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Unseen Safeguards: How the Modern Operating Room Protects Patients Under Anesthesia

Unseen Safeguards: How the Modern Operating Room Protects Patients Under Anesthesia

Most hospital patients never see the inner workings of an operating room. Kept strictly behind closed doors, it is a highly restricted zone.
Prof. Kang Shin-Hyuk Honored by Korean Neurosurgical Society for AI-Powered 6-Minute Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Prof. Kang Shin-Hyuk Honored by Korean Neurosurgical Society for AI-Powered 6-Minute Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Korea University Anam Hospital announced on Oct. 22 that Professor Kang Shin-Hyuk of its Department of Neurosurgery received an academic award at the...
Health Ministry to Establish Trauma Hub Centers at Ajou and Wonju Severance Hospitals

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...
Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era

Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era

For elderly patients undergoing spine or joint surgery, a successful operation is not the finish line.
Preserving Form and Hope: Korean Surgeon Reaches 500th Robotic Breast Cancer Operation

Preserving Form and Hope: Korean Surgeon Reaches 500th Robotic Breast Cancer Operation

Patients preparing for breast cancer surgery often ask a quiet question before entering the operating room.
Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Outside the operating room, a patient’s family waits anxiously. Although the rectal cancer surgery has concluded...
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...
New AI Model Estimates Children's Blood Carbon Dioxide, Potentially Reducing Painful Needle Sticks

New AI Model Estimates Children's Blood Carbon Dioxide, Potentially Reducing Painful Needle Sticks

While a child is under general anesthesia, clinicians continuously monitor their breathing status to ensure safe...
Shifting the Burden: Why South Korea’s OB-GYNs Reject 'Discretion' on Abortion Pills

Shifting the Burden: Why South Korea’s OB-GYNs Reject 'Discretion' on Abortion Pills

The South Korean government's proposal to leave the prescription of abortion medication up to the professional...
Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital

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.