Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Author: James Clear Student Perspective In his book Atomic Habits, James Clear emphasizes the power of habits by compounding small changes...
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Kyoung Ryul Lee, MD, PhD, CEO of the SCL Group, Seoul Clinical Laboratory, a Specialist in Laboratory Medicine
Kyoung Ryul Lee, MD, PhD, CEO of the SCL Group, Seoul Clinical Laboratory, a Specialist in Laboratory Medicine What motivated your decision to attend medical school and become a physician? Could you share some particularly
ISSUE 28
FROM THE PUBLISHER W elcome to the 28th edition of the World Asian Medical Journal. This issue encompasses a captivating cover story featuring an interview with Dr. Huang, a distinguished medical professional whose journey from
Youngmee Jee, MD, PhD | Inspirational Asian Healthcare Leader
INSPIRATIONAL ASIAN HEALTHCARE LEADER Youngmee Jee, MD, PhD Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency INTERVIEW 01 Tell us how you decided to pursue a career in medicine. How did you choose your specialty?
Rethinking Hypothyroidism
Rethinking Hypothyroidism: Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do Author: Antonio C. Bianco, MD Translated by: Semin Kim, MD & Sihoon Lee, MD About the book “Rethinking Hypothyroidism” The limitations of current
The Internet of Things (Revision 2021)
Purchase LinkThe Internet of Things (Revision 2021) Author: Sam Greengard We turn on the lights in our house from a desk in an office miles away. Our refrigerator alerts us to buy milk on the
Superconvergence
Purchase LinkSuperconvergence Author: Jamie Metzl In Superconvergence, leading futurist and OneShared World founder Jamie Metzl explores how artificial intelligence, genome sequencing, gene editing, and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives, world, and future. These
The Strategic Importance of Location in the U.S. for Foreign Bio and Pharma Companies
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South Korea’s Healthcare Crisis: Beyond the Numbers
South Korea’s Healthcare Crisis: Beyond the Numbers Dongju Shin, Dong-Jin Shin INTRODUCTION The South Korean healthcare system has recently plunged into a significant crisis following a February 2024 announcement by the government to increase medical
Overcoming Disparities in Gastric Cancer Care
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The Global OR – An Introduction to Global Surgery
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Medicine at the Tipping Point — and After
Author: Malcolm Gladwell I first read The Tipping Point nearly twenty-five years ago, early in my career as a physician, during my years in private practice. At that stage, I was trying to understand...
Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis Author: Lisa Sanders, MD. Student Perspective Lisa Sanders’s Every Patient Tells a Story is a remarkable book that draws readers into the art of diagnosing a patient’s...
Scales to Scalpels Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine
Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine By Lisa Wong, MD with Robert Viagas In today’s healthcare settings, technology promises connection-yet so often, it delivers the opposite. I’ve heard many patients...
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Author: Curtis Chin Curtis Chin’s Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant is a heartfelt memoir that transports readers to 1980s Detroit, where a young gay Chinese American boy comes of age...
Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing
Author: Dr. Victoria Sweet As the pace of modern medicine accelerates-with algorithms guiding decisions and AI reshaping clinical workflows-Dr. Victoria Sweet’s Slow Medicine offers a quiet but urgent reminder: healing can’t be rushed. First...