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Seoul’s Major Hospitals Split in Patient Experience Survey as HIRA Discloses First-Ever Letter Grades

Seoul’s Major Hospitals Split in Patient Experience Survey as HIRA Discloses First-Ever Letter Grades

Asan Medical Center and Samsung Medical Center earned Grade 1 ratings in the latest national patient experience survey, while Seoul National...
EZH1 Mutation 'Locks' Cancer-Fighting Genes to Fuel Thyroid Tumors, Study Finds

EZH1 Mutation 'Locks' Cancer-Fighting Genes to Fuel Thyroid Tumors, Study Finds

Cancer cells do not grow simply by switching on genes that drive proliferation; they can also lock away genes that keep normal cells from becoming...
6 in 10 Korean Office Workers Willing to Pay for Health Management, Study Finds

6 in 10 Korean Office Workers Willing to Pay for Health Management, Study Finds

A growing number of office workers in South Korea view personal health not merely as the absence of illness, but as a...
Seoul National University Hospital to Lead 30 Billion Won Bidirectional Brain-to-Robot BCI Clinical Trials

Seoul National University Hospital to Lead 30 Billion Won Bidirectional Brain-to-Robot BCI Clinical Trials

The idea of walking by thought alone—and even regaining sensations in the soles of the feet—is edging closer to reality.
Where the Severely Injured Rebuild Their Lives: Inside Asia’s Premier Trauma Recovery Hub

Where the Severely Injured Rebuild Their Lives: Inside Asia’s Premier Trauma Recovery Hub

Yangpyeong Station in Gyeonggi Province is actively served by both the KTX and the Seoul metropolitan subway.
Frequency Over Diet: Why an SNU Professor Says Frequent Bowel Movements Are the Key to Preventing Colorectal Cancer

Frequency Over Diet: Why an SNU Professor Says Frequent Bowel Movements Are the Key to Preventing Colorectal Cancer

Lee Seung-hoon, a professor in the Department of Neurology at Seoul National University Hospital, recently shared...
Osteoporosis Drugs That Can Be Hard to Keep Taking…Could ‘Sleeping Bone Cells’ Offer a Breakthrough?

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...
No More Pain with Every Breath: New Robotic Lung Cancer Technique Spares Rib Nerves

No More Pain with Every Breath: New Robotic Lung Cancer Technique Spares Rib Nerves

South Korean researchers have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of a pioneering robotic surgical technique that...
The Surgeon Who Shed 36kg: Why Willpower Alone Fails Against Severe Obesity

The Surgeon Who Shed 36kg: Why Willpower Alone Fails Against Severe Obesity

It is hard to believe that a cardiothoracic surgeon who repairs hearts was once a patient with "super obesity.
Stomach Cancer Immunotherapy: Different Effects on Men and Women... Effective for Men, but 'Not So Much' for Women

Stomach Cancer Immunotherapy: Different Effects on Men and Women... Effective for Men, but 'Not So Much' for Women

A study has revealed that the therapeutic effects of 'immune checkpoint inhibitors ', which are gaining attention as...