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    Use of corticosteroids in sepsis and infectious diseases: a narrative review
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    Autoimmune diseases in the era of COVID-19: emerging mechanisms, clinical implications, vaccine considerations, and future directions
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    From Sjögren syndrome to Sjögren disease: rethinking classification and diagnostic complexity
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    Review

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    Original Article

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    The 2020 disease burden and economic implications of digestive diseases in Korea: a nation-wide comprehensive study
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    Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(4):649-662.

    Original Article

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    Distal radial access in acute coronary syndrome patients with good arterial pulsation: a subgroup analysis from the KODRA registry
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    Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(4):663-675.

    Original Article

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    The medical impact of emergent banning of N-nitrosodimethylamine: contaminated antihypertensive drug
    Juhee Ahn, Sungho Won, Jong-Heon Park, et al.
    Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(4):676-689.

    Original Article

    July 1, 2026

    Prognostic significance of 1-year versus baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein after acute myocardial infarction: nationwide landmark results
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    Original Article

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    Financial burden of glycemic control: a single-center retrospective study of diabetes costs in South Korean patients
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    Restrictive lung function and smoking increase lung cancer risk in tuberculosis survivors: a cohort study
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    Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor prescribing and persistence by specialty in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a Korean claims study
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