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Rapid PCR Test Cuts Treatment Decision Time by 41 Hours in Severe Bloodstream Infections

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...
Three CHA University Hospitals Earn Top Grade for Neonatal Intensive Care Excellence

Three CHA University Hospitals Earn Top Grade for Neonatal Intensive Care Excellence

The number of babies born in 2025 rose for a second consecutive year, climbing 6. 8% from the previous year to 254,500.
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...
Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine

Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine

Samsung Medical Center has been named the No. 5 hospital worldwide and No. 1 in South Korea for cancer treatment,...
Aorta Tears at 99: South Korea’s Oldest Aortic Surgery Patient Celebrates 100th Birthday in Hospital

Aorta Tears at 99: South Korea’s Oldest Aortic Surgery Patient Celebrates 100th Birthday in Hospital

A 99-year-old man who suddenly lost consciousness and began vomiting was rushed to the emergency room, where a chest...
Proposed Rule Change Could Give Northern Gyeonggi and Jeju Their First Top-Tier General Hospitals

Proposed Rule Change Could Give Northern Gyeonggi and Jeju Their First Top-Tier General Hospitals

Northern Gyeonggi Province and Jeju—currently the only medical service regions in South Korea without a single top-tier...
Gachon University Gil Medical Center Expands Advanced Blood Cancer Care as Regional CAR-T Center Reaches Two-Year Milestone

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...
'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...
Beyond Medical Missions: Asan Medical Center Empowers Mongolian Doctors to Achieve Self-Reliance

Beyond Medical Missions: Asan Medical Center Empowers Mongolian Doctors to Achieve Self-Reliance

For residents of northern Mongolia living more than 400 kilometers from the capital, Ulaanbaatar, accessing specialized...
A Third Arm for Therapists: The Surgeon Bringing ‘Self-Driving’ Tech to Physical Rehab

A Third Arm for Therapists: The Surgeon Bringing ‘Self-Driving’ Tech to Physical Rehab

Artificial intelligence may be able to detect a patient’s disease, but it cannot move stiff arms and legs for them.