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From Saliva to Gut: How Human Anatomy Differs from Dogs and Lions

From Saliva to Gut: How Human Anatomy Differs from Dogs and Lions

As discussed in last week’s column(*), the structure of the human mouth—including the jaw joint and teeth—more closely resembles that of herbivores...
What Your Mouth, Jaw and Teeth Say You Should Eat

What Your Mouth, Jaw and Teeth Say You Should Eat

Are humans carnivores or herbivores. Most people answer with confidence: “Neither — we’re omnivores,” without a shred of doubt. Why.
[USA-Harvard] The Anatomy of Innovation: Inside the World’s Premier Forge for Physician-Scientists

[USA-Harvard] The Anatomy of Innovation: Inside the World’s Premier Forge for Physician-Scientists

In a lab filled with robotic arms and the hum of precision engineering, a medical student in a white coat works...
When ‘Earl Grey’ Became a Black Tea Brand, ‘Gray's Anatomy’ Became a Medical Symbol

When ‘Earl Grey’ Became a Black Tea Brand, ‘Gray's Anatomy’ Became a Medical Symbol

In the English-speaking world, "Gray" is a very common surname. It is typically spelled Grey in British English and...

"Can I Get TAVI, Too?": 11 Key Questions to Ask Before an Aortic Valve Procedure

Many patients with severe aortic valve stenosis delay treatment out of fear of open-heart surgery.
Samsung Medical Center Adopts Next-Generation Da Vinci 5 Robot to Advance Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Samsung Medical Center Adopts Next-Generation Da Vinci 5 Robot to Advance Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Samsung Medical Center has introduced the latest robot-assisted surgery platform, the Da Vinci 5, for lung and...
French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

When Mohamed El Kettani, a 64-year-old Moroccan-born dual citizen of France and Morocco, was told that a liver...
Asan Medical Center Performs South Korea’s First Artisse Implant to Seal Complex Brain Aneurysms

Asan Medical Center Performs South Korea’s First Artisse Implant to Seal Complex Brain Aneurysms

Treating a brain aneurysm presents steep clinical challenges when the lesion features a wide neck or develops at a...
Korea University Anam Hospital Logs 8,000 Atrial Fibrillation Procedures, a First in South Korea

Korea University Anam Hospital Logs 8,000 Atrial Fibrillation Procedures, a First in South Korea

Korea University Anam Hospital has achieved a cumulative total of 8,000 atrial fibrillation procedures—a nationwide...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the...