The Changing Era of Diseases

ISBN-13: 9780128164396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 212 str.

Department of Preventive Medicine; Director Yun-Chul (Chair

Spis treści

1. From the Origin of Disease to Pandemic Infectious Diseases2. The Age of Chronic and Late Chronic Diseases: A New View of Diseases3. Five Strategies of Our Body to Fight Disease4. Method of Ending Disease and the Future Medical System5. After the End of Disease

O autorze

Dr. Hong graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea and obtained three specialty board certificates of family medicine, preventive medicine, and occupational & environment medicine. Currently, he is the chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine. Dr. Hong has published more than 250 research articles and commentaries in the international academic journals since 1996. Currently, he is co-chairing a book writing "Atmospheric Pollution in the Asia Pacific: Science-based Solutions” with the support of the UN Environment. Dr. Hong is a member of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences, the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and a policy advisor to the World Health Organization.
Dr. Hong published a book entitled The Origin of Diseases (Nova Science Pub Inc) in 2015, which provides a novel perspective on the way of understanding why we have diseases. Now he is trying to elaborate how we conquer diseases and address the challenging issues we will face in the future.