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A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write

A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write

Not long ago, I binge-watched a Japanese medical drama titled The 19th Karte. What is a "karte"? A quick search reveals it stems from the German word...
Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital announced on Oct. 27 that Kim Younhwan, a professor of plastic surgery and director of its Reconstruction & Restoration...
Should Parents Over 80 Undergo Knee Replacement? 5 Critical Medical Checks Before Surgery

Should Parents Over 80 Undergo Knee Replacement? 5 Critical Medical Checks Before Surgery

Over recent holiday gatherings, many families noticed aging parents struggling to move from the living room to the...
Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts

Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts

"What else should I add to my checkup this year?" It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule...
South Korea Tops U.S. and Japan as Preferred Overseas Medical Destination, But High Costs and Distance Deter Actual Visits

South Korea Tops U.S. and Japan as Preferred Overseas Medical Destination, But High Costs and Distance Deter Actual Visits

When international consumers consider traveling abroad for medical care, a larger share selects South Korea over...
Rapid PCR Test Cuts Treatment Decision Time by 41 Hours in Severe Bloodstream Infections

Rapid PCR Test Cuts Treatment Decision Time by 41 Hours in Severe Bloodstream Infections

When bacteria or fungi causing conditions like pneumonia or urinary tract infections invade the bloodstream, they...
Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.
Routine Eye Photos Can Flag Current Dementia and Predict Future Risk, AI Study Finds

Routine Eye Photos Can Flag Current Dementia and Predict Future Risk, AI Study Finds

Eye photos taken during routine health screenings could help identify who currently has dementia and predict who is at...
AI Generates and Self-Checks Specialist Study Materials—Yet 1% Still Contain Critical Errors

AI Generates and Self-Checks Specialist Study Materials—Yet 1% Still Contain Critical Errors

Artificial intelligence can now generate study materials for medical specialist board exams and run automated checks...
Even Seoul-Area Tertiary Hospitals Fall Into the Red as 253 Institutions Record a Nine-Year Financial Slide

Even Seoul-Area Tertiary Hospitals Fall Into the Red as 253 Institutions Record a Nine-Year Financial Slide

It is a familiar refrain in the healthcare industry that managing hospital finances has grown exceptionally difficult.