Judaism, Women's Health and COVID-19.

This issue commences with a review of the top 100 most cited papers in the Journal of Religion and Health. This is followed by Part 2 of a series examining Judaism and health related research, which is subsequently followed by an extensive collection of research specifically connected to women's health. Finally, research continues to present the unique and ongoing effects of COVID-19.

Poland, Public Health, Chaplains, Clergy, Mindfulness and Prayer.

This issue commences with a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles on religion. It then presents the first of a two-part series relating to research from Poland and progresses to examine the relevance of religion and spirituality to public health. Finally, this issue revisits the long-established and productive discipline of healthcare chaplaincy and various factors relating to parish clergy.

Cyclophilin A facilitates HIV-1 integration.

Unlabelled: Cyclophilin A (CypA) binds to the HIV-1 capsid to facilitate reverse transcription and nuclear entry and counter the antiviral activity of TRIM5α. Interestingly, recent studies suggest that the capsid enters the nucleus of an infected cell and uncoats prior to integration. We have previously reported that the capsid protein regulates HIV-1 integration.

Nutrition, Chronic Care, Measurement Scales and COVID-19.

In the year of the Olympics (Paris, 2024), this issue of JORH explores nutrition and chronic care, offers a caution regarding the use of religiosity and spiritual measurement scales, and revisits the topic of COVID-19. While the latter has been rapidly declining in terms of its global impact, each of these areas of inquiry generate a great deal of research from which humanity still has much to learn.