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Korea’s Healthcare Paradox: Near-Bottom Physician Ranks Meet Top-Tier Life Expectancy

Korea’s Healthcare Paradox: Near-Bottom Physician Ranks Meet Top-Tier Life Expectancy

Hospital waiting rooms across South Korea are perpetually packed, where a 30-minute wait remains a routine part of any medical visit.
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.
A Medicine Not Yet Named: The ‘27th Karte’ We Will Write

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".
The 'Frontline' Experience on an Uncharted Planet

The 'Frontline' Experience on an Uncharted Planet

"Why are you here, doctor?" "I wonder? I don't know either," I replied, smiling awkwardly as I took a sip of the drink...
Courageously Calling the Name ‘Family’ at the End of Life

Courageously Calling the Name ‘Family’ at the End of Life

"Ah, I have no one to contact. Please let me die alone without bothering me." The words were harsh from the moment he...
Can Atherosclerotic Plaque Be Reversed? New Institute Led by Professor Jang Ki-yuk Aims to Find Out

Can Atherosclerotic Plaque Be Reversed? New Institute Led by Professor Jang Ki-yuk Aims to Find Out

The Catholic Medical Center announced on the 12th that the Catholic Vascular Recovery Research Institute (C-RESOLVE),...
Had LASIK and Think Myopia Is Cured? Why Your Structural Eye Risks Remain

Had LASIK and Think Myopia Is Cured? Why Your Structural Eye Risks Remain

As the prevalence of myopia rises sharply, ophthalmology experts are warning that vision-correction procedures like...
Fewer Radiation Sessions After Prostate Cancer Surgery Prove Equally Effective, Study Finds

Fewer Radiation Sessions After Prostate Cancer Surgery Prove Equally Effective, Study Finds

Reducing the number of radiation therapy sessions intended to prevent prostate cancer recurrence by about 20 percent...
Mongolian Archer Resumes Career After Elbow Surgery in South Korea

Mongolian Archer Resumes Career After Elbow Surgery in South Korea

A Mongolian archer whose elbow injury threatened to end his career is preparing to return to competition following...
Severance Hospital Performs High-Risk Cardiac Intervention Using Impella Pump in 86-Year-Old Patient

Severance Hospital Performs High-Risk Cardiac Intervention Using Impella Pump in 86-Year-Old Patient

Severance Hospital announced on Tuesday that its medical team has successfully performed a complex, high-risk coronary...