Korea’s Healthcare Paradox: Near-Bottom Physician Ranks Meet Top-Tier Life Expectancy
Hospital waiting rooms across South Korea are perpetually packed, where a 30-minute wait remains a routine part of any medical visit.
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Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital
The ambulance had not even pulled away when the patient’s cervix began dilating rapidly. Medical staff at Suwon St.
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".
The 'Frontline' Experience on an Uncharted Planet
"Why are you here, doctor?" "I wonder? I don't know either," I replied, smiling awkwardly as I took a sip of the drink...
Courageously Calling the Name ‘Family’ at the End of Life
"Ah, I have no one to contact. Please let me die alone without bothering me." The words were harsh from the moment he...
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...
When Brushing Your Teeth Brings Shocking Pain: The Remission Trap of Trigeminal Neuralgia
One day, without warning, brushing your teeth sends an agonizing, electric shock-like jolt across one side of your face.
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...
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...