Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung
Dr. Kim Yong-jung, Director of the Spinal Deformity Center at Seoul Bumin Hospital, has performed approximately 2,400 surgeries for adolescent...
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The 8 A.M. Miracle: How Parkside Rehabilitation Hospital Redesigns Lives After Acute Care
Every Wednesday and Friday, Parkside Rehabilitation Hospital—located near the UN Memorial Cemetery in Nam-gu, Busan—begins its day an hour earlier...
“I Never Speak First. I Listen First.”
"What is the very first thing you want to say to patients and their caregivers after they finish acute-phase treatment.
For Cancer Caregivers, the Dread of Future Costs Harms Health 8 Times More Than Actual Bills
For many families navigating a parent or loved one’s cancer diagnosis, sleepless nights become the new normal.
Nowhere to Go: Room Amputation of 89-Year-Old Highlights Severe Gaps in Medical Referral System
Calls are growing to address structural blind spots in South Korea's medical referral system for severely ill, elderly...
Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital
The ambulance had not even pulled away when the patient’s cervix began dilating rapidly. Medical staff at Suwon St.
When High Blood Sugar Won’t Go Away: The Overlooked Warning Sign of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages because symptoms typically manifest late in...
Women Who Eat Organ Meats Face 2.5-Fold Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk; Red Meat Shows Different Pattern
Eating a lot of meat, by itself, does not sharply raise cancer risk. What matters more than the “amount” is the “type.
Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?
You try to put on socks, but your leg will not lift easily. When you get in and out of a car, you feel a sharp twinge...
"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.