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No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually, leading many patients to dismiss...
Korea’s Healthcare Paradox: Near-Bottom Physician Ranks Meet Top-Tier Life Expectancy

Korea’s Healthcare Paradox: Near-Bottom Physician Ranks Meet Top-Tier Life Expectancy

Hospital waiting rooms across South Korea are perpetually packed, where a 30-minute wait remains a routine part of any medical visit.
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...
'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages

'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages

"In a super-aged society, brain diseases represent a core healthcare challenge that the nation must tackle...
'Can I Be a Mother, Too?': 30-Year Study Shows Safe Pregnancy Is Possible with Valvular Heart Disease

'Can I Be a Mother, Too?': 30-Year Study Shows Safe Pregnancy Is Possible with Valvular Heart Disease

For women with valvular heart disease, pregnancy has long been considered a high-stakes undertaking.
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...
Sharp Groin Pain After a Run? Why 'Pushing Through' Can Damage Hip Cartilage

Sharp Groin Pain After a Run? Why 'Pushing Through' Can Damage Hip Cartilage

The hip joint connects the pelvis to the femur and serves as the body’s central weight-bearing axis.
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...
Three or More Pregnancies Linked to 36% Higher Postmenopausal Fracture Risk

Three or More Pregnancies Linked to 36% Higher Postmenopausal Fracture Risk

For women going through menopause, the risk of bone fractures rises sharply. This vulnerability occurs because bone...