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Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

"Some family members still view moving a parent into a facility as a modern-day Goryeojang [a traditional myth of abandoning elderly relatives].
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the lower back.
How a Monthly Nursing Home Bill Dropped From 2.8 Million to 600,000 Won

How a Monthly Nursing Home Bill Dropped From 2.8 Million to 600,000 Won

A family that placed their father, who is in his late 80s, in a nursing home paid approximately 2.
Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

When a family member steps forward to donate a kidney to a loved one suffering from end-stage renal disease, a blood...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...
Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Half a Century of Care: How H Plus Yangji Hospital Rose from a Neighborhood Clinic to a Global Gateway

Gwanak-gu in southern Seoul holds the highest concentration of single-person households among young adults in their 20s...
Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Dr. Kim Yong-jung, Director of the Spinal Deformity Center at Seoul Bumin Hospital, has performed approximately 2,400...
The 8 A.M. Miracle: How Parkside Rehabilitation Hospital Redesigns Lives After Acute Care

The 8 A.M. Miracle: How Parkside Rehabilitation Hospital Redesigns Lives After Acute Care

Every Wednesday and Friday, Parkside Rehabilitation Hospital—located near the UN Memorial Cemetery in Nam-gu,...
Dongkook Pharmaceutical Secures 39 Billion Won Latin American Export Deal for BPH Treatment Uresco

Dongkook Pharmaceutical Secures 39 Billion Won Latin American Export Deal for BPH Treatment Uresco

Waking up frequently at night to urinate or noticing a weaker urine stream is a common health concern for men as they...
Healing the Scars of War: The Lasting Legacy of Korean War Medical Aid in Seoul and Busan

Healing the Scars of War: The Lasting Legacy of Korean War Medical Aid in Seoul and Busan

When North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union and China, invaded the Republic of Korea in 1950, the international...