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Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

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 type mismatch used to mean the...
Continuous Glucose Monitors Linked to 62% Lower Death Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Continuous Glucose Monitors Linked to 62% Lower Death Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

For people with type 1 diabetes who require frequent insulin therapy, continuous glucose monitors have become an indispensable tool for tracking...
Asan Medical Center Ranks Six Specialties in World’s Top 10 in Newsweek 2027 Evaluation, Led by No. 2 Endocrinology

Asan Medical Center Ranks Six Specialties in World’s Top 10 in Newsweek 2027 Evaluation, Led by No. 2 Endocrinology

Asan Medical Center placed six specialties in the global top 10 of Newsweek’s “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027”...
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Reaches 10,000 Robotic Surgeries, First Center Outside Seoul Area to Hit Milestone

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Reaches 10,000 Robotic Surgeries, First Center Outside Seoul Area to Hit Milestone

Amid the ongoing concentration of patients traveling to major hospitals in the Seoul metropolitan area for specialized...
Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

One autoimmune disease is far more prevalent in women than in men. In South Korea alone, approximately 1,000 women are...
French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

When Mohamed El Kettani, a 64-year-old Moroccan-born dual citizen of France and Morocco, was told that a liver...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...
Beyond the 'Miracle Cure' Myth: Why Early Detection Remains Our Strongest Weapon Against Cancer

Beyond the 'Miracle Cure' Myth: Why Early Detection Remains Our Strongest Weapon Against Cancer

The number of cancer diagnoses in South Korea is rising sharply, and warnings about growing case counts are no longer a...
Oscotec Ramps Up R&D: What Lies Beyond the Success of Lazertinib?

Oscotec Ramps Up R&D: What Lies Beyond the Success of Lazertinib?

“It doesn’t end with lazertinib. Keep an eye out for the next candidate in line.” Oscotec is aggressively channeling...
Muscle Loss Linked to Rapid Kidney Decline: Mortality Risk Increases 3.8-Fold

Muscle Loss Linked to Rapid Kidney Decline: Mortality Risk Increases 3.8-Fold

A new long-term study has revealed that the loss of muscle mass is a critical, and often fatal, factor for patients...