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Surgery Is Just the First Step in Lung Cancer: Why EGFR Mutation Testing Matters

Surgery Is Just the First Step in Lung Cancer: Why EGFR Mutation Testing Matters

Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in South Korea and the leading cause of cancer mortality, making it one of the country's...
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Enters Digital Therapeutics Market with Exclusive Deal for MCI Device 'Cogthera'

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Enters Digital Therapeutics Market with Exclusive Deal for MCI Device 'Cogthera'

Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on the 22nd that it has signed an exclusive domestic sales and commercialization agreement with digital healthcare...
Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine

Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine

Samsung Medical Center has been named the No. 5 hospital worldwide and No. 1 in South Korea for cancer treatment,...
To Curb GLP-1 Misuse, Experts Urge Tracking Who Gets Prescribed Wegovy and Mounjaro—and Why

To Curb GLP-1 Misuse, Experts Urge Tracking Who Gets Prescribed Wegovy and Mounjaro—and Why

As the adoption of GLP-1 receptor agonist obesity medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro accelerates, medical experts...
Robots Respond to ‘Scalpel, Please’: Samsung Medical Center Unveils World-First Dual-Humanoid Surgical Team

Robots Respond to ‘Scalpel, Please’: Samsung Medical Center Unveils World-First Dual-Humanoid Surgical Team

Humanoid robots capable of responding to voice commands and handing surgical instruments directly to doctors are...
Over 65 and Shut Out of Stem Cell Transplants? Fitness, Not Age, Should Guide Multiple Myeloma Care

Over 65 and Shut Out of Stem Cell Transplants? Fitness, Not Age, Should Guide Multiple Myeloma Care

Older adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma should not automatically be ruled out for autologous hematopoietic stem...
Nearly 4 in 10 Patients Continue Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis: Quitting Slashes Cardiovascular Risk by 36%

Nearly 4 in 10 Patients Continue Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis: Quitting Slashes Cardiovascular Risk by 36%

A cancer diagnosis is often considered a powerful catalyst for lifestyle changes, yet real-world data reveals that...
Proposed Rule Change Could Give Northern Gyeonggi and Jeju Their First Top-Tier General Hospitals

Proposed Rule Change Could Give Northern Gyeonggi and Jeju Their First Top-Tier General Hospitals

Northern Gyeonggi Province and Jeju—currently the only medical service regions in South Korea without a single top-tier...
SK Plasma Launches High-Dose Revolpag 75 mg to Simplify Thrombocytopenia Regimens and Cut Costs

SK Plasma Launches High-Dose Revolpag 75 mg to Simplify Thrombocytopenia Regimens and Cut Costs

SK Plasma announced on Sept. 1 that it has begun distributing Revolpag Tablets 75 mg in South Korea, expanding its...
AI-Powered Blood Test Detects 90% of Colorectal Cancers in Korean Study

AI-Powered Blood Test Detects 90% of Colorectal Cancers in Korean Study

For many people, colorectal cancer screening feels daunting from the start. South Korea’s national cancer screening...