Lung Cancer Five-Year Survival Reaches 71% for High-Income Patients but Only 37% for Low-Income Group
While advancements in lung cancer treatment have steadily boosted overall survival rates in South Korea, a substantial gap persists based on...
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American Physician, 71, Avoids Permanent Paralysis After Emergency Spinal Surgery in South Korea
A 71-year-old American physician who had long managed chronic back pain underwent emergency spinal surgery shortly after arriving in South Korea.
Blood Sugar Control Improves After 65: Why Age Alone Should Not Dictate Type 1 Diabetes Care
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes stem from fundamentally different underlying etiologies. In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune...
Kang Dae-hee: "Asia's Medical Infrastructure Fails to Keep Pace with Rapid Economic Growth... Telemedicine is the Answer"
“Asian economies are growing rapidly, but they are struggling to build out healthcare infrastructure.
Asan Medical Center Introduces Korea’s First Transperineal Robotic Prostate Biopsy System
In prostate cancer diagnostics, minimizing procedural infection risks is as vital as accurately sampling suspicious...
Can Atherosclerotic Plaque Be Reversed? New Institute Led by Professor Jang Ki-yuk Aims to Find Out
The Catholic Medical Center announced on the 12th that the Catholic Vascular Recovery Research Institute (C-RESOLVE),...
Had LASIK and Think Myopia Is Cured? Why Your Structural Eye Risks Remain
As the prevalence of myopia rises sharply, ophthalmology experts are warning that vision-correction procedures like...
Health Ministry to Establish Trauma Hub Centers at Ajou and Wonju Severance Hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will establish trauma hub centers at Ajou University Hospital and Yonsei University...
Suspected Lung Cancer Turns Out to Be Parasite Eggs From Raw Freshwater Crab
A 60-year-old man visited a hospital after coughing up blood-tinged sputum for several months.
Fewer Radiation Sessions After Prostate Cancer Surgery Prove Equally Effective, Study Finds
Reducing the number of radiation therapy sessions intended to prevent prostate cancer recurrence by about 20 percent...