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From Elite Specialist to Small-Town Generalist: The 73-Year-Old Doctor Guarding Sokcho’s ER

From Elite Specialist to Small-Town Generalist: The 73-Year-Old Doctor Guarding Sokcho’s ER

In Sokcho, the northernmost city in South Korea, a unique scene unfolds daily at the local hospital. The patient population is aging rapidly; it is...
The Mecca of Coloproctology: Why Hansol Hospital Remains the Gold Standard for Robotic and Single-Port Surgery

The Mecca of Coloproctology: Why Hansol Hospital Remains the Gold Standard for Robotic and Single-Port Surgery

Ms. A is a 68-year-old woman whose life was once defined by a relentless cycle of physical trauma. After an appendectomy at a local clinic led to a...

"Hiding Out of Embarrassment Only Makes It Worse": A Leading Anorectal Specialist’s Warning Signs for Anal Fistula

You feel chilled and feverish. Your head and body ache. Naturally, it feels like the flu.
30 Specialized Surgeons, Zero Ego: The Daily Morning Debates Shaping Excellence at Bucheon Yeson Hospital

30 Specialized Surgeons, Zero Ego: The Daily Morning Debates Shaping Excellence at Bucheon Yeson Hospital

“After the right-thumb replantation surgery, I’ll treat the patient using this specific method.
Saving Lives at the ‘Edge of Death’… A Hospital That Keeps the Lights On 24/7 for Critically Burned Patients

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,...
[Japan—Jichi Medical University] Beyond Conventional Wisdom: How the Jichi Experiment Solved Tottori’s Rural Doctor Shortage

[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...
[Japan - Jichi Medical University] “Even if I'm told to come to Tokyo, I will go to my hometown”

[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...
From Six Patients to 3.13 Million: The Fruits of

From Six Patients to 3.13 Million: The Fruits of "Patient-Centered Care"

“The hospital is too big and flashy—it doesn’t feel right for me.” Even Beopjeong, the late monk known for his...
“A Song Instead of Medicine”: The 'Delightful' Prescription of a World Explorer

“A Song Instead of Medicine”: The 'Delightful' Prescription of a World Explorer

The Bongseng Memorial Hospital Community Center in Dong-gu, Busan, was filled with an unusual sound on the 2nd.
A “Same-Day Surgery” Patient-Centered Hospital That Sticks to Its Principles

A “Same-Day Surgery” Patient-Centered Hospital That Sticks to Its Principles

“For our baby’s hernia surgery, we decided to go to the most well-known hospital because it involves such a precious...