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Seoul’s Major Hospitals Split in Patient Experience Survey as HIRA Discloses First-Ever Letter Grades

Seoul’s Major Hospitals Split in Patient Experience Survey as HIRA Discloses First-Ever Letter Grades

Asan Medical Center and Samsung Medical Center earned Grade 1 ratings in the latest national patient experience survey, while Seoul National...
What Drove Asia’s Life Expectancy Gains? In South Korea, Fewer Cardiovascular Deaths Led the Way

What Drove Asia’s Life Expectancy Gains? In South Korea, Fewer Cardiovascular Deaths Led the Way

As life expectancy has steadily risen across Asia over the past three decades, the primary health drivers behind those gains have varied sharply by...
50 Years After Its Discovery, Legionnaires’ Disease Remains a Summer Threat as Cooling Systems Hum

50 Years After Its Discovery, Legionnaires’ Disease Remains a Summer Threat as Cooling Systems Hum

As sweltering heat waves and high humidity force air conditioners and cooling equipment to run continuously, public...

"Wait, My Cholesterol Is This High?" Why Half of Patients Skip Medication Despite Serious Risks

Many people are stunned when routine blood work from a health screening comes back showing hypercholesterolemia—an...
117 Workplace Accidents Recognized at 25 Major Korean Pharma and Biotech Firms Over Five Years

117 Workplace Accidents Recognized at 25 Major Korean Pharma and Biotech Firms Over Five Years

A review of 25 major South Korean pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies revealed 117 recognized industrial...
Why Christopher Nolan Refuses to Own a Smartphone—and How Ditching Yours Can Lower Cortisol

Why Christopher Nolan Refuses to Own a Smartphone—and How Ditching Yours Can Lower Cortisol

Director Christopher Nolan, widely known for cinematic epics like Interstellar, Oppenheimer, and The Odyssey, is almost...
Global Cancer Diagnoses Projected to Jump 70% to 35 Million by 2050, WHO Warns

Global Cancer Diagnoses Projected to Jump 70% to 35 Million by 2050, WHO Warns

Global cancer diagnoses are projected to surge by roughly 70% by 2050 compared to 2024 levels, according to a landmark...
Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Even among cancer patients in their 70s, the capacity to tolerate major surgery or aggressive chemotherapy varies...
Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Gwanak-gu in southern Seoul holds the highest concentration of single-person households among young adults in their 20s...
The Ultra-Processed Trap: Why a Healthy Diet Can’t Save Your Brain from Junk Food

The Ultra-Processed Trap: Why a Healthy Diet Can’t Save Your Brain from Junk Food

Even if you strictly follow a nutrient-rich regimen like the Mediterranean diet, regularly consuming ultra-processed...