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SNUH Diagnoses 22,000 Children and Uncovers 20 New Rare Diseases Through 5-Year Precision Medicine Project

SNUH Diagnoses 22,000 Children and Uncovers 20 New Rare Diseases Through 5-Year Precision Medicine Project

Seoul National University Hospital announced on Nov. 9 that its pediatric precision medicine initiative has diagnosed more than 22,000 children with...
Half of South Korean Men in Their 30s and 40s Are Obese as Adult Rates Surge 27% Over Past Decade

Half of South Korean Men in Their 30s and 40s Are Obese as Adult Rates Surge 27% Over Past Decade

More than one in three adults in South Korea is now obese, with over half of all men in their 30s and 40s falling into the category, according to new...
Gene Editing Offers New Hope for Rare, Exhausting Kidney Disease

Gene Editing Offers New Hope for Rare, Exhausting Kidney Disease

Researchers have used gene editing to insert a functional gene into stem cells derived from patients with a rare...
Red Patches on the Skin: Diagnostic Model Distinguishes Bowen’s Disease From Precancerous Lesions With 95% Accuracy

Red Patches on the Skin: Diagnostic Model Distinguishes Bowen’s Disease From Precancerous Lesions With 95% Accuracy

If a red patch appears on the skin and begins to scale, could it be skin cancer? Distinguishing early-stage skin cancer...
The Cold Is Gone, but the Cough Has Lingered for a Month: Could It Be Asthma Even Without Shortness of Breath?

The Cold Is Gone, but the Cough Has Lingered for a Month: Could It Be Asthma Even Without Shortness of Breath?

The coughing starts without fail when a presentation runs long during a meeting. It strikes again in the cold evening...
Repeated Liver Tests for Elevated Enzymes Reveal Unexpected Cause: Muscle Inflammation

Repeated Liver Tests for Elevated Enzymes Reveal Unexpected Cause: Muscle Inflammation

A 50-year-old woman surnamed Kim sought medical care after experiencing persistent fatigue and difficulty climbing...
Always Staying Indoors? 3 Everyday Habits That Weaken Your Immune System

Always Staying Indoors? 3 Everyday Habits That Weaken Your Immune System

To maintain vitality and prevent chronic illness as you age, examining everyday self-care habits is just as important...
Severance Hospital Performs High-Risk Cardiac Intervention Using Impella Pump in 86-Year-Old Patient

Severance Hospital Performs High-Risk Cardiac Intervention Using Impella Pump in 86-Year-Old Patient

Severance Hospital announced on Tuesday that its medical team has successfully performed a complex, high-risk coronary...
Pediatric Crohn’s: Switching Biologics Yields Similar Remission Rates Despite Lower Blood Drug Levels

Pediatric Crohn’s: Switching Biologics Yields Similar Remission Rates Despite Lower Blood Drug Levels

Pediatric and adolescent Crohn’s disease patients who switch to infliximab after losing responsiveness to adalimumab...
Drooping Eyelids and Muscle Weakness? Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease May Signal Myasthenia Gravis

Drooping Eyelids and Muscle Weakness? Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease May Signal Myasthenia Gravis

Drooping eyelids, double vision, and unexplained muscle weakness in the arms and legs are classic warning signs of...