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"A Bike Is More Thrilling Than a Syringe Now": Inside South Korea's Last-Resort Hospital Treating 90% of Hospitalized Drug Addicts

A 190-centimeter-tall man with celebrity-grade looks opened the examination room door and walked in. Patient A was a former user of "Philopon"—a...
Doctors Don’t Cure Cancer Alone:

Doctors Don’t Cure Cancer Alone: "Our Bodies Overcome It on Their Own"

Kim Eui-shin, a world-renowned cancer expert and lifetime professor at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, delivered a public health lecture for patients...
RNA Therapy Emerges as Critical Fast-Track for Cholesterol Control After Heart Attacks

RNA Therapy Emerges as Critical Fast-Track for Cholesterol Control After Heart Attacks

Myocardial infarction and unstable angina are life-threatening medical emergencies that occur when the blood vessels...
The Cost of Inactivity: How Midlife Sedentary Habits Accelerate Severe Muscle Loss

The Cost of Inactivity: How Midlife Sedentary Habits Accelerate Severe Muscle Loss

Spending the entire day lying down, staying indoors, and routinely scrolling through a smartphone has become a common...
Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Flourishes Regionally: On Hospital’s Kim Geon-guk Surpasses 200 Cases in a Single Year

Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Flourishes Regionally: On Hospital’s Kim Geon-guk Surpasses 200 Cases in a Single Year

Surgery for cholecystitis or gallstones is no longer the exclusive domain of major university hospitals.
Invisible Threat: Air Pollution Linked to Higher Mortality in Severe COVID-19 Patients

Invisible Threat: Air Pollution Linked to Higher Mortality in Severe COVID-19 Patients

With the arrival of springtime yellow dust and surging levels of fine particulate matter—compounded by the continuous...
A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write

A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write

Not long ago, I binge-watched a Japanese medical drama titled The 19th Karte. What is a "karte".
The 'Frontline' Experience on an Uncharted Planet

The 'Frontline' Experience on an Uncharted Planet

"Why are you here, doctor?" "I wonder? I don't know either," I replied, smiling awkwardly as I took a sip of the drink...
The Time I Was Treated as an Ordinary Patient

The Time I Was Treated as an Ordinary Patient

“Dear Professor Yoo Kyoung Lim.” A letter arrived at the hospital—a rarity in this digital age, especially one written...
Is a Boil on the Tip of the Nose a Warning Sign of Diabetes for a Man in His 50s?

Is a Boil on the Tip of the Nose a Warning Sign of Diabetes for a Man in His 50s?

A case has been reported where a small boil on the tip of the nose led to a life-threatening emergency.