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...
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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 Ministry of Education to the...
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...
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...
'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...
Mistaken for Indigestion: Overnight Airlift Saves Remote Island Patient from Deadly Aortic Dissection
A woman in her 60s living on the remote island of Baengnyeongdo is making a full recovery after a sudden,...
Nowhere to Go: Room Amputation of 89-Year-Old Highlights Severe Gaps in Medical Referral System
Calls are growing to address structural blind spots in South Korea's medical referral system for severely ill, elderly...
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.
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.