Impaired Heart Microvessel Function Linked to Doubled Risk of Death and Heart Attack
While the heart pumps blood throughout the body, the cardiac muscle itself relies on a continuous supply delivered not only by large coronary...
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Over 65 and Shut Out of Stem Cell Transplants? Fitness, Not Age, Should Guide Multiple Myeloma Care
Older adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma should not automatically be ruled out for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation simply...
Morning Headaches That Worsen After Sleep May Signal a Brain Tumor
Waking up with an unusually intense, pounding headache that offers little relief through over-the-counter painkillers...
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...
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...
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...
Lingering Cough After COVID-19? Preexisting Allergies Raise Risk of New-Onset Asthma by 66%
If a dry cough or shortness of breath lingers long after recovering from COVID-19, a patient’s prior allergic history...
"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.
Why Bones Break Before Osteoporosis Sets In: The Hidden Risk Behind Normal Scans
"I slipped and broke my wrist." "I fell, broke my hip, and even had to get surgery." Most people chalk these injuries...
High Timely Treatment Rate for Hemorrhagic Stroke Masks Capability Gap Among Hospitals
The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service has added hemorrhagic stroke to its annual evaluation—which previously...