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NexBioHealth is a global magazine dedicated to empowering and connecting medical students, residents, and budding physicians worldwide. The magazine is a dynamic platform designed to foster global networking, knowledge sharing, research collaboration, and professional growth for young healthcare professionals…
The NexBioHealth Editorial Board comprises a diverse group of physicians and healthcare professionals from various specialties who are recognized as thought leaders with innovative ideas and notable accomplishments. This distinguished group is united by a shared mission: to make NexBioHealth a unique platform for addressing the most pressing issues in medicine and healthcare today and into the future. Their goal is to nurture, motivate, and inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals…
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Congratulations on launching NexBioHealth Publication!!. As Medicine and its endeavors keeps on changing, the publication which started as World Korean Medical Journal over 10 years ago and then evolved to World Asian Medical Journal continues its ascent as NexBioHealth. Nexus meaning connection and linking is an appropriate new name for the publication linking medicine to industry, politics, trends and most importantly people. The people...
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I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations on the launch of NexBioHealth, the new evolution of the World Asian Medical Journal (WAMJ). Expanding your reach from Asia to a global audience of healthcare professionals will be an exciting new chapter for your community. I am confident that NexBioHealth will quickly become a vital resource and platform for the next generation of healthcare leaders worldwide....
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Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do
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Translated by: Semin Kim, MD & Sihoon Lee, MD
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