대한의사협회지: Journal of the Korean Medical Association

| Opinion | August 10, 2024

Proposals for resolving medical conflicts and addressing essential and regional healthcare disparities in Korea

Hyun Taek Lim, Il Hyeon Park

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):494-499.

Background: The escalating conflict between the government and medical community, particularly the increase in medical school admissions by 2,000, has plunged Korea into a pressing healthcare crisis. This study delves...

| Opinion | August 10, 2024

Age-related macular degeneration

Donghyun Jee

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):500-505.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Recently, AMD prevalence in Korea has increased from 6.6% to 13.9% over the past decade, which...

Optic neuritis | Focused Issue of This Month | August 10, 2024

Optic neuritis: pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnosis

Yeon-Hee Lee

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):507-516.

Background: Optic neuritis encompasses a group of disorders characterized by acute or subacute vision loss caused by optic nerve inflammation. The etiologies of optic neuritis are diverse, including demyelinating events,...

Optic neuritis | Focused Issue of This Month | August 10, 2024

Biomarker defined acute optic neuritis

Haeng-Jin Lee

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):517-523.

Background: Optic neuritis, an inflammation of the optic nerve, commonly occurs in young adults and often associated with demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD),...

Optic neuritis | Focused Issue of This Month | August 10, 2024

Pediatric optic neuritis

Dongheon Surl, Jinu Han

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):524-530.

Background: Pediatric optic neuritis is a demyelinating optic nerve inflammation in children, characterized by acute vision loss and visual field defects, often accompanied by eye movement pain, color vision abnormalities,...

| Continuing Education Column | August 10, 2024

Up-to-date knowledge of implantable hearing aids

Jeon Mi Lee

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):531-538.

Background: Although remarkable progress has been made in conventional hearing aids, patients with hearing loss are still reluctant to use them due to cosmetic or functional reasons, such as the...

| Special Contribution | August 10, 2024

Improvement methods for addressing issues in National Health Insurance Corporation’s investigation authority

Ji-Yeun Lim, Jin Suk Kim, Seog-Kyun Mun

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):541-547.

Background: Several bills were proposed during the 20th and 21st National Assemblies to grant special judicial police powers to employees of the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) to improve the...

| Erratum | August 10, 2024

Erratum

Cheol Min Lee, Yu Jin Paek, Yoo Bin Seo, et al.

J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):548.

Proposals for resolving medical conflicts and addressing essential and regional healthcare disparities in Korea Hyun Taek Lim, Il Hyeon Park J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):494-499. Opinion August 10, 2024 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Age-related macular degeneration Donghyun Jee J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):500-505. Opinion August 10, 2024 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Optic neuritis: pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnosis Yeon-Hee Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):507-516. Focused Issue of This Month August 10, 2024 Optic neuritis Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Biomarker defined acute optic neuritis Haeng-Jin Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):517-523. Focused Issue of This Month August 10, 2024 Optic neuritis Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Pediatric optic neuritis Dongheon Surl, Jinu Han J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):524-530. Focused Issue of This Month August 10, 2024 Optic neuritis Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Up-to-date knowledge of implantable hearing aids Jeon Mi Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):531-538. Continuing Education Column August 10, 2024 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Self-study
Improvement methods for addressing issues in National Health Insurance Corporation’s investigation authority Ji-Yeun Lim, Jin Suk Kim, Seog-Kyun Mun J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):541-547. Special Contribution August 10, 2024 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Erratum Cheol Min Lee, Yu Jin Paek, Yoo Bin Seo, et al. J Korean Med Assoc. 2024;67(8):548. Corrects: J Korean Med Assoc 2024;67(4):230 Erratum August 10, 2024 Full text PubReader ePub PDF