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550 Days in Limbo: Groups Demand 100-Day Fast-Track Insurance Coverage for Breakthrough PAH Drug Winrevair

550 Days in Limbo: Groups Demand 100-Day Fast-Track Insurance Coverage for Breakthrough PAH Drug Winrevair

With national health insurance coverage for the new pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment Winrevair (active ingredient: sotatercept) remaining in...
South Korea Outlines National Health Insurance Coverage for Nursing Hospital Caregiver Costs

South Korea Outlines National Health Insurance Coverage for Nursing Hospital Caregiver Costs

As part of a broader push to integrate caregiver costs into National Health Insurance, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced plans to...
Expanded Health Insurance Coverage Lowers Barrier to Care for Rare Heart and Kidney Disorder

Expanded Health Insurance Coverage Lowers Barrier to Care for Rare Heart and Kidney Disorder

Patients suffering from light-chain amyloidosis, a rare and debilitating blood disorder that causes abnormal proteins...
“We Can’t Afford Dad's Medicine”: The Heartbreaking Reality of Late-Stage Cancer Costs

“We Can’t Afford Dad's Medicine”: The Heartbreaking Reality of Late-Stage Cancer Costs

“Should we sell the house? Dad’s medication is just too expensive.”This is the agonizing question keeping a mother in...
Early Retirement and Youth Unemployment Leave Middle-Aged Mothers Bearing the Domestic Burden

Early Retirement and Youth Unemployment Leave Middle-Aged Mothers Bearing the Domestic Burden

Imagine a household where both the husband and an adult child remain at home all day—the husband forced into early...
From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

Medical AI tools designed to assess cardiovascular risk from retinal images and analyze brain scans for stroke severity...

"Can I Get TAVI, Too?": 11 Key Questions to Ask Before an Aortic Valve Procedure

Many patients with severe aortic valve stenosis delay treatment out of fear of open-heart surgery.
Samsung Medical Center Adopts Next-Generation Da Vinci 5 Robot to Advance Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Samsung Medical Center Adopts Next-Generation Da Vinci 5 Robot to Advance Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Samsung Medical Center has introduced the latest robot-assisted surgery platform, the Da Vinci 5, for lung and...
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Performs South Korea’s First ‘LLAMACORN’ TAVI Procedure

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Performs South Korea’s First ‘LLAMACORN’ TAVI Procedure

A medical team at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital has successfully performed South Korea’s first "LLAMACORN" procedure, a...
South Korea Ranks in GSK’s Global Top 10 for Clinical Research, with Over 70 Trials Underway

South Korea Ranks in GSK’s Global Top 10 for Clinical Research, with Over 70 Trials Underway

"South Korea is among the top 10 markets in GSK’s global clinical research. More than 70 clinical programs are...