Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Performs South Korea’s First ‘LLAMACORN’ TAVI Procedure
A medical team at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital has successfully performed South Korea’s first "LLAMACORN" procedure, a novel catheter-based cardiac...
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Why Bones Break Before Osteoporosis Sets In: The Hidden Risk Behind Normal Scans
"I slipped and broke my wrist. " "I fell, broke my hip, and even had to get surgery. " Most people chalk these injuries up to simple bad luck.
Daegu Broadens Anti-Aging Focus Beyond Skin to Whole-Body Health
The era of relying solely on cosmetic procedures to maintain youth is fading. Taking its place is "internal...
Timing of Immune Cell Entry Dictates Anti-Cancer Defense in Hard-to-Treat Brain Tumors
Some immune cells surrounding a tumor actively attack it, while others create conditions that help it survive.
The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker
Editor’s note: In Japanese orthopedics, specialists define "locomotive syndrome" as a condition where declining...
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...
Weight Loss Exceeding 5% After Quitting Smoking Linked to Higher Hip Fracture Risk
While quitting smoking delivers undeniable health benefits, researchers have found that experiencing a sharp drop in...
Samsung Medical Center Wins Red Dot Design Award for English Website Overhaul
Samsung Medical Center announced on July 30 that its English-language website earned a main "Winner" prize in the Brand...
Life-Saving Heart Surgeries Give Four Kyrgyz Children a Fresh Start in South Korea
A seven-month-old infant who faced a life-threatening crisis without urgent intervention by the end of the year has...
No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment
For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually,...