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South Korea to Deploy AI Across Public Health Centers and Ambulances to Close Care Gaps

South Korea to Deploy AI Across Public Health Centers and Ambulances to Close Care Gaps

Artificial intelligence tools that assist in interpreting X-ray images and drafting clinical notes will soon be deployed to public health centers in...
Emergency Medical Hubs Expanded to 53 Nationwide to Close Critical Care Gaps

Emergency Medical Hubs Expanded to 53 Nationwide to Close Critical Care Gaps

The number of regional emergency medical centers in South Korea will expand from 44 to 53, marked by a targeted effort to boost critical care...
Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Korean Surgeons Settle Decades-Long Debate Over Rectal Cancer Technique

Outside the operating room, a patient’s family waits anxiously. Although the rectal cancer surgery has concluded...
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...
Aug. 17 Substitute Holiday: Which Major Hospitals Will Remain Open?

Aug. 17 Substitute Holiday: Which Major Hospitals Will Remain Open?

If you require medical care on Aug. 17, the substitute holiday for Liberation Day, check ahead to confirm which...
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Earns 11th Straight Top Rating for Acute Stroke Care

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Earns 11th Straight Top Rating for Acute Stroke Care

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital announced on August 3 that it received the top Grade 1 rating in the Health...
No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually,...
'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages

'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages

"In a super-aged society, brain diseases represent a core healthcare challenge that the nation must tackle...

"I Called a Nursing Home. They Said: 'Wait a Year and a Half.'"

When caring for aging parents at home becomes overwhelming, families face a daunting choice between long-term care...
Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

When a family member steps forward to donate a kidney to a loved one suffering from end-stage renal disease, a blood...