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Health and Medicine, an easy guide to infectious diseases, chronic conditions, and health policy

We cover health-related issues in an easy, case-based way, from outbreaks and responses to infectious diseases, chronic disease management, and food and drug safety, to health insurance and public health policy. We look at infectious disease surveillance such as Ebola and foodborne illness, conditions worth understanding like chronic kidney disease, food labeling standards such as decaf coffee, and how institutional changes like health insurance reimbursement reform affect everyday health.

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Implementation of Managed Care Benefits for Manual Therapy: 43,850 won per session; Summary Based on 15 Sessions Per Year

With the government’s introduction of managed care benefits for manual therapy, the cost per session has be...

2026-07-20 0 0

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A Disease Even the “Most Measured Man” Missed: The Limits of Biohacking Data, as Seen Through the Brian Johnson Controversy

In July 2026, a discussion about Brian Johnson’s autoimmune gastritis spread through the Reddit biohacking ...

2026-07-17 0 0

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Surge in Cyclosporiasis in the U.S.: Foodborne Illness Risks as Seen Through Fresh Produce, Surveillance Systems, and State-by-State Data

As public health announcements and media reports related to cyclosporiasis increased in the United States d...

2026-07-14 0 0

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New Labeling Standards for Decaffeinated Coffee Effective in 2028

Due to revisions to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s labeling standards, effective January 1, 2028, c...

2026-07-11 0 0

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The Spread of Ebola in Bundibugyo and Clinical Trials of Antiviral Drugs: Key Issues in the 2026 Public Health Emergency

The 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak simultaneously highlights the limitations of the existing response syste...

2026-07-10 0 0

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How to Maintain Kidney Health: Understanding Diet, Exercise, Dialysis, and Transplantation for Chronic Kidney Disease

Since the kidneys are “silent organs,” testing should come before symptoms appear. This guide provides evid...

2026-07-09 0 0

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Will the Ebola Response in Bundibugyo Accelerate? The Significance of the WHO’s First Emergency Use Listing of a Diagnostic Test

With the WHO adding the first molecular diagnostic test for the Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listi...

2026-07-07 0 0

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Reform of the Health Insurance Fee Schedule: Shifting from a Test-Centric Approach to a Focus on Regional and Essential Healthcare

The government finalized its plan to reform the health insurance fee structure in June 2026 and decided to ...

2026-07-05 0 0