Dear Readers,
We are delighted to announce that the latest issue of Health Science Monitor has been published, featuring 10 high-quality research articles addressing key topics in public health and related disciplines.

Articles in This Issue:

1. ChatGPT Utility in Medical Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2. Association Between Iranian Parental Literacy and Children’s Height and Weight: A Comprehensive Analysis
3. Study of the Frequency of Risk Factors for Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Outpatients Aged 6 to 18 Years Visiting Allergy Clinics
4. Exploring the Root Causes of Accidents in a Gas Company: A Qualitative Content Analysis Approach
5. Molecular Genetic Characterization of Philadelphia Chromosome in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the North-West of Iran 
6. Molecular Detection of Giardia Duodenalis Sub-Assemblages among Human Diarrheal Patients in Northwestern Iran
7. Comparative Analysis of the Scaniverse 3D Scanning and Manual Methods for Measuring Facial Anthropometric Dimensions 
8. Analysis of Clinical Profile of the Obstetric High Dependency Unit admissions in a Tertiary Care Centre
9. Design and Psychometric Assessment Tool of Perceived Barriers to Advocacy for Normal Birth Among Obstetricians and Midwives: an Exploratory Sequential Mixed-method Study
10. Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness, and Chronotype Profile of Municipal Street Sweepers in Urmia, Iran: Associations with Night Shift Work and Socio-Demographic Factors

This issue provides valuable insights for researchers, health professionals, and policymakers. We invite you to explore these articles and share them with your colleagues.

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• Public health practice and impact assessments
• Applied biostatistics and epidemiology
• Health service management
• Health protection, including control of communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Health promotion and disease prevention
• Public health law and ethics
• Health economics
• Medical entomology
• Health and environment
• Occupational health
• Nutrition and food safety
• Advanced sciences and technologies in public health

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Zahra Moutab
Managing Editor
Health Science Monitor (HSM) journal
Urmia University of Medical Sciences