Shin Hyung-ik Appointed Director of National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital
For patients who suffer severe injuries in traffic crashes or fall accidents, medical care does not end when emergency surgery is over.
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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 stairs or lifting heavy objects.
Kang Dae-hee: "Asia's Medical Infrastructure Fails to Keep Pace with Rapid Economic Growth... Telemedicine is the Answer"
“Asian economies are growing rapidly, but they are struggling to build out healthcare infrastructure.
MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks
An MRI scan may show both a herniated disk and spinal stenosis, but imaging alone does not dictate treatment.
Asan Medical Center Reaches 2,000th Head and Neck Cancer Reconstruction Milestone
When a 50-year-old patient named Song was diagnosed with oral cancer, he underwent surgery to remove his entire tongue.
'Why Travel to Seoul for Emergency Stroke Care?': S Pohang Hospital’s 18-Year Mission
Two weeks before his daughter’s wedding, a middle-aged man was rushed to the hospital after suffering sudden paralysis...
Severe MRI Findings Don’t Automatically Require Spine Surgery: 3 Factors Doctors Check First
A patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging scan and is told that their spinal canal has "significantly narrowed"...
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.
A 1-Millimeter Difference: Why Knee Surgeons Are Turning to Precision Robotics
[Summary]Robotic joint replacement surgery can reduce alignment error to less than 1 mm—a margin thinner than a...
A Third Arm for Therapists: The Surgeon Bringing ‘Self-Driving’ Tech to Physical Rehab
Artificial intelligence may be able to detect a patient’s disease, but it cannot move stiff arms and legs for them.