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Thyroid disorder is a common disease. Graves' disease is the most frequent cause of thyrotoxicosis and pharmacological treatment is current trends worldwide. Because of the severe adverse effects of propylthiouracil,...
Deterioration in the health care delivery system has been a growing problem in Korea. The concentration of mild patients with chronic disease in tertiary care centers or general hospitals other...
The level of end-of-life (EOL) care quality in the Republic of Korea has been regarded as inferior to more advanced countries. The EOL care delivered has varied depending on physicians'...
Although the word 'euthanasia', a compound word of eu- (good, well) and thanatos (death) is widely known, it is greatly misunderstood. With regard to end-of-life medicine, several phrases, including death...
Hospice palliative care does not aim at the artificial prolongation or artificial hastening of human lives. It helps terminal patients to face the natural end of their lives comfortably, by...
The development of life sustaining treatment technology including artificial ventilation has given us the moral problem, considering the human dignity and futility of medical treatment, until when these treatments could...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) provides a new approach for treating early-stage lung cancer. VATS lobectomy has significant perioperative advantages such having as a lower rate of morbidity and being less...
The recent conflict between the organization of medical professionals and the government agencies regarding health policy exemplified the incapability of doctors to resolve social conflicts. Doctors have shown strong dissent...
Stroke is a disease that causes a substantial economic burden. With the rapidly aging population in Korea, the prevalence of chronic diseases, including stroke, is expected to rise, along with...
Daily low-dose inhaled corticosteroid in preschool children with asthma is recommended to prevent the development of asthma symptom and sign based on many asthma management guidelines. But the retarded growth...