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Research on Health Disparities in the Global Population
edited by and Tse-Chuan Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13388 | Submission Open
Keywords: disparity; equity; social determinants of health; segregation; social inclusion; non-discrimination policy; underserved; underrepresented; discrimination; implicit bias; health services; health outcomes; global health; international health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
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 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11119 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; school; community; research; intervention; practice; stigma-free; stakeholders; culturally sensitive; developmentally appropriate
Young Carers: Prevention, Intervention, Services and Outcomes—What Works?
edited by Saul Becker
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10016 | Submission Open
Keywords: young carers; young adult carers; young caregivers; vulnerable children; children and adolescents; child outcomes; caregiving responsibilities; family support; prevention strategies; psychosocial interventions; evaluation; prevention; intervention studies; theory of change; social policy; children’ s services; family support
Chemsex, LGBTIQ+ and Mental Disorders submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9563 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemsex; drugs; mental health; substance use
Innovative Strategies in Rheumatology Care submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8824 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheumatology; pharmacological therapies; treatments; personalized medicine; pain management; rehabilitation; quality of life; conservative treatment
Health Risk Behaviours: Self-Injury and Suicide in Young People
edited by Jo Bell and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8789 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-injury; suicide; young people; public health; lived experience; interventions; mental health services
Gender, Sexuality and Mental Health
edited by and Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7227 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender; sexualities; mental health; well-being; sexual stigma; health behavior; risk factors; protective factors; LGBTQIA+
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Key Player in Cardiovascular Disease Management
edited by Pietro Pugliatti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6791 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiopulmonary exercise test; functional capacity; peak oxygen uptake (VO2); cardiovascular diseases; heart failure
Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology: Integrating Social Awareness and Early Intervention in Autism Spectrum Using AI Methods submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical psychology; neuropsychology; autism; early intervention; screening tools; cognition; social awareness; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare)
Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Through Healthy Habits in the Entire Population submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5461 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; dietary habits; lifestyle medicine; public health; health promotion; physical activity and nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Machine Learning in Medicine and Health: Data, Methods and Applications
edited by Grażyna Suchacka, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5183 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; laboratory (bio)markers; risk factors/risk scores; classification; prediction; (disease) profiling; diagnosis; prognosis; artificial intelligence; medicine; bioinformatics; bibliometric
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare)
New Insights into Understudied Phenomena in Healthcare: Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4513 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; aging; emerging diseases; new technologies; innovative healthcare approaches; innovative research methods; social determinants of health; patient rights; demographic challenges; understudied populations; vulnerable populations; gender issues
The Role of Healthcare in Public Health Risk and Disaster Management: Strategies for Mitigation and Response submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3835 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster risk management; public health emergencies; healthcare resilience; emergency medical response; crisis preparedness; risk mitigation strategies; health security; natural and man-made hazards; disaster preparedness and response; health system sustainability
Health and Healthcare: Prevention of Health Issues, Health Problems and Suicide
edited by and Yasuyuki Fujita
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2781 | 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 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical rehabilitation; psychiatry; chronic mental illness; dementia; schizophrenia; malnutrition; sarcopenia; dynapenia; frailty; interdisciplinary intervention; physical activity; exercise therapy; physical exercise
Prisoner Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2378 | Submission Open
Keywords: prison health systems across the world; risk factors for health; prison environment; prison healthcare systems and governance; inmate and mental illness; rehabilitation in mental illness; rehabilitation of prisoners; inmates and infectious diseases; drugs and/in prison; disabled prisoners; prison workers and their protection; prison medicine; COVID-19 and prison; feeding in prison; medical responsibility in penitentiary medicine; clinical risk management in penitentiary medicine; compatibility of the prisoner's health conditions with imprisonment; suicidal risk assessment in prison; CSI in prison; inmate autopsy; innovative methods of expert investigation in prison and of prisoners; torture in prison: medico-legal investigation; medical liability in prison medicine; precision medicine in prison; clinical pathways in prison; artificial intelligence in prison healthcare; telemedicine in prison healthcare
Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology for Congenital Disease: Sharing for Implementation
edited by and Maria Baldovin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric otolaryngology; pediatric surgery; endoscopic approaches; congenital pediatric diseases; pediatric rhinology
Osteopathic and Complementary Manual Therapy in Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction
edited by and Anna Gogola
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open
Keywords: manual therapy; osteopathy; complementary therapy; musculoskeletal pain; musculoskeletal dysfunction; compensatory changes
Advances in Prediction, Prevention and Precision Medicine for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial infarction; stroke; machine learning; predictive models; prevention strategies; human population studies; clinical trial data; traditional epidemiology; risk assessment; data integration
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Disease Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-health; digital health; healthcare delivery systems; clinical documentation improvement; disease management; health informatics
Advances in Health Technology Assessment in the Era of AI and Data Science
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open
Keywords: health technology assessment (HTA); artificial intelligence; big data
Chronic Diseases: Integrating Innovation, Equity and Care Continuity
edited by and Leiyu Shi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary care; chronic disease; health risk management; health equity
Neurodiagnostics in Public Health: Cognitive Decline, Mental Health, and Emerging Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurocognitive disorders; dementia; mild cognitive impairment (MCI); neuropsychiatric diseases; biomarkers; imaging; artificial intelligence; digital diagnosis
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence on Access to and Use of Reproductive Healthcare and Services
edited by Carole Browner and Alison Hamilton
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive health; reproductive healthcare; intimate partner violence; gender politics; families; reproductive rights
The Role of Nutrition in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open
Keywords: MASLD; liver disease; nutrition; diet; nutrients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Care)
Injury Prevention and Trauma Management: From Vulnerable Groups to General Populations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | 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 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical exercise; chronic diseases; diagnostic; prevention; rehabilitation; effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Health Promotion and Long-Term Care for Older Adults
edited by Raphaelle-Ashley Guerbaai and Kotkowski Kornelia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: older adults; long-term care; quality of life of older adults; aging populations; health services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Organizational Approaches That Support Nurses and Healthcare Workers to Thrive: Moving Beyond Burnout
edited by Stephen Phillip Jacobs, Willoughby Moloney and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: burnout; thriving; nurses; workforce; organizational support; turnover
AI-Driven Insights from Biomedical Data for Advanced Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; medical prognosis; medical image analysis; large language model interpretation; explainable AI; clinical validity; translational medicine
Periodontal Diseases and Oral Health: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral health; periodontitis; periodontal diseases
Applications of Data Mining in Patient Care
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; machine learning; artificial intelligence; clinical decision support systems; digital biomarkers; predictive analytics; big data analysis; electronic health records; frailty; chronic disease
Experimental and Clinical Perspectives on Emotional Expression and Regulation: Implications for Healthcare and Patient-Reported Outcomes submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental psychology; clinical psychology; psychotherapy; emotion regulation; communication; education; quality of life; digital health; assessment
Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Imaging: Advancing Precision Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration
edited by and Victor Raicea
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; cardiac surgery; vascular surgery; artificial intelligence
Clinical Updates in Prostate Cancer and Bladder Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; molecular therapeutics; biomarkers; liquid biopsy
Addressing Behavioral Addictions and Promoting Emotional Well-Being: Insight, Challenges, and Solutions submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioral addictions; emotional well-being; gambling; gaming; social networks; interventions; assessment; prevalence; models
Sports Trauma: From Prevention to Surgery and Return to Sport
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12690 | Submission Open
Keywords: shoulder; hip; knee; ankle; MRI; ligament; tendon; cartilage; arthroscopy; sports medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Increasing Access to and Quality of Healthcare Services to Promote Community Health Equity
edited by , Melanie Sabado-Liwag and Hannah Thuy Nguyen
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3508 | 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)
Healthy and Harmful Habits: Impact on Nursing Practice and Patient Health
edited by , , , Cristina Rivera-Picón and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthy habits; physical activity; lifestyle modification; alcohol consumption; smoking cessation; substance abuse; behavioral addictions; health promotion; wellness programs; health outcomes
Focus on the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Populations
edited by and Patrícia Marques
submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual health; reproductive health; vulnerable populations; migrants; refugees
Health Data as a Global Good: Best Practices, Challenges and Future Perspectives submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: health data; data collection; epidemiological surveillance; data monitoring
Exercise Biomechanics: Pathways to Improve Health submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21051 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; health; exercise; physical activity
Healthcare Management: Improving Patient Outcomes and Service Quality
edited by and Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5099 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare management; patient outcomes; service quality; healthcare delivery; quality improvement; patient-centered care; health policy; healthcare innovation; health service research
Psychological Diagnosis and Treatment of People with Mental Disorders submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18971 | Submission Open
Keywords: etiology of mental illnesses; mental health disorders; psychological assessment; psychological interventions; treatment of mental health issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
Job Satisfaction and Mental Health of Workers: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7079 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; job satisfaction; occupational health; burnout; stress; well-being; work-related quality of life; workplace mental health; work– life balance; workplace bullying; workplace violence; workload; workers; healthcare workers; psychology
Mental Health and Health Care in Vulnerable Contexts
edited by and Carlos Barbosa-Torres
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7034 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; research; health systems; healthcare; institutional care; family care; therapy
Healthcare Advances in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
edited by and Viola Freigang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5868 | Submission Open
Keywords: Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM); Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL); musculoskeletal disorders; digital transformation; registry-based study; outcome evaluation
Healthcare Innovations in Global Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
edited by and Anabela Santos Rodrigues
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5426 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative interventions; culturally adaptive diagnostic tools; integration of mental health and addiction services; socioeconomic and environmental determinants of mental health and addiction; mental health policies
The Contribution of Health Education to Chronic Disease Management submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5391 | Submission Open
Keywords: health education or educational intervention; innovation or technology; chronic disease management; cardiometabolic disease; metabolic syndrome; hypertension; cancer care; caregiver
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Oral Health and Rehabilitation in the Elderly Population
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5307 | Submission Open
Keywords: elderly population; oral health; oral function; oral rehabilitation; dental treatment
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