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Women’s Heart Disease Often Strikes Without Chest Pain—and 60% of Adults Don’t Know It

Women’s Heart Disease Often Strikes Without Chest Pain—and 60% of Adults Don’t Know It

Crushing, squeezing chest pain is widely recognized as the hallmark sign of a heart attack. Yet in women, cardiovascular disease frequently presents...
Even Seoul-Area Tertiary Hospitals Fall Into the Red as 253 Institutions Record a Nine-Year Financial Slide

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.
Taking Leqembi Isn’t Enough: Only 3% of Early Alzheimer’s Patients Follow Recommended Lifestyle Habits

Taking Leqembi Isn’t Enough: Only 3% of Early Alzheimer’s Patients Follow Recommended Lifestyle Habits

The arrival of disease-modifying treatments capable of slowing Alzheimer’s progression has offered patients newfound...
Sarcopenia in Older Adults Linked to 92% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Sarcopenia in Older Adults Linked to 92% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Feeling unusually winded when climbing stairs or noticing weaker legs later in life may signal more than simple aging.
Clumsy Hands or Unsteady Gait? It Might Be Cervical Myelopathy, Not Just Aging

Clumsy Hands or Unsteady Gait? It Might Be Cervical Myelopathy, Not Just Aging

“I can’t use chopsticks like I used to. ” “Why is buttoning my shirt so hard. ” “I keep dropping things.
A 1-Millimeter Difference: Why Knee Surgeons Are Turning to Precision Robotics

A 1-Millimeter Difference: Why Knee Surgeons Are Turning to Precision Robotics

[Summary]Robotic joint replacement surgery can reduce alignment error to less than 1 mm—a margin thinner than a...
Lingering Cough After COVID-19? Preexisting Allergies Raise Risk of New-Onset Asthma by 66%

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...
Same Knee Pain, Opposite Advice: What Orthopedic Specialists Check First

Same Knee Pain, Opposite Advice: What Orthopedic Specialists Check First

A 34-year-old office worker surnamed Kim in Busan and a 37-year-old member of his running crew surnamed Lee both...
From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

Medical AI tools designed to assess cardiovascular risk from retinal images and analyze brain scans for stroke severity...

"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.