Severe MRI Findings Don’t Automatically Require Spine Surgery: 3 Factors Doctors Check First
A patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging scan and is told that their spinal canal has "significantly narrowed" or that a "large herniated...
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Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise
As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.
Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus
One autoimmune disease is far more prevalent in women than in men. In South Korea alone, approximately 1,000 women are...
Early Retirement and Youth Unemployment Leave Middle-Aged Mothers Bearing the Domestic Burden
Imagine a household where both the husband and an adult child remain at home all day—the husband forced into early...
Single Abdominal Ultrasound Can Gauge Liver Cancer Risk in Fatty Liver Patients, Study Finds
Fatty liver disease is one of the most common findings during routine health screenings.
Son with Cerebral Palsy Donates Kidney to Mother After Three-Year Refusal
The mother had lived with diabetes for years before complications set in. Diabetic retinopathy began impairing her...
Wiping Away Misconceptions: Why You Are Probably Using Disinfectants Wrong
"Spray cutting boards with disinfectant right after cutting raw chicken," or "Use disinfecting wipes on everything if...
When Large Breasts Become a Burden: Actress Kang Ye-won Opens Up About the Physical and Emotional Toll
Actress Kang Ye-won has spoken candidly about her lifelong struggle with having an excessively large chest, revealing...
Beyond Itchy Feet: How Summer Humidity Triggers Recurrent Fungal Skin Infections
Although the peak of the summer heat wave has passed, lingering humidity continues to create an ideal environment for...
Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique
Outside the operating room, a patient’s family waits anxiously. Although the rectal cancer surgery has concluded...