Medical and Health Sciences

Medicine and health sciences focuses on the provision of healthcare, the prevention and treatment of human diseases and interventions and technology for use in healthcare to improve the treatment of patients.

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https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171110.2
Policy Brief metrics
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Integrating Palliative Care into the Indonesia Health System: A Policy Brief to Enhance Accessibility, Quality, and Sustainability
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Anisa Purnamasari; M Agung Akbar
  • Funder
  • No Applicable
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Feb 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.162022.4
Research Article metrics
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Integrated water quality assessment and health risk analysis of heavy metal and microbial contamination in the Ichu River, Peru
[version 4; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Moharana Choudhury; Zeid A. ALOthman
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 31 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171338.2
Research Article metrics
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Deconvoluting the Electrophysiological Signatures of Myocardial Ischemia using a Validated Machine Learning Framework
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Mert İlker Hayıroğlu; Cenitta D
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 31 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.161146.6
Research Article metrics
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Association between perceived oral health and oral health–related quality of life among hospital staff
[version 6; peer review: 2 approved, 3 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Mike T John; Faris Yahya I. Asiri; Haslinda Ramli; Fadil Abdillah Arifin; Pankaj Dhawan; Rasha Salah and Nur Surya Wirawan
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 28 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169456.2
Research Article metrics
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A Differential Evolution-Based Optimized Ensemble for Balanced and Imbalanced Medical Datasets
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Najah Al-shanableh; Charles Ikerionwu
  • Funder
  • Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 27 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.159132.2
Research Article metrics
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Assessing eye health knowledge and practices amongst primary health care nurses in a rural district, South Africa  
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Michael Bowen; Sakshi Chaturvedi; Benoit Tousignant
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 24 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.129219.3
Research Article metrics
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Effects of visual art observation on technical skills in novice healthcare learners: A scoping review
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Nicole J Fernandez; Margaret S. Chisolm; Sven Dupré
  • Funder
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 24 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169634.2
Research Article metrics
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Long-term Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Students and Technical Staff in Health Care Institutions
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Shruti Sunil; Aman Chowdhry; Rachana Prabhu
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 14 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.168854.2
Research Article metrics
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Effectiveness of Hypnobirthing, Music therapy and Combined Intervention in Reducing Low Back Pain Among Third-Trimester Pregnant Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers Dinesh C. Sharma, Jyoti Sharma and Sumbul Zehra; Abu R. Srinivasan; Bayu Anggileo Pramesona
  • Funder
  • na
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 13 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.161731.4
Research Article metrics
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Salivary microbiome and periodontopathogen/denitrifying bacteria associated with gingivitis and periodontitis in people with type 2-diabetes
[version 4; peer review: 3 approved, 2 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Gaetano Isola; Sonia Nath; Chandrashekar Janakiram; Ansam Mahdi Khalel; Susanna Halim
  • Funder
  • Direktorat Riset and Pengembangan, Universitas Indonesia
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 13 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.167614.2
Research Article metrics
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Validation of the Arabic version of the smoking cessation motivation questionnaire among Tunisian student smokers
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Phindile Zifikile Shangase; Fithria Fithria
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 13 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.167220.2
Research Article metrics
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Evaluation of risk factors for ocular morbidities and their impact on the lives of medical students: A cross-sectional study unveiling the academic collateral.
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Akinsola S Aina; Raya Khudhair Mohsin; Samudyatha U chandrashekara
  • Funder
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 10 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.166622.2
Research Article metrics
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Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) Curves of Water and Ethanol Extracts of Whole Body Apis mellifera jemenitica
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Aida Abd El-Wahed; semiramis karlıdağ
  • Funder
  • Deanship of Scientific Research, King Khalid University
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 10 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.170290.2
Research Article metrics
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of routine hematoxylin and eosin, Alcian Blue/Periodic Acid-Schiff, and Giemsa stains in the detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Nicoleta Gimiga; Hengrui Liu
  • Funder
  • Deanship of Research at Sultan Qaboos University
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 10 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.165171.3
Study Protocol metrics
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Assessing the Influence of Innovation Characteristics on the Implementation Process of an Optimised Tuberculosis Diabetes Integrated Care Package (Opt TBD) -A Mixed Method Study Protocol
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Arohi Chauhan; Falak Pahwa
  • Funder
  • Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 09 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171433.2
Research Article metrics
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Quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione derivatives as new class of CB1 Agonists: A pharmacophore-based virtual screening workflow and drug discovery
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Fatima En-nahli; Mourad Fawzi; Samir Chtita and Bouchra Rossafi
  • Funder
  • not applicable
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 06 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.163880.2
Case Report metrics
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Case Report: Radical urethrectomy with partial cystectomy and bladder outlet reconstruction in giant female urethral adenocarcinoma infiltrating the bladder: A rare case report.
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Ting Zhao; Andika Afriansyah
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 02 Jan 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.141657.4
Study Protocol metrics
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Molecular Characterization of Dermatophyte species from rural tertiary care hospital: A Study Protocol
[version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 3 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Hassan Aboul-Ella; Saumya Panda; Dominik Łagowski; Jothimani Pradeep; Christophe Hennequin
  • Funder
  • Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, India
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 31 Dec 2025
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169755.2
Research Article metrics
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Cytoplasmic changes in bone marrow cells as indicators of postmortem interval.
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Simona Sulis and Lenka Vorobeľová; Shankar Bakkannavar; Matteo Nioi
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 26 Dec 2025
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.173765.1
Research Article metrics
Assessment of Stress Distribution and Displacement in the Craniofacial Complex between Facemask Therapy and Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction (BAMP): A 3D Finite Element Study
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Goutham B; Fuad Lutf Almotareb; Luz Andrea Velandia Palacio
  • Funder
  • Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
PUBLISHED 22 Dec 2025
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