Communications Medicine <p><b>Aims &amp; Scope</b></p><p><b>Open-access journal publishing high quality, editorially selected and peer reviewed advances across clinical, translational, and public health research.</b></p><p><i>Communications Medicine </i>is a selective open access journal from Nature Research publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary across all clinical, translational, and public health research fields. The journal aims to foster collaboration across these different communities to facilitate discovery that will promote health and improve patients’ lives. Primary research papers published by the journal represent significant advances in preventing, diagnosing, or treating human disease of relevance to a specialized field. We provide a forum to discuss issues of importance to researchers across all the communities in our readership, regardless of sub-discipline or medical specialty.</p><p>The scope of <i>Communications Medicine</i> covers studies in:</p><ul><li>all clinical specialties, such as oncology, cardiology or neurology</li><li>emerging fields, such as precision medicine, microbiome, or anti-aging therapies</li><li>any area of translational research</li><li>regional or global public health </li></ul><p>We are also interested in submissions at the intersection of medicine with other scientific disciplines, such as computational science and physics, where the central advance of the study is of interest to the medical community, for example digital medicine and medical devices or imaging.</p><p>Primary research published in <i>Communications Medicine </i>includes the following study types:</p><ul><li>observational and interventional clinical studies (all phases of trials and case studies/series)</li><li>observational and interventional epidemiological studies (prospective and retrospective)</li><li>systematic reviews and meta-analysis</li><li>new methods, technologies or resources of significant translational or clinical relevance</li><li>studies in pre-clinical models of significant relevance to human disease diagnosis/therapy</li></ul><p>The submission and review processes are managed by our in-house professional editors supported by our Editorial Board Members, who provide technical expertise across the breadth of the clinical, translational and public health research fields. We are committed to rapid dissemination of important research results. Articles are published on a continuous basis with minimal time from acceptance to publication.</p><p><b>Criteria for publication</b></p><ul><li>To be published in <i>Communications Medicine</i> a paper should meet several general criteria:</li><li>The results are novel (novelty is not compromised by either abstracts or internet preprints)</li><li>The paper provides strong evidence for its conclusions</li><li>The data are technically sound</li><li>Clinical research results are reported following ICMJE and EQUATOR recommendations</li><li>The manuscript is important to scientists or clinicians in a specific sub-field of medicine or public health </li></ul> http://feeds.nature.com/commsmed/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2025 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Communications Medicine © 2025 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. [email protected]
  • Communications Medicine https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/commsmed/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/commsmed/rss/current <![CDATA[Early cardio-oncology intervention in thoracic radiotherapy: prospective single-arm pilot study]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00761-6 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 17 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00761-6

    Zhang et al. report a prospective single-arm pilot study of adherence and outcomes of early cardio-oncology intervention. Most patients included in cardio-oncology consultations received cardiovascular medication recommendations and had a positive perspective related to learning about heart health in cancer treatment.]]>     <![CDATA[Early cardio-oncology intervention in thoracic radiotherapy: prospective single-arm pilot study]]> Samuel C. ZhangJordan O. GashoCeleste EnoKatrina D. SilosFelicity PendergastWenjuan ZhangEric VailMitchell KamravaBehrooz HakimianAmin MirhadiRaymond H. MakAndriana P. NikolovaKatelyn M. Atkins doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00761-6 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-17; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00761-6 2025-02-17 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00761-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00761-6     <![CDATA[Differences in walking access to healthcare facilities between formal and informal areas in 19 sub-Saharan African cities]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00746-5 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00746-5

    Friesen et al. examine spatial accessibility to healthcare in 19 sub-Saharan African cities to investigate disparities between formal and informal urban areas. Significant differences are seen, with those in informal areas, especially in medium-sized cities, facing greater challenges in reaching healthcare facilities within reasonable travel times.]]>     <![CDATA[Differences in walking access to healthcare facilities between formal and informal areas in 19 sub-Saharan African cities]]> John FriesenStefanos GeorganosJan Haas doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00746-5 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-14; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00746-5 2025-02-14 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00746-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00746-5     <![CDATA[Multiple long-term conditions as the next transition in the global diabetes epidemic]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00742-9 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00742-9

    Gregg et al. discuss the long-term changes seen in the global diabetes epidemic, including increasing survival, early-onset type 2 diabetes, and sub-optimal prevention. These changes have set the stage for multimorbidity, or multiple long-term conditions, to be the next major challenge for type 2 diabetes.]]>     <![CDATA[Multiple long-term conditions as the next transition in the global diabetes epidemic]]> Edward W. GreggNaomi HolmanMarisa SophieaShivani MisraJonathan Pearson-StuttardJonathan ValabhjiKamlesh Khunti doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00742-9 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-14; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00742-9 2025-02-14 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00742-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00742-9     <![CDATA[An axis-specific mitral annuloplasty ring eliminates mitral regurgitation allowing mitral annular motion in an ovine model]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00753-6 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00753-6

    Zhu et al. designed and manufactured a mitral annuloplasty ring based on human high-resolution cardiac magnetic resonance imaging exams, demonstrating axis-specific flexibility and rigidity. This ring demonstrates excellent ex vivo hemodynamics and biomechanics while allowing mitral annulus dynamic changes in a survival in vivo large animal model.]]>     <![CDATA[An axis-specific mitral annuloplasty ring eliminates mitral regurgitation allowing mitral annular motion in an ovine model]]> Yuanjia ZhuAnnabel M. Imbrie-MooreMatthew H. ParkTyler E. CorkShin YajimaRobert J. WilkersonNicholas A. TranMateo Marin-CuartasDanielle M. MullisSam W. BakerYuko TadaTsuyoshi UeyamaMatthew LeipzigVicky Y. WangSidarth EthirajSarah MadiraShreya AnilkumarSabrina K. WalshHaley J. LucianChris HuynhKimberly MorrisOk S. KimJack MulliganHanjay WangYasuhiro ShudoDaniel B. EnnisY. Joseph Woo doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00753-6 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-12; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00753-6 2025-02-12 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00753-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00753-6     <![CDATA[Awareness of human microbiome may promote healthier lifestyle and more positive environmental attitudes]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00747-4 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 10 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00747-4

    Rook and Zwart explore public familiarity with the human microbiome and potential public preferences related to monitoring and improving one’s microbiome health. Stronger awareness of human microbiome is suggested to promote lifestyle change and a more encompassing environmental outlook.]]>     <![CDATA[Awareness of human microbiome may promote healthier lifestyle and more positive environmental attitudes]]> Olga RookHub Zwart doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00747-4 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-10; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00747-4 2025-02-10 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00747-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00747-4     <![CDATA[Swarm learning with weak supervision enables automatic breast cancer detection in magnetic resonance imaging]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-024-00722-5 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 06 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-024-00722-5

    Saldanha, Zhu et al. present an integrated pipeline combining weakly supervised learning with local artificial intelligence (AI) model training via swarm learning (SL) to circumvent a need for centralized data sharing. Deploying SL internationally with on-site data processing addresses challenges such as data privacy and annotation variability enabling AI training across international datasets while preserving data privacy.]]>     <![CDATA[Swarm learning with weak supervision enables automatic breast cancer detection in magnetic resonance imaging]]> Oliver Lester SaldanhaJiefu ZhuGustav Müller-FranzesZunamys I. CarreroNicholas R. PayneLorena Escudero SánchezPaul Christophe VaroutasSreenath KyathanahallyNarmin Ghaffari LalehKevin PfeifferMarta LigeroJakob BehnerKamarul A. AbdullahGeorgios ApostolakosChrysafoula KolofousiAntri KleanthousMichail KalogeropoulosCristina RossiSylwia NowakowskaAlexandra AthanasiouRaquel Perez-LopezRitse MannWouter VeldhuisJulia CampsVolkmar SchulzMarkus WenzelSergey MorozovAlexander CiritsisChristiane KuhlFiona J. GilbertDaniel TruhnJakob Nikolas Kather doi:10.1038/s43856-024-00722-5 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-06; | doi:10.1038/s43856-024-00722-5 2025-02-06 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-024-00722-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-024-00722-5     <![CDATA[Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00743-8 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 05 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00743-8

    Rhode et al. investigate the applicability of smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics for monitoring HbA1c levels of diabetes patients under real-world conditions in a lower-middle income setting. They discover that the method offers an acceptable alternative for accessible monitoring under these conditions.]]>     <![CDATA[Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes]]> Sabrina RhodeLisa RoggeMarthoenis MarthoenisTill SeuringHendra ZufryTill BärnighausenHizir SofyanJennifer Manne-GoehlerSebastian Vollmer doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00743-8 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-05; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00743-8 2025-02-05 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00743-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00743-8     <![CDATA[COVID-19 death toll predictions show that triggering counterfactual thinking deteriorates judgmental performance]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00751-8 <![CDATA[

    Communications Medicine, Published online: 04 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00751-8

    Seifert and Somasundaram collect 6731 daily forecasts over 377 days to investigate the role of triggering counterfactual thinking when interpreting public information regarding the daily US death toll from COVID-19. They find that counterfactual thinking leads to greater judgmental forecasting biases.]]>     <![CDATA[COVID-19 death toll predictions show that triggering counterfactual thinking deteriorates judgmental performance]]> Matthias SeifertJeeva Somasundaram doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00751-8 Communications Medicine, Published online: 2025-02-04; | doi:10.1038/s43856-025-00751-8 2025-02-04 Communications Medicine 10.1038/s43856-025-00751-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00751-8