A certain Mr. Kim living in rural areas received a stomach cancer checkup from a medical team sent by National Health Insurance Service two years ago.It was done aboard a hospital car touring community health centers, through a stomach angiography performed by radiologists using X-ray scanner installed on the ambulance. Kim received a ruling of normal at the checkup. “No opinions of abnormalit
Whenever I visit a university hospital outpatient clinic, a question strikes me – who this separation of dispensary from medical service is for.Each day up to 10 thousand patients receive their diagnoses at university hospitals and head to a nearby pharmacy to receive their prescribed meds. That is because, under the current system, patients should pick up their drugs outside of the hospital a
Ms. Lee was 85 years old and had been pretty healthy. She never had surgery, nor had she suffered from any major illness. She took hypertension medication from the local clinic and occasionally received physical therapy for her knees -- usual stuff for someone her age.That was until about three months ago when she started experiencing excess phlegm. It has become something of a trend among Kor
The Korean cancer patterns are frequently changed, which reflects dynamic changes of Korean society. Cancer occurrence and survival result from life styles such as smoking, diets, and workouts in each country. And also, the healthcare system and healthcare practice have a great effect on cancer occurrence.Let’s take a look at colorectal cancer. Several years ago, the increasing speed of co
The recent performance by South Korean hospitals in attracting foreign patients is outstanding. The number of foreign patients visiting Korean hospitals has exceeded 150,000 and doctors from a number of countries are coming to learn how we do it. Three thousand infertile couples from Russia board planes every year to get pregnant in Korea and 250 doctors from the Moscow City Hospital say they will
