Special Issue "Clinical Medicine of Healthcare and Sustainability 2021"

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology & Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Teen-­Hang Meen
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Department of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, Taiwan
Interests: IOT devices; photovoltaic devices; STEM education
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Prof. Dr. Fukuyama Yoshiyasu
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Nishihama, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
Interests: neuronal cell differentiation and growth; research to find neurotrophic-factor-like substances from plants that help maintain survival; development of chemical reactions of palladium catalysts
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Prof. Dr. Charles Tijus
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Director of the Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle Laboratory, Professeur de Psychologie Cognitive – Université, Paris 8, France
Interests: internet of objects; data mining; brain–computer interaction
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Prof. Dr. Po-Lei Lee
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Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Interests: brainwave signal processing; biomedical optoelectronics; medical electronics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The 3rd IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability 2021 (IEEE ECBIOS 2021; http://www.ecbios.asia) will be held in Tainan, Taiwan on 28−30 May 2021, and will provide a unified communication platform for researchers in the topics of biomedical engineering, healthcare and sustainability. Recently, healthcare has been undergoing a sector-wide transformation thanks to advances in computing, networking technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence. Healthcare is not only changing from reactive and hospital-centered to preventive and personalized, it is also changing from a focus on disease to become centered around well-being. Healthcare systems and fundamental medicine research are becoming smarter and integrated with biomedical engineering. Furthermore, with cutting-edge sensors and computer technologies, healthcare delivery could also yield better efficiency, higher quality, and lower cost.

This Special Issue on “Clinical Medicine of Healthcare and Sustainability 2021” is expected to select excellent papers presented in IEEE ECBIOS 2021 and other high-quality papers about Clinical Medicine of Healthcare and Sustainability. It provides a platform for advances in health care/clinical practices and the study of the direct observation of patients and general medical research. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Traumatology and precise surgical techniques
  • Genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics in clinical cancer research
  • Epidemiology
  • Neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • Advanced research in dermatology and venereology
  • Ophthalmology and otolaryngology
  • Medical imaging and nuclear medicine
  • Rehabilitation medicine and physiotherapy
  • Sports medicine
  • Pediatric and geriatric emergency care

Prof. Dr. Teen-­Hang Meen
Prof. Dr. Fukuyama Yoshiyasu
Prof. Dr. Charles Tijus
Prof. Dr. Po-Lei Lee
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics in clinical cancer research
  • epidemiology
  • neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • rehabilitation medicine and physiotherapy
  • sports medicine
  • pediatric and geriatric emergency care

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State-Level Health Disparity Is Associated with Sarcoidosis Mortality
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(11), 2366; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112366 - 27 May 2021
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Background: Sarcoidosis is associated with significant morbidity and rising health care utilization, which contribute to the health care burden and disease outcome. In the United States (US), evaluation of sarcoidosis mortality by individual states has not been investigated. Methods: We examined sarcoidosis mortality [...] Read more.
Background: Sarcoidosis is associated with significant morbidity and rising health care utilization, which contribute to the health care burden and disease outcome. In the United States (US), evaluation of sarcoidosis mortality by individual states has not been investigated. Methods: We examined sarcoidosis mortality data for 1999–2018 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). America’s Health Rankings (AHR) assesses the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis to determine state health rankings. The numbers of certified Sarcoidosis Clinics within the US were obtained from World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) and Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR). The associations between sarcoidosis mortality and state health disparities were calculated by linear regression analyses. Results: From 1999 to 2018, the mean age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) in all populations, African Americans and European Americans were 2.9, 14.8, and 1.4 per 1,000,000 population, respectively. South Carolina had the highest AAMR for all populations (6.6/1,000,000) and African Americans (20.8/1,000,000). Both Utah and Vermont had the highest AAMR for European Americans (2.6/1,000,000). New York State and South Atlantic had the largest numbers of FSR-WASOG Sarcoidosis Clinics (6 and 13, respectively). States with better health rankings were significantly associated with lower AAMR in all population (R2 = 0.170, p = 0.003) but with higher AAMR in European Americans (R2 = 0.223, p < 0.001). Conclusions: There are significant variations in sarcoidosis mortality within the US. Sarcoidosis mortality was strongly associated with state health disparities. The current study suggests sarcoidosis mortality could be an indicator to reflect the state-level health care disparities in the US. Full article
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