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Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital announced on Oct. 27 that Kim Younhwan, a professor of plastic surgery and director of its Reconstruction & Restoration...
Should Parents Over 80 Undergo Knee Replacement? 5 Critical Medical Checks Before Surgery

Should Parents Over 80 Undergo Knee Replacement? 5 Critical Medical Checks Before Surgery

Over recent holiday gatherings, many families noticed aging parents struggling to move from the living room to the bathroom or clutching their knees...
What You Eat on an Empty Stomach Shapes Your Blood Sugar and Weight: Foods to Avoid

What You Eat on an Empty Stomach Shapes Your Blood Sugar and Weight: Foods to Avoid

Maintaining good health is a continuous challenge, particularly when it comes to resisting dietary cravings.
Blood Sugar Control Improves After 65: Why Age Alone Should Not Dictate Type 1 Diabetes Care

Blood Sugar Control Improves After 65: Why Age Alone Should Not Dictate Type 1 Diabetes Care

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes stem from fundamentally different underlying etiologies. In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune...
Forget the 4.5-Hour Window: Why Stroke Care Means Acting Right Now

Forget the 4.5-Hour Window: Why Stroke Care Means Acting Right Now

Stroke remains one of South Korea’s leading causes of death, carrying a high risk of lasting complications or...
Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.
Son with Cerebral Palsy Donates Kidney to Mother After Three-Year Refusal

Son with Cerebral Palsy Donates Kidney to Mother After Three-Year Refusal

The mother had lived with diabetes for years before complications set in. Diabetic retinopathy began impairing her...
Irregular Periods but Normal Ultrasound? AMH Blood Test May Catch ‘Missed’ Polycystic Ovaries

Irregular Periods but Normal Ultrasound? AMH Blood Test May Catch ‘Missed’ Polycystic Ovaries

If your period skips for months, your cycle is erratic, or you develop unexplained acne and excess body hair, an...
Prevention vs. Treatment: Why Cancer Therapy Demands a Completely Different Diet

Prevention vs. Treatment: Why Cancer Therapy Demands a Completely Different Diet

What makes diabetes particularly dangerous is the risk of severe, systemic complications.
Incheon Hospital Introduces Suction Ureteroscope to Remove Kidney Stones Over 2 cm in Single Procedure

Incheon Hospital Introduces Suction Ureteroscope to Remove Kidney Stones Over 2 cm in Single Procedure

When flank pain becomes so excruciating that it feels like tissue tearing, many patients rush straight to the emergency...