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This year was a year where the word "safety" was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Jeong Sae-im
2019.12.30 15:19
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This year was a year where the word "safety" was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Park Gi-taek
2019.12.30 11:51
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kim Eun-young
2019.12.30 11:32
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kim Eun-young
2019.12.30 00:05
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kwak Sung-sun
2019.12.29 10:59
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This year was a year where the word “safety” was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Kim Yun-mi
2019.12.29 10:51
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This year was a year where the word “safety” was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Jeong Sae-im
2019.12.28 12:14
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kwak Sung-sun
2019.12.28 12:08
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kim Eun-young
2019.12.27 14:29
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This year was a year where the word “safety” was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Kim Yun-mi
2019.12.27 12:08
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This year was a year where the word “safety” was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Park Gi-taek
2019.12.26 14:13
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kwak Sung-sun
2019.12.26 13:50
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As an online video claiming that dog dewormer fenbendazole could cure cancer went viral, cancer patients conducted “voluntary clinical trials,” trying the canine treatment on themselves in desperate hope. The medical industry had significant legal issues, including the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law was unconstitutional. Hospitals suffered the worst shortage o
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Kim Eun-young
2019.12.26 12:03
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This year was a year where the word “safety” was particularly highlighted in the healthcare industry. The N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potentially carcinogenic substance, which caused a ruckus after being detected in valsartan-based antihypertensive treatment last year, was further extended to ranitidine and nizatidine. Earlier this month, the medical community was startled when the carcinogen
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Park Gi-taek
2019.12.26 10:55
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It's not easy navigating a foreign city even if the purpose of the visit is for fun such as traveling or sightseeing. The language barrier, cultural difference, native currency, and using public transportation can all be intimidating to even a person with an outgoing character.Seoul is not an accessible city, either for foreigners to navigate. The capital city is home to about 10 million peopl
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Lee Han-soo
2019.12.24 16:48
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By most accounts, 2019 was another memorable year for Korea’s medical and biopharmaceutical industries. The nation saw cancer patients rushing to pharmacies to buy Fenbendazole, a dog dewormer, for its alleged efficacy in treating cancer while multinational pharmaceutical companies were engulfed in international conflicts with their labor unions. This has also been a bountiful year for this ne
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Lee Han-soo
2019.12.23 16:05
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Korea Biomedical Review publishes the contribution from Kim Hoh, Ph. D. and representative of THE LAB h based on his recent talk with Richard Boothman, J.D., the owner and principal of Boothman Consulting, former chief risk officer at University of Michigan Health System, and creator of the “Michigan Model.” KBR staff reporter Lee Han-soo arranged the text.—Ed. In the 1980s Ri
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Kim Hoh
2019.10.29 12:53
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In May 2015, a Mongolian came to Korea and gained access to health insurance after paying a monthly premium of about 100,000 won ($89) for three months. From August, the Mongolian began to receive cancer treatment worth 84.6 million won for 241 days and went back to his country as soon as finishing the treatment.Also, a Korean-American with arthritis got various treatments after finding ou
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Lee Han-soo
2019.08.09 17:15
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Some South Koreans are using an unorthodox method to appreciate life and cope with real-world stress -- attending their own funeral. The Hyowon Healing Center, one of the institutions in Seoul that provides a mock funeral to the public free of charge, was packed last Wednesday with participants waiting to grasp some insight into what awaits at the end of the road.Although the method is som
Korea’s medical culture series
Lee Han-soo
2019.08.06 06:00
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Journal of Stroke, a journal by the Korean Stroke Society, ranked No. 1 in journal impact factor (JIF) among local journals registered in Web of Science, including Science Citation Index (SCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).JIF gauges the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal. The measure reflects the jo
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Song Soo-youn
2019.07.31 11:20
