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Chemsex, LGBTIQ+ and Mental Disorders submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6469 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemsex; drugs; mental health; substance use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities
edited by Lynn Shaw
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6323 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational health outcomes; services and education; work rehabilitation outcomes; services and education; access to health services; social determinants of health; worker health and wellbeing; health system policies; decent work in healthcare; equitable access to health care work; health and wellbeing at work; workplace organizational health; occupational science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Research on Health Disparities in the Global Population
edited by and Tse-Chuan Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6200 | 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 Health Policy)
Young Carers: Prevention, Intervention, Services and Outcomes—What Works?
edited by Saul Becker
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6131 | 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
Pain Management in Healthcare Practice
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6058 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; acute pain; chronic pain; older adults; depression; non-pharmacological; exercise; healthcare; home care; dyadic pain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pain Management)
Innovative Strategies in Rheumatology Care submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3472 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheumatology; pharmacological therapies; treatments; personalized medicine; pain management; rehabilitation; quality of life; conservative treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Implications for Healthcare Policy and Management
edited by Maria Kapritsou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3034 | Submission Open
Keywords: policy; management; healthcare; nursing; skills; healthcare workforce
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Machine Learning in Medicine and Health: Data, Methods and Applications
edited by Grażyna Suchacka, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1950 | 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 Medicine)
Physical Rehabilitation in Psychiatry
edited by and Rick Kwan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical rehabilitation; psychiatry; chronic mental illness; dementia; schizophrenia; malnutrition; sarcopenia; dynapenia; frailty; interdisciplinary intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
The Role of Healthcare in Public Health Risk and Disaster Management: Strategies for Mitigation and Response submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1106 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Factors and Global Health)
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Key Player in Cardiovascular Disease Management
edited by Pietro Pugliatti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiopulmonary exercise test; functional capacity; peak oxygen uptake (VO2); cardiovascular diseases; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
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 401 | Submission Open
Keywords: health technology assessment (HTA); artificial intelligence; big data
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 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive health; reproductive healthcare; intimate partner violence; gender politics; families; reproductive rights
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology: Integrating Social Awareness and Early Intervention in Autism Spectrum Using AI Methods submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 300 | 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 Medicine)
Gender, Sexuality and Mental Health
edited by and Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender; sexualities; mental health; well-being; sexual stigma; health behavior; risk factors; protective factors; LGBTQIA+
New Insights into Understudied Phenomena in Healthcare: Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 211 | 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
Prisoner Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forensic Medicine)
AI-Driven Insights from Biomedical Data for Advanced Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical diagnosis; medical prognosis; medical image analysis; large language model interpretation; explainable AI; clinical validity; translational medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Chronic Diseases: Integrating Innovation, Equity and Care Continuity
edited by and Leiyu Shi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary care; chronic disease; health risk management; health equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Advances in Prediction, Prevention and Precision Medicine for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial infarction; stroke; machine learning; predictive models; prevention strategies; human population studies; clinical trial data; traditional epidemiology; risk assessment; data integration
Periodontal Diseases and Oral Health: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral health; periodontitis; periodontal diseases
The Role of Nutrition in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: MASLD; liver disease; nutrition; diet; nutrients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
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 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: burnout; thriving; nurses; workforce; organizational support; turnover
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medics)
Neurodiagnostics in Public Health: Cognitive Decline, Mental Health, and Emerging Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurocognitive disorders; dementia; mild cognitive impairment (MCI); neuropsychiatric diseases; biomarkers; imaging; artificial intelligence; digital diagnosis
Applications of Data Mining in Patient Care
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 68 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Imaging: Advancing Precision Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration
edited by and Victor Raicea
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; cardiac surgery; vascular surgery; artificial intelligence
Physical Activity Intervention for Non-Communicable Diseases
edited by Karah Dring
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise; children; older adults; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Injury Prevention and Trauma Management for Vulnerable Populations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 66 | 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 Preventive Medicine)
Physical Exercise in Chronic Diseases: Assessment, Implementation and Effectiveness submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical exercise; chronic diseases; diagnostic; prevention; rehabilitation; effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Disease Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-health; digital health; healthcare delivery systems; clinical documentation improvement; disease management; health informatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Clinical Updates in Prostate Cancer and Bladder Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; molecular therapeutics; biomarkers; liquid biopsy
Health and Healthcare: Prevention of Health Issues, Health Problems and Suicide
edited by and Yasuyuki Fujita
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: health; healthcare; medicine; nursing; suicide prevention; social health items; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Novel Tobacco Products and Tobacco Control: Tobacco Use Surveillance and Prevention Policy submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: tobacco consumption; tobacco control; novel tobacco products; e-cigarettes use; heated tobacco product use; behavioral addiction; health effects of exposure to tobacco products; tobacco regulations; tobacco policy and control; nicotine therapy; epidemiology
Health Promotion and Long-Term Care for Older Adults
edited by Raphaelle-Ashley Guerbaai and Kotkowski Kornelia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 47 | 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)
Osteopathic and Complementary Manual Therapy in Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction
edited by and Anna Gogola
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: manual therapy; osteopathy; complementary therapy; musculoskeletal pain; musculoskeletal dysfunction; compensatory changes
Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology for Congenital Disease: Sharing for Implementation
edited by Athanasios Saratziotis and Maria Baldovin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric otolaryngology; pediatric surgery; endoscopic approaches; congenital pediatric diseases; pediatric rhinology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Perioperative Care)
Addressing Behavioral Addictions and Promoting Emotional Well-Being: Insight, Challenges, and Solutions submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioral addictions; emotional well-being; gambling; gaming; social networks; interventions; assessment; prevalence; models
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 | Viewed by 86 | 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 Community Care)
Health Data as a Global Good: Best Practices, Challenges and Future Perspectives submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: health data; data collection; epidemiological surveillance; data monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Healthcare Management: Improving Patient Outcomes and Service Quality
edited by and Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare management; patient outcomes; service quality; healthcare delivery; quality improvement; patient-centered care; health policy; healthcare innovation; health service research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Interpersonal Violence Among Adolescents
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2611 | Submission Open
Keywords: dating violence/interpersonal violence or partner violence; physical violence/physical attack/physical maltreatment; verbal violence; psychological abuse; sexual abuse; coercive behavior; risky behavior health-related outcomes; mental health; substance abuse; alcohol abuse; STIs; prevention
Psychological Diagnosis and Treatment of People with Mental Disorders submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2478 | 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 Health Assessments)
Holistic Approaches to Aging in Place: Health, Safety, and Community
edited by Lufei Young and Carolyn Horne
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | Submission Open
Keywords: independent living; smart home technology; caregiver support; behavioral health in older adults; lifestyle modification for seniors; home safety for seniors; risk assessment; functioning assessment; cognition assessment; injury prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Psychodiabetology: The Psycho-Social Challenges of Diabetes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes; mental state; psychology; psychosocial; management; HbA1c; glycated hemoglobin; depression; stress; complications; psychodiabetology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Oral Health and Rehabilitation in the Elderly Population
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open
Keywords: elderly population; oral health; oral function; oral rehabilitation; dental treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Healthcare Advances in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
edited by and Viola Freigang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open
Keywords: Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM); Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL); musculoskeletal disorders; digital transformation; registry-based study; outcome evaluation
Moving Away from Coercion in Mental Health Care: Second Edition
edited by Jacob Hvidhjelm, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: coercion; coercion prevention; coercion alternatives; implementation science; attitudes towards coercion; cultural diversity
Oncology Nursing and Patient Care submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: care of cancer patients; cancer and treatment; cancer and complementary therapies; oncology process management; end-of-life care and cancer patients; ethics of care; quality of life and cancer patients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Healthcare Goes Digital: Mobile Health and Electronic Health Technology in the 21st Century: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: telemedicine; eHealth; mHealth
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Healthcare Innovations in Global Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
edited by and Anabela Santos Rodrigues
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 174 | 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
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