Resistance in the Genes: Why Popular Obesity Drugs Don’t Work for Everyone
GLP-1 receptor agonists like Wegovy and Mounjaro have fundamentally reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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“Now Is the Golden Time”: Daegu Bets on a Medical Tourism Comeback with ‘K-Beauty’
Daegu, which stood on the front lines of regional healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces another turning point.
Surge in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Emergency Medicine Professor Warns of Foods Wrecking Gut Health
Choi Seok-jae, a professor of emergency medicine at Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, has expressed deep concern over the...
Erectile Dysfunction on the Rise Among Men in Their 20s and 30s
“Physically, everything seems fine—so why isn’t it working?” This concern is increasingly common among men in their...
Marriage as a Health Indicator: Why Singles Face a Sharper Spike in Cancer Risk
A large-scale study has found that people who have never been married may face a significantly higher risk of...
Saving Lives at the ‘Edge of Death’… A Hospital That Keeps the Lights On 24/7 for Critically Burned Patients
#Last December, a Thai woman, Ms. A, was brought to the emergency room at Bestian Seoul Hospital with severe,...
“In 30 Years of Practicing Medicine, I Have Never Seen a Single Patient with Protein Deficiency”
South Korea is currently gripped by a "protein craze." Ours is a society that aggressively pushes protein consumption,...
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[Japan—Jichi Medical University] Beyond Conventional Wisdom: How the Jichi Experiment Solved Tottori’s Rural Doctor Shortage
On a summer morning when the scorching heat reached 35°C, students in white shirts gathered in front of a small station...
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[Japan - Jichi Medical University] “Even if I'm told to come to Tokyo, I will go to my hometown”
Professor Minako Kamimoto, who teaches community medicine at Tottori University School of Medicine in Japan, is from...
Slipped Vertebrae: When "Tingling Legs" Signal Spondylolisthesis Rather Than a Herniated Disc
Ms. Choi, a 52-year-old living in Busan, recently noticed a troubling change. While grocery shopping with her elderly...