Future Prospects submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision surgery; robotic-assisted surgery; theranostics; computer vision; personalized treatments; artificial intelligence in surgery; surgical data science; digital ecosystems; cross-functional collaboration
Artificial Intelligence and Public Health: From Predictive Models to Preventive Actions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; public health; health systems; machine learning; predictive models; disease surveillance; digital health; health promotion; health equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Challenges and Interventions for Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: frailty; older adults; interdisciplinary approach; preventive strategies; integrated care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Applied Smart Rehabilitation Technologies and AI-Driven Neuromuscular Assessment in Physical Therapy
edited by Sanghoon Jang
submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in rehabilitation; wearable sensors (EMG; IMU; biosignals); smart rehabilitation technologies; machine learning and signal analytics; robot-assisted physical therapy; digital therapeutics & remote rehabilitation; intelligent electrical stimulation systems; personalized rehabilitation interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health Technologies)
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