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Shifting the Burden: Why South Korea’s OB-GYNs Reject 'Discretion' on Abortion Pills

Shifting the Burden: Why South Korea’s OB-GYNs Reject 'Discretion' on Abortion Pills

The South Korean government's proposal to leave the prescription of abortion medication up to the professional discretion of individual physicians is...
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Designated as Daegu’s New Regional Emergency Medical Center

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Designated as Daegu’s New Regional Emergency Medical Center

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital has been officially designated as the new hub for critical emergency care in the Daegu area.
Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients

Even among cancer patients in their 70s, the capacity to tolerate major surgery or aggressive chemotherapy varies...
Beyond the Quick Fix: Why Chronic Steroid Misuse Risks Bone Loss and Facial Flushing

Beyond the Quick Fix: Why Chronic Steroid Misuse Risks Bone Loss and Facial Flushing

Whenever a medication is prescribed or administered, understanding its potential side effects is a vital safety measure.
Pack More Than a Passport: The Essential Guide to Travel Vaccines and Malaria Prevention

Pack More Than a Passport: The Essential Guide to Travel Vaccines and Malaria Prevention

If you have already packed your bags for peak vacation season, it is still too early to completely relax.
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...
From Twin Risks to Tylenol Safety: Medical Society Addresses Four Major Pregnancy Concerns

From Twin Risks to Tylenol Safety: Medical Society Addresses Four Major Pregnancy Concerns

How much does risk escalate during a twin pregnancy? Is cerebral palsy strictly caused by complications during labor...
Navigating Stem Cell Hype: Can Any Hospital Truly Offer Regenerative Medicine?

Navigating Stem Cell Hype: Can Any Hospital Truly Offer Regenerative Medicine?

Consider a patient in their 60s whose knee cartilage has completely worn down, making every step up a flight of stairs...
Considering Wegovy for Weight Loss? South Korea's Drug Safety Ministry Warns It Is Not for Everyone

Considering Wegovy for Weight Loss? South Korea's Drug Safety Ministry Warns It Is Not for Everyone

South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued a strong warning on July 8 against the misuse and abuse of GLP-1...
That Rainy-Day Gloom Has a Medical Name: Inside the Science of 'Weather Illness'

That Rainy-Day Gloom Has a Medical Name: Inside the Science of 'Weather Illness'

The arrival of the rainy season brings a relentless stretch of cloudy, humid days—and with it, a collective wave of...