The whole world is staging an unlimited competition in the healthcare area. Korea has also emerged as a “medical powerhouse” amid the keen global attention, as seen by 320,000 foreign patients who visited this country in 2017. Korea has embarked on the “healthcare sales” around the world by legislating the “Act on supporting healthcare export and foreign patient attraction.” Korea Biomedical Revie
A drug ingredient called thalidomide caused a terrible congenital disability crisis due to its side effects in the 1950s. However, the drug is still used today. The case shows that there is no such thing as a “bad drug.” Certain drugs undervalued in the past are reassessed today. Depending on when, how, and to whom the drug is used, it can become an “innovative” medicine. A pharmaceutical product
One of the male-dominated professions in Korea is medicine. However, the share of females increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 25.4 percent in 2017 (“Women’s life seen by 2018 statistics,” Statistics Korea). As women increase, calls for gender equality are also growing. The medical community has been free from the criticism for failing to keep pace with the social change. Against this backdrop,
