Fighting ‘Type 3 Diabetes’: How a Longer Reproductive Span Shields Diabetic Women from Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is increasingly being referred to in medical circles as “type 3 diabetes.
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How Fast Do We Age? It May Depend on How Our Cells "Renovate"
New research suggests that aging is not simply a matter of time passing and the body weakening; rather, it is a process in which the internal...
"Honey, get out quickly" Husband dies saving wife in fire... What about us?
Does a husband's true nature reveal itself when his wife is in danger? When the husband learned that there was a fire...
Son with Cerebral Palsy Donates Kidney to Mother After Three-Year Refusal
The mother had lived with diabetes for years before complications set in. Diabetic retinopathy began impairing her...
Augmented Reality Training Cuts Emergency Transfusion Setup Time by Over 60 Percent
When a patient with massive bleeding arrives in the emergency room, medical staff must prepare blood transfusion...
Sunken or Protruding Chest in Teens? Understanding Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
When a child’s height rapidly increases during adolescence, the center of their chest may begin to look noticeably...
JW Pharmaceutical Files for Phase 3 Trial of Biweekly Obesity Drug Bofanglutide
JW Pharmaceutical announced on Aug. 18 that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug application to South Korea’s...
“Good Care Alone Isn’t Enough”: Cho Hyun-jin on Haeundae Paik’s Patient Experience Breakthrough
The medical care was excellent, and the nursing was top-notch. But if an argument erupts over parking fees on the day...
When Pain Keeps You from Walking, Start with the Cause
Editor’s note: In Japan’s orthopedic community, specialists use the term "locomotive syndrome" to describe a decline in...
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...