Background Practicing healthcare professionals and graduates exiting training programs are
often ill-equipped to facilitate important discussions about end-of-life care with patients and …

Background Patients with serious illness, and their families, state that better communication
and decision-making with healthcare providers is a high priority to improve the quality of end-…

Background For many patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), preferences for end-of-life
care are unknown, and clinicians and substitute decision-makers are required to …

Although there is an increasing emphasis on interprofessional collaboration for safer health
care systems, there remains a paucity of opportunities for postgraduate trainees to engage …

For the prevention of osteoporotic fracture, adequate screening and treatment are important.
However, there are few published data on diagnosis and treatment rates of osteoporosis in …

This paper reports our recent finding that a laser that is radiated on a thin light-absorbing
elastic medium attached on the skin can elicit a tactile sensation of mechanical tap. Laser …

Purpose.: To investigate the therapeutic effect of topical adiponectin in a mouse model of
experimental dry eye (EDE). Methods.: EDE was created by desiccating stress in 6-to 8-week …

The root of Smilax china L. is used in traditional Korean medicine. We found that the Smilax
china L. root extract has strong antimicrobial activity against two Cutibacterium acnes strains …

Purpose The efficacy and safety of denosumab was compared with placebo in Korean
postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in this phase III study. Materials and Methods Women …

Glucose concentration is closely related to the metabolic activity of cells and it is the most
important substance as the energy source of a living body which plays an important role in the …