From Elite Specialist to Small-Town Generalist: The 73-Year-Old Doctor Guarding Sokcho’s ER
In Sokcho, the northernmost city in South Korea, a unique scene unfolds daily at the local hospital. The patient population is aging rapidly; it is...
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Daewoong Pharmaceutical Moves to Develop Once-Monthly GLP-1 Obesity Injection
Daewoong Pharmaceutical is teaming up with a biotech startup to develop an obesity treatment administered by injection just once a month.
When Healthy Foods Turn ‘Toxic’: 7 Fruits and Vegetables to Eat in Moderation
As people age, many begin incorporating health-focused foods into their diets with the belief that more is always...
Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship Claims Three Lives
Following a series of hantavirus infections reported aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic, which resulted in the deaths...
“I Thought I’d Lost Weight”: Is It a ‘Trick’ or a Misconception?
In South Korea today, the ‘low-carb, high-fat’ diet is arguably the most popular weight-loss method, often yielding...
Precision Beyond the Knee: Why Robotic Hip Surgery is the Next Medical Frontier
A powerful robotic wave is sweeping through the joint replacement market. For knee replacements, robot-assisted...
Moon Geun-young and Acute Compartment Syndrome: The Emergency That Can Lead to Necrosis
Actress Moon Geun-young recently appeared on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block, where she reflected on her 2017 battle with...
Managing Tinnitus: First Year of Treatment Key to Recovery, Study Finds
Under periods of extreme stress, fatigue, or during bouts of otitis media, many people experience a "whoosh" or "beep"...
Beyond the Seoul Search: Why Liver Cancer RFA in Changwon Reached 100 Cases
When a liver cancer diagnosis is delivered, the immediate instinct for many patients and their families is to look...
Osteoporosis Drugs That Can Be Hard to Keep Taking…Could ‘Sleeping Bone Cells’ Offer a Breakthrough?
Some patients need to rebuild bone quickly. These are people at high fracture risk—those who have already broken a bone...