Early Autumn Flu Surge Prompts KDCA Warning as School-Age Cases Spike
As the summer heat eases and South Korea heads into fall, flu cases have climbed sharply—especially among elementary school students, infants, and...
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Rapid PCR Test Cuts Treatment Decision Time by 41 Hours in Severe Bloodstream Infections
When bacteria or fungi causing conditions like pneumonia or urinary tract infections invade the bloodstream, they trigger a severe bloodstream...
Pack More Than a Passport: The Essential Guide to Travel Vaccines and Malaria Prevention
If you have already packed your bags for peak vacation season, it is still too early to completely relax.
The Daycare Dilemma: Why Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Spreads Long After Symptoms Fade
“Mom, my mouth hurts so I can’t eat.” When a child suddenly puts down their spoon, a quick check inside the mouth often...
Measles, Not Ebola, Poses the Real Infectious Disease Risk for 2026 World Cup Fans
Ebola virus disease will not derail a soccer dream 52 years in the making. The Democratic Republic of the Congo men’s...
2026 World Cup Looms as Outbreaks of Measles and Ebola Raise Global Health Concerns
The world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, is now just three weeks away.
The Silent Epidemic: How Housing Conditions Drive Heart-Damaging Chagas Disease
Even when infected, the body often provides no clear warning signs. Yet, decades later, the heart can deteriorate...
"Three Times the Risk of Death": Why Obesity Is the New Crisis in Infectious Disease
A large-scale analysis has revealed that obesity significantly increases the risk of severe illness and death from...
Gachon University Gil Medical Center Expands Advanced Blood Cancer Care as Regional CAR-T Center Reaches Two-Year Milestone
For patients with aggressive blood cancers that recur or fail to respond to standard chemotherapy, chimeric antigen...
Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise
As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.