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This section serves as a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and clinical advancements in the fields of urology and nephrology. With a focus on addressing the complexities of urinary tract and kidney diseases, this section aims to foster interdisciplinary research spanning from i...

The section “Surgery” aims to publish clinically relevant, evidence-based, and innovative educational content that advances surgical science and patient care and enables the quick and easy international dissemination of information. This section is tailored toward healthcare professiona...

The Sports Medicine and Sports Traumatology Section addresses a broad spectrum of physical activity, exercise and sport from a perspective that integrates applied research and scientific communication. There is currently strong scientific consensus on the preventive and therapeutic value of physical...

“Pulmonology” is a medical specialty also called “pneumology” or “respiratory medicine” and focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the respiratory tract. Being one of five non-communicable disease areas, chronic respiratory disea...

“Epidemiology and Public Health” is a field of research and practice that underlies determinants (risk factors) of disease, as well as predictors of wellness and preventive healthcare. Scientists and practitioners in this discipline aim to improve health at both the individual and popula...

“Psychiatry” is a discipline of the medical area focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders. Indeed, mental disorders remain among the top ten leading causes of burden worldwide, and there has been no evidence of a global reduction in their burden since 1990....

The Section “Pediatrics” covers all pediatric subspecialties in connection with the care of children and adolescents. Pediatrics also welcomes articles dealing with surgical, pediatric orthopedic, pediatric anesthesiologic, pediatric pharmacologic, pediatric neurosurgical, pediatric maxi...

The Orthopaedics section of Medicina is dedicated to publishing high-quality scientific work relevant to daily clinical practice, with the potential to change the way orthopaedic specialists approach patient care. Our expert Editorial Board ensures that all submissions undergo a rigorous peer-review...

The field of ophthalmology, encompassing both comprehensive ophthalmologic practice sand the myriad of subspecialty arenas, demands a broad clinical knowledge base as well as a repertoire of clinical skills to successfully diagnose and treat conditions of the eye and ocular adnexa. As such, the Opht...

Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, as well as the understanding of the biology that lies behind the transformation of a normal cell to a cancerous one and the subsequent development of malignant neoplasias. The section “Oncol...

“Obstetrics and Gynecology” is a medical specialty that includes two different subspecialties devoted to the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. Obstetrics covers pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period (maternal–fetal medici...

The Section Neurology aims to provide a forum for the rapid publication of scientifically sound research in the field of neurology, supporting the worldwide dissemination of information to advance scientific discovery, promote therapeutic development, and enhance clinical practice. The Section Neur...

Pharmacology is the scientific study of the distribution of man-made and naturally occuring drugs and how they affect living organisms. Pharmacology includes the study of how a drug is developed, its origin, its compositions and formulations, its therapeutic applications, and finally its dosage for ...

“Intensive Care/Anesthesiology” is a medical specialty that includes four interrelated but different subspecialties. Anesthesiology includes perioperative medicine and is focused on the pre-, intra- and postoperative treatment of surgical patients. Intensive care is the treatment and car...

Immunology explores the biological and chemical basis of immune-response-oriented defense mechanisms in human and animal organisms, which are triggered by contact with infectious pathogens (through infection or infectious diseases) or other antigens. In hematology, researchers study the causes, pro...

“Hepatology” is an old specialty that involves caring for patients suffering from acute and chronic liver diseases, among the main causes of mortality, including viral, autoimmune, metabolic, and genetic illnesses. Due to the skyrocketing availability of new diagnostic tools and therapeu...

The “Endocrinology” section collects the original research on all the health aspects of endocrinology and metabolism balancing and its alterations, and also includes high-quality reviews related to all fields of endocrinology and metabolism, with a particular focus on biomarkers of ...

This section has a focus on dermatology, sexually transmitted diseases, and wound care. A better understanding of the physiopathology of this heterogeneous group of diseases is the basis for novel treatments and more targeted treatment strategies. However, despite noticeable progress, dermatology is...

Dental research is integral to a huge field of investigations aimed at maintaining good oral health. This concept takes the research focus beyond the confines of dental disease and opens it up for cultivating general wellbeing, the emergence of new models of health care as well as tackling oral heal...