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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 discretion of individual physicians is...
Sparing the Scalpel: How PRP Therapy Offers a Non-Surgical Lifeline for Chronic Shoulder Pain

Sparing the Scalpel: How PRP Therapy Offers a Non-Surgical Lifeline for Chronic Shoulder Pain

For individuals suffering from chronic shoulder tendon pain, the prospect of surgery can be daunting. However, a promising non-surgical alternative...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...
A Curtain Over Your Vision: Why Flashing Lights and Black Spots Signal a Medical Emergency

A Curtain Over Your Vision: Why Flashing Lights and Black Spots Signal a Medical Emergency

As the eyes age, gradual changes in the gel-like vitreous humor can trigger floaters—benign black dots, threads, or...
Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Even among cancer patients in their 70s, the capacity to tolerate major surgery or aggressive chemotherapy varies...
Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Gwanak-gu in southern Seoul holds the highest concentration of single-person households among young adults in their 20s...
AI Cancer Gene Analysis and 810 Billion-Won Tech Export Lead South Korea's Top 30 Health Care R&D Achievements

AI Cancer Gene Analysis and 810 Billion-Won Tech Export Lead South Korea's Top 30 Health Care R&D Achievements

The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute announced on the 8th that they...
AI Trained on 200,000 Patient Records Predicts Early Mortality Risk in Severe Trauma

AI Trained on 200,000 Patient Records Predicts Early Mortality Risk in Severe Trauma

“Can we save this patient? Should we send them straight to the operating room, or does the intensive care unit come...
Clearing the Night Highway: Alcon’s New Trifocal Lens Aims to Cut Post-Cataract Glare

Clearing the Night Highway: Alcon’s New Trifocal Lens Aims to Cut Post-Cataract Glare

For many cataract surgery patients, clearing up once-cloudy vision is only half the battle.
New Non-Invasive MRI Method Visualizes Elusive Liver and Intestinal Lymph Vessels

New Non-Invasive MRI Method Visualizes Elusive Liver and Intestinal Lymph Vessels

South Korean researchers have developed a breakthrough MRI technique that images the body’s lymphatic system without an...