'Glass Shards' in the Joints: Gout Increasingly Targeting Patients in Their 20s and 30s
Mr. A, an office worker in his early 30s, found himself groaning in pain on the first night of a long-awaited overseas trip.
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The “Muscle Thief”: Why Low-Carb, High-Fat Diets are a Hidden Danger for Arthritis Patients
A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet may facilitate short-term weight loss, but it is unsustainable and poses significant long-term health risks.
The 10-Minute Workout You Can Do While Lying Down: New Program Boosts Balance and Agility
A "10 minutes a day" workout designed to be performed entirely while lying down has emerged from Japan as a promising...
South Korea Sees Record 2 Million International Patients in 2025 as Medical Tourism Surges
For the first time since records began in 2009, the number of international patients visiting South Korea has surpassed...
Invisible Threat: Air Pollution Linked to Higher Mortality in Severe COVID-19 Patients
With the arrival of springtime yellow dust and surging levels of fine particulate matter—compounded by the continuous...
A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write
Not long ago, I binge-watched a Japanese medical drama titled The 19th Karte. What is a "karte".
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,...
“In 30 Years of Practicing Medicine, I Have Never Seen a Single Patient with Protein Deficiency”
South Korea is currently gripped by a "protein craze." Ours is a society that aggressively pushes protein consumption,...
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 “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...