Life-Saving Heart Surgeries Give Four Kyrgyz Children a Fresh Start in South Korea
A seven-month-old infant who faced a life-threatening crisis without urgent intervention by the end of the year has successfully recovered following...
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Depressive Symptoms Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Adults
Young adults in South Korea who experience depressive symptoms face roughly twice the risk of developing fatty liver disease, with the risk...
50 Years After Its Discovery, Legionnaires’ Disease Remains a Summer Threat as Cooling Systems Hum
As sweltering heat waves and high humidity force air conditioners and cooling equipment to run continuously, public...
Beyond Soccer: How Buenos Aires Comforts and Heals the Soul
(Editor’s note) Travel is not only about taking in beautiful scenery. Sometimes, it drops you into a moment that feels...
Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation
"Some family members still view moving a parent into a facility as a modern-day Goryeojang [a traditional myth of...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back
[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the...
'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages
"In a super-aged society, brain diseases represent a core healthcare challenge that the nation must tackle...
Dementia Equals a Nursing Home? Bedbound Means a Care Hospital? The Real Benchmark Is Medical Need
When a parent receives a dementia diagnosis, many families immediately assume a nursing home is the only path forward.
Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants
When a family member steps forward to donate a kidney to a loved one suffering from end-stage renal disease, a blood...
Incheon Hospital Introduces Suction Ureteroscope to Remove Kidney Stones Over 2 cm in Single Procedure
When flank pain becomes so excruciating that it feels like tissue tearing, many patients rush straight to the emergency...