Designing a Human-Centered National Digital Health Ecosystem: Structure, Value, and Implementation Challenges

Review Bariq Hameed Ibrahim1 1 MSc, Chemist, General Director of Altuwq Group Correspondence Address: Bariq Hameed Ibrahim, MSc, Baghadad, Alyamourk, Iraq, email: g.m.alobaidi86@gmail.com     The global shift towards digital transformation in healthcare systems is essential for improving efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes. An effectively designed digital health ecosystem weaves together diverse technological elements to …

Charcot Foot Arthropathy: A case study on how non-compliance to conservative therapy recommendations lead to below knee amputation

Case Report Palaiologos Konstantinos1, Vasilopoulou Alexadra1, Nikakis Christos1, Grekas Christos1, Angelis Stavros1, Siderakis Emmanuel1, Papanikolaou Apostolos1, Apostolopoulos Alexandros P.1 Trauma and Orthopedic Department, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece. Correspondence Address: Alexandros P. Apostolopoulos, Athens, Greece. Email: aalexgr2000@yahoo.com   doi:10.5281/zenodo.15715858. Abstract Charcot arthropathy is one of the most severe complications of diabetes and affects the quality …

The origins of the anatomical description of the plexus parotideus by Niels Steensen in 17th century

Historical Vignette Laios Konstantinos1, Lytsikas-Sarlis Pavlos1, Zografos Constantinos G.2, Noskova Irina3, Mourellou Evangelia 1, Tsoucalas Gregory1 History of Medicine and Medical Deontology Department, School of Medicine, University of 1Crete, Heraklion, Greece 2 School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 3Private nurse, Athens, Greece. Correspondece Address:  Konstantinos Laios, email: konstlaios@gmail.com. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15710290. Abstract …

The magnificent and arcane medical figure of the 7th century AD Paul of Aegina

Letter to the Editor Mourellou Evaggelia1, Filippou Dimitrios2, Tsoukalas Gregory1 Department of the History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Correspondence Address: Gregory Tsoucalas, Heraklion, Grete, Greece. Email: gregorytsoukalas@uoc.gr doi:10.5281/zenodo.15710230.     Byzantine medicine …

The Forgotten Diagnoses: Reviving the Art of Clinical Intuition in the Age of Technology

Editorial Dimitrios Filippou Ass. Professor, Medical School, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens doi:10.5281/zenodo.15710336.   As dusk settled after a lengthy clinical day, I found myself next to a patient whose complex diagnosis had stumped a team equipped with all the diagnostic tools that contemporary medicine can provide. CT scans, MRIs, extensive laboratory tests, and …