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Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

"Some family members still view moving a parent into a facility as a modern-day Goryeojang [a traditional myth of abandoning elderly relatives].
Shin Hyung-ik Appointed Director of National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital

Shin Hyung-ik Appointed Director of National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital

For patients who suffer severe injuries in traffic crashes or fall accidents, medical care does not end when emergency surgery is over.
'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...
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...
How a Monthly Nursing Home Bill Dropped From 2.8 Million to 600,000 Won

How a Monthly Nursing Home Bill Dropped From 2.8 Million to 600,000 Won

A family that placed their father, who is in his late 80s, in a nursing home paid approximately 2.

"A Bike Is More Thrilling Than a Syringe Now": Inside South Korea's Last-Resort Hospital Treating 90% of Hospitalized Drug Addicts

A 190-centimeter-tall man with celebrity-grade looks opened the examination room door and walked in.
Where the Severely Injured Rebuild Their Lives: Inside Asia’s Premier Trauma Recovery Hub

Where the Severely Injured Rebuild Their Lives: Inside Asia’s Premier Trauma Recovery Hub

Yangpyeong Station in Gyeonggi Province is actively served by both the KTX and the Seoul metropolitan subway.
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".