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Sunscreen Isn't Enough: How Summer UV Rays and Air Conditioning Threaten Your Vision

Sunscreen Isn't Enough: How Summer UV Rays and Air Conditioning Threaten Your Vision

As the summer vacation season arrives, millions of people are heading to beaches and pools to beat the heat.
Nowhere to Go: Room Amputation of 89-Year-Old Highlights Severe Gaps in Medical Referral System

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 patients following a...
Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital

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.
The Daycare Dilemma: Why Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Spreads Long After Symptoms Fade

The Daycare Dilemma: Why Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Spreads Long After Symptoms Fade

“Mom, my mouth hurts so I can’t eat.” When a child suddenly puts down their spoon, a quick check inside the mouth often...
Beyond Diet and Exercise: The Hidden Role of Sleep and Stress in Prediabetes

Beyond Diet and Exercise: The Hidden Role of Sleep and Stress in Prediabetes

Diet and exercise form the bedrock of blood sugar management and obesity prevention. Avoiding excessive carbohydrate...
When Other Biologics Fail: Skyrizi Drives Steroid-Free Remission in Over Half of Hard-to-Treat Crohn’s Patients

When Other Biologics Fail: Skyrizi Drives Steroid-Free Remission in Over Half of Hard-to-Treat Crohn’s Patients

Crohn’s disease remains one of the most challenging inflammatory bowel diseases to manage.
Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?

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...
Daveigh Chase, Star of ‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 35 From Sepsis Complications

Daveigh Chase, Star of ‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 35 From Sepsis Complications

Daveigh Chase, the American actress best known for her chilling portrayal of the supernatural antagonist in the 2002...
Measles, Not Ebola, Poses the Real Infectious Disease Risk for 2026 World Cup Fans

Measles, Not Ebola, Poses the Real Infectious Disease Risk for 2026 World Cup Fans

Ebola virus disease will not derail a soccer dream 52 years in the making. The Democratic Republic of the Congo men’s...
Ebola spreads rapidly in DRC—how far have new vaccines and treatments come?

Ebola spreads rapidly in DRC—how far have new vaccines and treatments come?

A Reuters report said the U.K. media outlet The Guardian reported on the 19th (20th in Korea time) that the World...