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From Parallel Practice to Shared Evidence: Korean Traditional Medicine in Obesity Care

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Korea has a distinctive dual medical system in which allopathic medicine and Korean medicine operate through separate professional licenses, educational institutions, and delivery systems [1].In the official English translation of the Republic of Korea's Medical Service Act, a licensed practitioner of this field is formally designated a "doctor of Korean medicine," whose statutory role includes providing "Korean medicine treatment" and health guidance based on Korean medicine [2]."Korean medicine" is therefore not a generic description of medicine practiced in Korea, but the formal English designation of a distinct licensed profession and system.To minimize ambiguity, we use "Korean traditional medicine" here when referring to this system and its interventions.

Source: Obesity

DOI: 10.1002/oby.70330

Authors: Jong Han Choi, Yu Mi Kang

Institutions: Konkuk University, Konkuk University Medical Center, Harvard University, Mass General Brigham

Language: English

Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,980