Supreme Court Ruling Ends 6.5-Year Battle Over Spinal Fusion Coverage for Osteoporosis Patients
In older adults with osteoporosis, performing spinal fixation surgery—inserting screws and rods to stabilize the spinal column—presents major...
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Ophthalmologists Urge Annual Vision Tests for Elementary Students as Childhood Myopia Soars
Participants pose for a commemorative photo at the “Policy Forum on Slowing Myopia Progression” held at the National Assembly Members’ Office...
Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts
"What else should I add to my checkup this year?" It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule...
MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks
An MRI scan may show both a herniated disk and spinal stenosis, but imaging alone does not dictate treatment.
Surgery Is Just the First Step in Lung Cancer: Why EGFR Mutation Testing Matters
Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in South Korea and the leading cause of cancer mortality,...
Anxiety Spikes After Cutting Antidepressants? It May Be Withdrawal, Not Relapse
When depression or anxiety intensifies as someone gradually reduces their antidepressant dose, it is easy for both...
Ophthalmologists Declare Myopia a Structural Disease as Complication Risks Soar
Is myopia management complete once a new pair of glasses restores crisp, clear vision.
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Enters Digital Therapeutics Market with Exclusive Deal for MCI Device 'Cogthera'
Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on the 22nd that it has signed an exclusive domestic sales and commercialization...
Severance Hospital Ranks No. 6 Globally in Orthopedics in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Leading South Korea in Three Specialties
Severance Hospital announced on Sept. 18 that it ranked No. 6 globally in orthopedics and No.
97-Year-Old Gastric Cancer Patient Undergoes Total Stomach Removal via Robotic Surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
For nonagenarian patients and their families, deciding whether to undergo major surgery presents a formidable dilemma.