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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 report released by the World...
A Curtain Over Your Vision: Why Flashing Lights and Black Spots Signal a Medical Emergency

A Curtain Over Your Vision: Why Flashing Lights and Black Spots Signal a Medical Emergency

As the eyes age, gradual changes in the gel-like vitreous humor can trigger floaters—benign black dots, threads, or cobweb-like shapes that drift...
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...
Why Eating Around the Mold on Your Food Is a Dangerous Gamble

Why Eating Around the Mold on Your Food Is a Dangerous Gamble

“Ugh, what a waste. It’s just a tiny bit, so I should probably just eat it.” When I was young, my grandmother would...
Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Dr. Kim Yong-jung, Director of the Spinal Deformity Center at Seoul Bumin Hospital, has performed approximately 2,400...
Silent Toll: Severe Depression Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Women

Silent Toll: Severe Depression Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Women

Fatty liver disease has emerged as a pervasive chronic health issue in South Korea. The condition occurs when excessive...
2NE1’s Sandara Park Opens Up About Her Diagnosis of 'Selective Mutism'

2NE1’s Sandara Park Opens Up About Her Diagnosis of 'Selective Mutism'

Sandara Park of the K-pop group 2NE1 recently shared that renowned psychiatrist Dr. Oh Eun-young diagnosed her with...
Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors Face Significantly Higher Long-Term Suicide Risk, Study Finds

Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors Face Significantly Higher Long-Term Suicide Risk, Study Finds

While controlling blood pressure and cholesterol is traditionally considered the top priority after a heart attack or...
Born to Age Faster? How Accelerated Biological Aging Drives Rising Cancer Risk in Younger Generations

Born to Age Faster? How Accelerated Biological Aging Drives Rising Cancer Risk in Younger Generations

As cancer incidence inexplicably rises among younger adults worldwide, a pivotal new study suggests an unsettling...
Silent Threat in Your 30s: Overlapping 'Pre-Stage' Conditions Double Cardiovascular Risk

Silent Threat in Your 30s: Overlapping 'Pre-Stage' Conditions Double Cardiovascular Risk

Young adults are often seen as relatively insulated from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.