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Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era

Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era

For elderly patients undergoing spine or joint surgery, a successful operation is not the finish line. Comprehensive treatment must begin with...
Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

One autoimmune disease is far more prevalent in women than in men. In South Korea alone, approximately 1,000 women are newly diagnosed each year with...
Recreating Autoimmune Diseases in Lab 'Mini Organs' Requires Immune Environment, Not Just Patient Cells

Recreating Autoimmune Diseases in Lab 'Mini Organs' Requires Immune Environment, Not Just Patient Cells

Even among individuals sharing a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus, disease progression...
Oxalic Acid in Spinach and Almonds May Exacerbate Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Study Finds

Oxalic Acid in Spinach and Almonds May Exacerbate Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Study Finds

Naturally occurring compounds in dietary staples such as spinach, beets, almonds, and cocoa—foods widely celebrated for...
Fighting Chronic Inflammation? Two Polyphenol-Rich Foods to Keep in Your Kitchen

Fighting Chronic Inflammation? Two Polyphenol-Rich Foods to Keep in Your Kitchen

Inflammation is a normal biological defense mechanism that protects the body and aids healing when tissues are damaged...
AI Consortium Launches 7.5 Billion Won Project to Personalize Chronic Pain Rehab for Older Adults

AI Consortium Launches 7.5 Billion Won Project to Personalize Chronic Pain Rehab for Older Adults

"My knee hurts constantly," an older patient might tell their doctor. Yet in many cases, diagnostic imaging like X-rays...
Why Your First Bite Matters: Strategic Eating Habits to Fight Belly Fat and High Cholesterol

Why Your First Bite Matters: Strategic Eating Habits to Fight Belly Fat and High Cholesterol

The first food consumed on an empty stomach sets the tone for your body's metabolic response.
Severe Lung Complications Drop Below 10% for Early Lung Cancer Patients with IPF Treated with Proton Therapy

Severe Lung Complications Drop Below 10% for Early Lung Cancer Patients with IPF Treated with Proton Therapy

For patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis —a chronic disease in which lung tissue inexplicably becomes...
Knees Ache When the AC Hits You? It Might Be ‘Air-Conditioning Joint Syndrome’

Knees Ache When the AC Hits You? It Might Be ‘Air-Conditioning Joint Syndrome’

As summer heatwaves stretch on, air conditioners run continuously in homes and offices.
Beyond ‘Getting Older’: 3 Major Joint Diseases That Strike in Middle Age

Beyond ‘Getting Older’: 3 Major Joint Diseases That Strike in Middle Age

You wake up with stiff, unyielding fingers. Climbing a few flights of stairs leaves your knees throbbing.