Expanded Health Insurance Coverage Lowers Barrier to Care for Rare Heart and Kidney Disorder
Patients suffering from light-chain amyloidosis, a rare and debilitating blood disorder that causes abnormal proteins to accumulate in vital organs,...
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“We Can’t Afford Dad's Medicine”: The Heartbreaking Reality of Late-Stage Cancer Costs
“Should we sell the house? Dad’s medication is just too expensive.” This is the agonizing question keeping a mother in her 60s and a daughter in her...
Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine
Samsung Medical Center has been named the No. 5 hospital worldwide and No. 1 in South Korea for cancer treatment,...
To Curb GLP-1 Misuse, Experts Urge Tracking Who Gets Prescribed Wegovy and Mounjaro—and Why
As the adoption of GLP-1 receptor agonist obesity medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro accelerates, medical experts...
Robots Respond to ‘Scalpel, Please’: Samsung Medical Center Unveils World-First Dual-Humanoid Surgical Team
Humanoid robots capable of responding to voice commands and handing surgical instruments directly to doctors are...
Over 65 and Shut Out of Stem Cell Transplants? Fitness, Not Age, Should Guide Multiple Myeloma Care
Older adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma should not automatically be ruled out for autologous hematopoietic stem...
Nearly 4 in 10 Patients Continue Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis: Quitting Slashes Cardiovascular Risk by 36%
A cancer diagnosis is often considered a powerful catalyst for lifestyle changes, yet real-world data reveals that...
Proposed Rule Change Could Give Northern Gyeonggi and Jeju Their First Top-Tier General Hospitals
Northern Gyeonggi Province and Jeju—currently the only medical service regions in South Korea without a single top-tier...
SK Plasma Launches High-Dose Revolpag 75 mg to Simplify Thrombocytopenia Regimens and Cut Costs
SK Plasma announced on Sept. 1 that it has begun distributing Revolpag Tablets 75 mg in South Korea, expanding its...
AI-Powered Blood Test Detects 90% of Colorectal Cancers in Korean Study
For many people, colorectal cancer screening feels daunting from the start. South Korea’s national cancer screening...