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'Why Travel to Seoul for Emergency Stroke Care?': S Pohang Hospital’s 18-Year Mission

'Why Travel to Seoul for Emergency Stroke Care?': S Pohang Hospital’s 18-Year Mission

Two weeks before his daughter’s wedding, a middle-aged man was rushed to the hospital after suffering sudden paralysis from an acute stroke.
National University Hospitals Shift to Health Ministry After 21 Years to Lead Regional Care

National University Hospitals Shift to Health Ministry After 21 Years to Lead Regional Care

Supervisory authority over South Korea’s national university and dental hospitals will officially transfer from the Ministry of Education to the...
Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital

Holding the Line for New Life: Inside the 24/7 Delivery Rooms of Suwon St. Mary’s Women’s Hospital

The ambulance had not even pulled away when the patient’s cervix began dilating rapidly. Medical staff at Suwon St.
From Elite Specialist to Small-Town Generalist: The 73-Year-Old Doctor Guarding Sokcho’s ER

From Elite Specialist to Small-Town Generalist: The 73-Year-Old Doctor Guarding Sokcho’s ER

In Sokcho, the northernmost city in South Korea, a unique scene unfolds daily at the local hospital.
Baby’s Hips: Silent Signs Parents Should Not Ignore Even Without Pain

Baby’s Hips: Silent Signs Parents Should Not Ignore Even Without Pain

While changing her six-month-old infant's diaper, a parent identified as Kim noticed something subtle yet unusual: the...
Why Autumn Weather and Screen Time Make Your Eyes Feel Like Sand

Why Autumn Weather and Screen Time Make Your Eyes Feel Like Sand

As autumn sets in, many people experience a gritty, irritating sensation in their eyes—as if grains of sand have...
Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital’s Kim Younhwan Completes 1,000 Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions

Hanyang University Hospital announced on Oct. 27 that Kim Younhwan, a professor of plastic surgery and director of its...
Gene Editing Offers New Hope for Rare, Exhausting Kidney Disease

Gene Editing Offers New Hope for Rare, Exhausting Kidney Disease

Researchers have used gene editing to insert a functional gene into stem cells derived from patients with a rare...
Why Severe Migraines Could Be the Key to Catching Undiagnosed Endometriosis

Why Severe Migraines Could Be the Key to Catching Undiagnosed Endometriosis

Nearly eight in 10 patients with endometriosis may also suffer from migraines, according to a new analysis revealing...
The Cold Is Gone, but the Cough Has Lingered for a Month: Could It Be Asthma Even Without Shortness of Breath?

The Cold Is Gone, but the Cough Has Lingered for a Month: Could It Be Asthma Even Without Shortness of Breath?

The coughing starts without fail when a presentation runs long during a meeting. It strikes again in the cold evening...