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...
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'A Hellish Time': Chronic Ear Disorder Forces IU to Postpone Concert Tour and Album Release
Singer and actor IU, 33, has postponed her upcoming September concert tour and the release of her sixth full-length album following a worsening of...
Too Much Air Conditioning? How Summer Cooling Drives Dry Eyes and Eczema
Sweltering heat, frequent rain, and suffocating humidity have pushed the discomfort index to high levels in recent days.
50 Years After Its Discovery, Legionnaires’ Disease Remains a Summer Threat as Cooling Systems Hum
As sweltering heat waves and high humidity force air conditioners and cooling equipment to run continuously, public...
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...
Daegu Wins Bid to Host 2034 World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
Daegu has been selected to host the 2034 World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP 2034), marking the first...
'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
A family that placed their father, who is in his late 80s, in a nursing home paid approximately 2.
"I Called a Nursing Home. They Said: 'Wait a Year and a Half.'"
When caring for aging parents at home becomes overwhelming, families face a daunting choice between long-term care...
Dementia Equals a Nursing Home? Bedbound Means a Care Hospital? The Real Benchmark Is Medical Need
When a parent receives a dementia diagnosis, many families immediately assume a nursing home is the only path forward.