Courageously Calling the Name ‘Family’ at the End of Life
"Ah, I have no one to contact. Please let me die alone without bothering me. " The words were harsh from the moment he was admitted to our ward.
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70,000 Surgeries and a Century of Miracles: The ‘Country Hospital’ Known Around the World
Abdullah Rahman, a young man from Yemen who had been forced to crawl on his knees since birth due to congenital deformities, completed a grueling...
I Stayed by His Side All Day
The corridors of the ward are always bathed in a similar brightness, making the boundary between day and night appear...
A Doctor’s Confession: On Forgetting Patient Names
As I stepped into the ward early this morning, the nurse called out the moment she saw me.
When ‘Earl Grey’ Became a Black Tea Brand, ‘Gray's Anatomy’ Became a Medical Symbol
In the English-speaking world, "Gray" is a very common surname. It is typically spelled Grey in British English and...
"She Was So Beautiful..."...‘Fan Lady’, What Did She Put on Her Face?
The tragedy of the late Han Hye-kyung, known as 'Fan Lady', due to illegal plastic surgery has been reexamined.
“Let’s Never Meet Again”
“Doctor, what exactly is a hospitalist?” When the hospitalist system was first introduced in Korea as a pilot program...
“Let’s Never Meet Again”
“Doctor, what exactly is a hospitalist?” When the hospitalist system was first launched in Korea in 2016 as a pilot...