{"id":2947,"date":"2024-05-24T08:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T08:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selitys.fi\/what-is-medicine\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T08:56:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T08:56:52","slug":"what-is-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selitys.fi\/en\/what-is-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is medicine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nMedicine is a science that focuses on maintaining human health, preventing diseases, diagnosing and treating them. Medicine is based on scientific research and practical experience, and it aims to improve patients&#8217; quality of life and extend their lifespan.\n<\/p>\n<h2>What does medicine include?<\/h2>\n<p>\nMedicine covers many different areas such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology and clinical medicine. Anatomy studies the structure of the human body, physiology focuses on body functions, pathology on the causes and mechanisms of diseases, pharmacology on the effects of drugs, and clinical medicine on the treatment of patients.\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you study medicine?<\/h2>\n<p>\nMedicine is studied at universities in medical faculties. The studies usually last about six years, and they include theoretical studies, practical training in hospitals and clinics, and research work. Medical students also complete a medical examination and specialize in the medical field of their choice.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is medicine important?<\/h2>\n<p>\nMedicine is important because it helps people prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. Medicine is constantly developing with new research and technological innovations, which enables the development of even more effective treatment methods. Medicine is also an important part of society because healthy citizens are more productive and happier.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Sources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A4%C3%A4ketiede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia &#8211; Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laakariliitto.fi\/laakariliitto\/laaketiede\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish medical association &#8211; Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicine is a science that focuses on maintaining human health, preventing diseases, diagnosing and treating them. Medicine is based on scientific research and practical experience, and it aims to improve patients&#8217; quality of life and extend their lifespan. What does medicine include? 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