The Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semimonthly online by MDPI. The International Bone Research Association (IBRA), Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC), Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH), Japan Association for Clinical Engineers (JACE), European Independent Foundation in Angiology/ Vascular Medicine (VAS) and others are all affiliated with JCM, and their members receive a discount on article processing charges. The Section “Epidemiology & Public Health” is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research, reviews or perspectives that contribute to advancing global health and medicine, with the goal of creating a global health information source focused on clinical practice.

The Section "Epidemiology & Public Health" follows the same open access format as the rest of JCM, meaning that you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the published articles. We invite you to read our most cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “Real Time PCR and Culture-Based Virus Isolation Test in Clinically Recovered Patients: Is the Subject Still Infectious for SARS-CoV2?”
   by Viviana Manzulli, Giulia Scioscia, Giulio Giganti, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Donato Lacedonia, Lorenzo Pace, Dora Cipolletta, Pasquale Tondo, Rosella De Nittis, Valeria Rondinone et al.
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(2), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020309
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/309

2. “AI and Big Data in Healthcare: Towards a More Comprehensive Research Framework for Multimorbidity”
   by Ljiljana Trtica Majnarić, František Babič, Shane O’Sullivan and Andreas Holzinger
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(4), 766; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040766
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/766

3. “Acceptance and Intake of COVID-19 Vaccines among Older Germans”
   by Marta Malesza and Erich Wittmann
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(7), 1388; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071388
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1388

4. “Exercise Ventilatory Inefficiency in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Insights from a Prospective Evaluation”
   by Álvaro Aparisi, Cristina Ybarra-Falcón, Mario García-Gómez, Javier Tobar, Carolina Iglesias-Echeverría, Sofía Jaurrieta-Largo, Raquel Ladrón, Aitor Uribarri, Pablo Catalá, Williams Hinojosa et al.
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(12), 2591; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122591
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2591

5. “Risk Factors of Infection, Hospitalization and Death from SARS-CoV-2: A Population-Based Cohort Study”
   by Jesús Castilla, Marcela Guevara, Ana Miqueleiz, Fernando Baigorria, Carlos Ibero-Esparza, Ana Navascués, Camino Trobajo-Sanmartín, Iván Martínez-Baz, Itziar Casado and Cristina Burgui
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(12), 2608; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122608
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2608

6. “SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity and Severity of COVID-19 According to SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Current Evidence”
   by Thi Loi Dao, Van Thuan Hoang, Philippe Colson, Jean Christophe Lagier, Matthieu Million, Didier Raoult, Anthony Levasseur and Philippe Gautret
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(12), 2635; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122635
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2635

7. “Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Antigen Test Kits for Detecting SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 17,171 Suspected COVID-19 Patients”
   by Shahad Saif Khandker, Nik Haszroel Hysham Nik Hashim, Zakuan Zainy Deris, Rafidah Hanim Shueb and Md Asiful Islam
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(16), 3493; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163493
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3493

8. “The Role of Antioxidants on Wound Healing: A Review of the Current Evidence”
   by Inés María Comino-Sanz, María Dolores López-Franco, Begoña Castro and Pedro Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(16), 3558; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163558
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3558

9. “Self-Reported Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines in Polish Healthcare Workers and Medical Students. Cross-Sectional Study and Pooled Analysis of CoVaST Project Results in Central Europe”
   by Arkadiusz Dziedzic, Abanoub Riad, Sameh Attia, Miloslav Klugar and Marta Tanasiewicz
   Clin. Med. 2021, 10(22), 5338; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10225338
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/22/5338

10. “Female Sex Is a Risk Factor Associated with Long-Term Post-COVID Related-Symptoms but Not with COVID-19 Symptoms: The LONG-COVID-EXP-CM Multicenter Study”
    by César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, José D. Martín-Guerrero, Óscar J. Pellicer-Valero, Esperanza Navarro-Pardo, Víctor Gómez-Mayordomo, María L. Cuadrado, José A. Arias-Navalón, Margarita Cigarán-Méndez, Valentín Hernández-Barrera and Lars Arendt-Nielsen
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(2), 413; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11020413
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/2/413

11. “Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Involvement and Interactions between Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Nervous Systems”
    by Valeria Visco, Carolina Vitale, Antonella Rispoli, Carmine Izzo, Nicola Virtuoso, Germano Junior Ferruzzi, Mario Santopietro, Americo Melfi, Maria Rosaria Rusciano, Angelantonio Maglio et al.
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(3), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030524
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/524

12. “The Interactive Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Breathlessness on Fatigue Severity in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome”
    by Sari Harenwall, Suzanne Heywood-Everett, Rebecca Henderson, Joanne Smith, Rachel McEnery and Amy R. Bland
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(20), 6214; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206214
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/20/6214

13. “Psychological and Cognitive Effects of Long COVID: A Narrative Review Focusing on the Assessment and Rehabilitative Approach”
    by Rosaria De Luca, Mirjam Bonanno and Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(21), 6554; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216554
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/21/6554

14. “Practice of Awake Prone Positioning in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients—Insights from the PRoAcT–COVID Study”
    by Willemke Stilma, Christel M. A. Valk, David M. P. van Meenen, Luis Morales, Daantje Remmelzwaal, Sheila N. Myatra, Antonio Artigas, Ary Serpa Neto, Frederique Paulus, Marcus J. Schultz et al.
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(23), 6988; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11236988
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/6988

15. “Age, Sex and Previous Comorbidities as Risk Factors Not Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection for Long COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
    by Kin Israel Notarte, Maria Helena Santos de Oliveira, Princess Juneire Peligro, Jacqueline Veronica Velasco, Imee Macaranas, Abbygail Therese Ver, Flos Carmeli Pangilinan, Adriel Pastrana, Nathaniel Goldrich, David Kavteladze et al.
    Clin. Med. 2022, 11(24), 7314; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11247314
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/24/7314