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Overestimating the Body: Why South Korea’s Aging Generations Face a Sudden Surge in Disability

Overestimating the Body: Why South Korea’s Aging Generations Face a Sudden Surge in Disability

“Society as a whole needs to pay closer attention to the safety of baby boomers and the so-called 386 generation.
Asan Medical Center Breaks Ground on Korea’s Largest Heavy-Ion Cancer Therapy Center

Asan Medical Center Breaks Ground on Korea’s Largest Heavy-Ion Cancer Therapy Center

Asan Medical Center is bringing heavy-ion therapy—one of the world's most advanced weapons against cancer—to its campus, breaking ground on what will...
Expanded Health Insurance Coverage Lowers Barrier to Care for Rare Heart and Kidney Disorder

Expanded Health Insurance Coverage Lowers Barrier to Care for Rare Heart and Kidney Disorder

Patients suffering from light-chain amyloidosis, a rare and debilitating blood disorder that causes abnormal proteins...
Precision Beyond the Knee: Why Robotic Hip Surgery is the Next Medical Frontier

Precision Beyond the Knee: Why Robotic Hip Surgery is the Next Medical Frontier

A powerful robotic wave is sweeping through the joint replacement market. For knee replacements, robot-assisted...
A World-Class Safety Net: Are You Missing Out on These Vital Korean Health Insurance Benefits?

A World-Class Safety Net: Are You Missing Out on These Vital Korean Health Insurance Benefits?

South Korea is globally recognized for possessing one of the most efficient and well-established National Health...
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Linked to 1.5-Fold Higher Kidney Cancer Risk in Young Adults

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Linked to 1.5-Fold Higher Kidney Cancer Risk in Young Adults

As kidney cancer rates rise rapidly among the younger population, a large-scale study has found that nonalcoholic fatty...
How Can Foreigners Find a Medical Clinic in South Korea? A Comprehensive Guide

How Can Foreigners Find a Medical Clinic in South Korea? A Comprehensive Guide

Health is often the most overlooked aspect of life for foreigners visiting or living in South Korea.
Fighting ‘Type 3 Diabetes’: How a Longer Reproductive Span Shields Diabetic Women from Dementia

Fighting ‘Type 3 Diabetes’: How a Longer Reproductive Span Shields Diabetic Women from Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is increasingly being referred to in medical circles as “type 3...
[USA-NIH] Why the NIH, Home to 174 Nobel Laureates, Attracts a Global Elite of Physician-Scientists

[USA-NIH] Why the NIH, Home to 174 Nobel Laureates, Attracts a Global Elite of Physician-Scientists

The chronic crisis in domestic healthcare extends beyond the collapse of essential services; it is also a crisis of...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medication Linked to 52% Higher Risk of Acute Glaucoma

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medication Linked to 52% Higher Risk of Acute Glaucoma

A large-scale study in South Korea has revealed that alpha-blockers—the most common treatment for benign prostatic...