Global Public Health

The Global Public Health Gateway provides a dedicated publishing venue to rapidly and openly disseminate research relating to all aspects of global public health. Allowing for researchers to publish their work tackling the challenges we face globally, the Gateway aims to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of public health research. 

Emerging Diseases and Outbreaks

The Emerging Diseases and Outbreaks Gateway brings together all content published on F1000Research related to emerging diseases and global disease outbreaks, making the information about localized outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics rapidly and openly accessible for others to consult and use. Current content includes articles on COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, Monkeypox, Ebola, Zika, Influenza and much more. 

Health Communication

Research and Practice for a Diverse and Changing World

This thoroughly revised second edition covers the major areas of research, theory, and practical application in health communication.

The Digital Transformation of the Healthcare System

This book examines how the digital revolution has reorganized the model of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic and argues for a continued paradigm shift to digital healthcare.

The Anthropology of Drugs

From khat to kava to ketamine, drugs are constitutive parts of cultures, identities, economies and livelihoods. This much-needed book is a clear introduction to the anthropology of drugs, providing a cutting-edge and accessible overview of the topic.

Statistical Methods in Health Disparity Research

Statistical Methods in Health Disparity Research will focus on their estimation, ranging from classical approaches including the quantification of a disparity, to more formal modeling, to modern approaches involving more flexible computational approaches.

Controlled Epidemiological Studies

This textbook covers classic epidemiological designs that use a reference/control group, including case-control, case-cohort, nested case-control and variations of these designs, such as stratified and two-stage designs. It presents a unified view of these sampling designs as representations of an underlying cohort or target population of interest. 

Key Themes in Health and Social Care

A Companion to Learning

This revised and expanded second edition of Key Themes in Health and Social Care is a learning resource for students in health and social care. It provides an overview of foundational issues and core themes in the field and introduces key areas of debate, moving from an introductory level to in-depth discussion as the book progresses. 

Introduction to Toxicology

As with the previous editions, Introduction to Toxicology, Fourth Edition, continues to chart the evolution of the field of toxicology, from the use of natural toxins by ancient tribes through the developments established by Paracelsus, and progresses through to the current topics in the public interest.

Management, Organization, and Childbirth

Towards a New Model for the Birth Path

Management, Organization and Childbirth: Towards a New Model for the Birth Path explores the complex topic of the birth path with a multidisciplinary magnifying glass on the paradigms, languages, and tools critical to the organization, management, and clinical science.