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NK Woman with Moxa Marks

Thyroid Illness Common in NK Woman’s Village  

One day recently, a 30-year-old woman from North Hamgyong, North Korea unexpectedly appeared at one of LFNKR’s shelters in China requesting medical assistance. She was suffering from hyperthyroidism, with swollen throat, and in her home city had received a Chinese remedy for her illness.  That medicine, however, had worsened her symptoms.