"1 Million Won a Month Covers Everything"? The Hidden Cost Trap in Long-Term Senior Care
"If you pay in the 1 million won-a-month range, we’ll take care of everything." It is a familiar sales pitch at many long-term care facilities in the...
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"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 hospitals and nursing homes.
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...
"My Cancer Treatment Is Over, but I Keep Gaining Weight": 6 in 10 Post-Surgery Patients Struggle With Weight Management
For patients returning to daily life following cancer treatment, managing body weight presents a secondary, formidable...
Stray Kids’ Felix Donates 100 Million KRW Each to SNU Children’s Hospital and Samsung Medical Center
Stray Kids member Felix has donated 100 million KRW each to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital and Samsung...
'Why Travel to Seoul for Emergency Stroke Care?': S Pohang Hospital’s 18-Year Mission
Two weeks before his daughter’s wedding, a middle-aged man was rushed to the hospital after suffering sudden paralysis...
Stopping Beta-Blockers After Heart Attack Safe for Stable Patients, Korea-France Study Finds
One medication many patients take long-term following a heart attack is a beta-blocker.
Even Seoul-Area Tertiary Hospitals Fall Into the Red as 253 Institutions Record a Nine-Year Financial Slide
It is a familiar refrain in the healthcare industry that managing hospital finances has grown exceptionally difficult.
Blurry Vision and Sudden Limb Weakness Could Signal Multiple Sclerosis, Not Just Stroke
When vision suddenly turns cloudy in one eye and an arm or leg feels unexpectedly weak, many patients immediately fear...
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...