Journal of Clinical Medicine

Epidemiology Associated Risks and Intervention Strategies of Childhood Obesity

edited by

María M. Morales Suárez-Varela

,

Antonio Castillo-Paredes

and Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood obesity; overweight; eating disorders; nutritional programs; psychological interventions; physical activity exercise; sport; physical well-being; mental well-being; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pediatrics)

Drug-Related Problems: Clinical Pharmacy and Safety of Pharmacotherapy

edited by

Mariola Drozd

and

Jakub Pawlikowski

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5709 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse drug reaction; drug-related problems; drug formulation technology; safety of pharmacotherapy; clinical pharmacy; pharmaceutical care; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Clinical Updates in Trauma and Emergency Medicine

edited by Yong-Soo Cho and Hyun Ho Ryu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8711 | Submission Open

Keywords: emergency medicine; epidemiology; cardiovascular disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emergency Medicine)

Infectious Diseases and Host Responses: Clinical, Immunological, and Outcome-Orientated Perspectives

edited by

Nicoleta Negruț

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiology; infection; resistance; epidemiology; microbiome; prevention; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Treatment and Management—Second Edition

edited by

Maurizio Marvisi

and Alfredo Antonio Chetta

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); treatable traits; precision medicine; COPD comorbidities; COPD mortality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Respiratory Medicine)

The New Perspective in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

edited by Salvatore Giordano, Arturo Giordano and Nicola Corcione

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); structural heart intervention; aortic stenosis; valve technology and durability; imaging and procedural optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Medicine)

Interventional Cardiology: Emerging Insights into Therapeutic Advancements

edited by Dong-Hyeok Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open

Keywords: conduction system pacing (CSP); left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP); interventional electrophysiology; advanced pacing strategies; heart failure device therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Advances in Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe De Luca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: platelet; anticoagulant therapy; antiplatelet therapy; coronary artery disease (CAD); atrial fibrillation (AF); thromboembolic events; myocardial ischemic; bleeding events; aspirin; clopidogrel; cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; diagnosis and treatment; percutaneous coronary intervention; acute coronary syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives on Spinal Surgeries

edited by

Sung-kyu Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimally invasive spine procedures; robotic-assisted spine surgery; image-guided navigation; spinal implants and biomaterials; artificial intelligence in spinal care; regenerative spine therapies; clinical outcomes in spine surgery; future trends in spinal interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Orthopedics)

Clinical Management of Type 1 Diabetes: 2nd Edition

edited by Carmen Quirós

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: type 1 diabetes; continuous glucose monitoring; hybrid closed loop; hypoglycemia; physical activity; new onset type 1 diabetes; pre-stage 3 type 1 diabetes; smart insulin pens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Management of Complex Orthopaedic Trauma and Bone Infection

edited by

Georg Mattiassich

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex orthopaedic trauma; fracture-related infection (FRI); bone and implant-associated infection; chronic osteomyelitis; post-traumatic infection; biofilm-associated infection; advanced fracture management; limb reconstruction; nonunion and delayed union; multidisciplinary trauma care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Orthopedics)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Immune Dysregulation

edited by Rita Consolini and

Giorgio Costagliola

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune dysregulation; autoimmunity; inborn errors of immunity; targeted therapies; immunomodulatory treatments; genetics; gene therapy; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology & Rheumatology)

Advances in Maxillofacial Surgery—Historical and Future Perspectives and Controversies

edited by

Kamil Nelke

,

Maciej Dobrzyński

and

Michał Gontarz

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10992 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral oncology; facial skeleton; oral cavity; surgical approaches; head and neck; parotid tumors; jaw cysts and tumors; bone healing; patient-specific solutions; surgery planning; artificial intelligence; soft tissues; cancers and tumors of the oral cavity; microsurgery perspectives; open surgery; endoscopic surgery; trauma surgery; facial traumatology; bone and soft tissues healing after trauma; jaw deformities; orthognathic surgery today and tomorrow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine)

Rehabilitation Strategies for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

edited by Ana Isabel de la Llave Rincon and

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; musculoskeletal; rehabilitation; treatment; classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Rehabilitation)

Optimizing the Surgical Journey: From Abdominal Operation to Recovery

edited by

Alessio Giordano

and Carlo Bergamini

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical complications; comanagement; comorbidities; elective surgical procedure; emergency surgery procedure; multidisciplinary approach; hospitalist

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Surgery)

Current Practice and Future Directions in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

edited by

Johannes Wild

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney replacement therapy; hemodialysis; peritoneal dialysis; dialysis nursing; continuous renal replacement therapy; incremental dialysis; decremental dialysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nephrology & Urology)

Clinical Advances of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases: Current Status and Prospect

edited by Lorenzo De Angelis, Francesco Barca and Stanislao Rizzo

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4994 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery; retinal multimodal imaging; gene therapy; retinal diseases; age-related macular degeneration; vascular retinal disease; imaging technologies in ophthalmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ophthalmology)

New Technologies and Translational Approach for an Early Diagnosis of Bipolar Spectrum and Hyperactive and Novelty Seeking Profiles

edited by

Massimo Tusconi

, Serdar Dursun and

Germano Orru

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17451 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychiatry; mental health; bipolar disorders; mood; biomarkers; new technology; BD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)

Challenges and Opportunities in Prenatal Diagnosis

edited by

Diana Massalska

and

Julia Bijok

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16004 | Submission Open

Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; genetic testing; fetal imaging; fetal therapy; personalized prenatal medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Non-Invasive Respiratory Support: Current Insights and Future Directions

edited by Giovanni Misseri and

Cesare Gregoretti

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11991 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory failure; high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC); noninvasive ventilation (NIV); noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV); hypoxia; perioperative care; weaning; ICU; respiratory care; respiratory physiology; pneumology; home-care ventilation; artificial intelligence; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Respiratory Medicine)

Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Diseases

edited by

Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou

,

Georgios Labiris

and Panagiota Ntonti

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5426 | Submission Open

Keywords: corneal imaging; corneal disease diagnosis; corneal therapeutics; regenerative corneal treatments; artificial intelligence in corneal diagnostics; corneal cross-linking; lamellar keratoplasty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ophthalmology)

Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches for Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes

edited by Rocco Antonio Montone

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4653 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronary artery disease; clinical diagnosis; therapeutic approaches; atherosclerosis; risk factors; percutaneous cor-onary intervention; acute coronary syndrome; MINOCA; INOCA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Updates on Physiotherapy in Pain Management

edited by

Stefanos Karanasios

and George Gioftsos

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain management; physiotherapy; chronic pain; rehabilitation; pain assessment; patient outcomes; musculoskeletal; central sensitization; pain sensitivity; analgesia; pain modulation; exercise therapy; pain education; telerehabilitation; health-related quality of life; pain coping strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Rehabilitation)

Prevention, Diagnosis, and Clinical Treatment of Corneal Diseases

edited by Rossella Anna Maria Colabelli-Gisoldi and

Fabio Scarinci

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2965 | Submission Open

Keywords: dry eye disease; cornea transplant; stem cell therapy; corneal imaging; cornea disease; deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty; descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty; keratoconus; eye bank

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ophthalmology)

Robotic Urologic Surgery: Clinical Applications and Advances

edited by Athanasios N. Kostakopoulos and

Nikolaos Kostakopoulos

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic surgery; robotic urology; advances in robotics; urologic surgery; minimally invasive urologic surgery; robotic partial nephrectomy; robotic radical prostatectomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nephrology & Urology)

Knee Surgery: Clinical Treatment and Management

edited by Nikolai Ramadanov

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: knee surgery; sports knee injuries; ligament reconstruction; meniscal surgery; cartilage repair; knee osteotomy; knee arthroplasty; clinical outcomes; surgical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Orthopedics)

Clinical Management and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries and Musculoskeletal Disorders

edited by

Francesco Oliva

,

Alessio Giai Via

and Francesco Cuozzo

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports injuries; musculoskeletal disorders; injury prevention; sports medicine; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sports Medicine)

Management of Inguinal Hernia Surgery, Chronic Pain and Technological Future

edited by

Alfredo Moreno Egea

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: inguinal hernia; chronic pain; radical cure; technology; medical and surgery future

(This special issue belongs to the Section General Surgery)

Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Clinical Advances and Future Challenges

edited by Luca Baldetti

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac intensive care; heart failure; cardiogenic shock; mechanical circulatory support; invasive hemodynamic monitoring; acute cardiac care; shock; myocardial infarction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Improving Short- and Long-Term Neurological Outcomes in Perioperative Anesthesia and Critical Care

edited by

Michele Salvagno

and

Marta Baggiani

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: perioperative brain injury; neuroprotection; multimodal neuromonitoring; delirium; neurocritical care; cerebral perfusion and oxygenation; precision anesthesia; artificial intelligence in critical care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intensive Care)

Photodynamic Therapy and Optical Diagnostics in Cancer: Clinical Advances, Translational Innovation and Future Prospects

edited by

Waseem Jerjes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; optical diagnostics; photodiagnosis; optical imaging; cancer treatment; photosensitisers; light-based therapy; PDT dosimetry; fluorescence imaging; optical coherence tomography; raman spectroscopy; elastic scattering spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; image-guided surgery; optical biopsy; minimally invasive oncology; combination cancer therapies; translational photomedicine; clinical outcomes; precision oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oncology)

Clinical Practice of Imaging in Coronary Interventional Therapy

edited by Nobuaki Suzuki

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronary artery disease; cardiac imaging; intravascular ultrasound; near-infrared spectroscopy; optical coherence tomography; fractional flow reserve computed tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Cardiac Amyloidosis and Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: Advances in Cardiovascular Care

edited by Marcus Anthony Urey

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: amyloidosis; diagnostics; disease progression; restrictive cardiomyopathy; degraders; silencers; stabilizers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Recent Advances in Lymphedema

edited by Shinsuke Akita

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: lymphedema; lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA); vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT); immediate lymphatic reconstruction; indocyanine green lymphography; ultrasonography; bioimpedance analysis; imaging and staging of lymphedema; fibrosis and inflammation; patient-reported outcome measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine)

Gynecologic Robotic Surgery: Evolution, Current Status and Future Directions

edited by Youn-Jee Chung

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: laparoscopy; robot surgery; minimally invasive surgery; gynecology; endometriosis; myoma; adenomyosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Musculoskeletal Spine Disorders: Clinical Management, Rehabilitation Strategies, and Technological Innovations

edited by

Maria Chiara Maccarone

,

Nicola Manocchio

and Calogero Foti

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: spine disorders; rehabilitation; physical exercise; low back pain; scoliosis; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Orthopedics)

Biomarkers and Diagnostics in Neurological Diseases

edited by Maria Ioanna Stefanou

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19332 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; neurological diseases; diagnosis; lipoprotein(a); neurofilament protein; tau peptide; neuroimaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Neurology)

Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis

edited by

Arrigo Fruscalzo

and

Anis Feki

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10264 | Submission Open

Keywords: endometriosis; adenomyosis; diagnosis; classification; therapy; progesterone

(This special issue belongs to the Section Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Thyroid Disease: Updates from Diagnosis to Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Giovanella

and

Petra Petranović Ovčariček

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8832 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmune thyroid diseases; thyroiditis; thyroid cancers; PET/CT; hyperthyroidism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Current Challenges in Clinical Dentistry: 3rd Edition

edited by

Eiji Tanaka

and

Susumu Abe

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4416 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; clinical dentistry; cutting-edge device and technology; dental material; challenging hypothesis; preventive dentistry; sleep medicine; digital dentistry; smart dentistry; stomatognathic function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine)

Latest Advances in Thoracic Surgery: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hideki Ujiie

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3915 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; surgical oncology; robotic surgery; thoracic surgery; lung diseases; minimally invasive surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Respiratory Medicine)

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Advances and Future Opportunities

edited by Rami S Kantar

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cleft lips; palates; post-traumatic reconstruction; facial transplantation; craniofacial surgery; cleft surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine)

Clinical Advances in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—2nd Edition

edited by Valentin Mocanu and Jerry Dang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; bariatric surgery; metabolic surgery; anti-obesity medications; obesity treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Risk Prediction in Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) and Cardiac Transplantation

edited by

Nandini Nair

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2750 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced heart failure; mechanical circulatory support (MCS); cardiac transplantation; heart transplantation; risk prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Clinical Management and Challenges of Sepsis and Septic Shock

edited by

Matteo Guarino

and

Michele Domenico Spampinato

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: sepsis; septic shock; hemodynamic management; biomarkers; cardiovascular dysfunction; point-of-care ultrasound; precision medicine; emergency medicine; critical care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intensive Care)

Advances in Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by Eleonora Lai,

Nicola Silvestris

and

Mario Scartozzi

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic cancer diagnosis; endoscopic ultrasound; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; surgical resection; targeted therapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)

Advances in Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

George Leventopoulos

, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Konstantinos Aronis and

Dimitris L. Tsiachris

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | Submission Open

Keywords: conduction system; risk stratification; resynchronization; cardiac pacing; sudden cardiac death

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiology)

Esophageal and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: Clinical Advances and Practical Updates

edited by

Pedro Serralheiro

and Peter Grimminger

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; upper GI surgery; surgical oncology; benign upper GI surgery; surgical innovation; surgical outcomes; surgical guidelines; robotic surgery; minimally invasive surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)

Cancers: Clinical Radiation Therapy

edited by Julianne M. Pollard-Larkin

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: reirradiation; tissue tolerance; image registration; treatment planning; dose accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nuclear Medicine & Radiology)

Sports Injuries: Emerging Trends in Risk Mitigation, Management and Recovery

edited by

Luis Suárez-Arrones

and Jose Asian-Clemente

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: injury prevention; rehabilitation; muscle; return-to-sport; surgery; therapy; testing; regenerative medicine; ultrasound; MRI; sports medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sports Medicine)

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