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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Depressive Symptoms Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Adults
Young adults in South Korea who experience depressive symptoms face roughly twice the risk of developing fatty liver disease, with the risk...
"Wait, My Cholesterol Is This High?" Why Half of Patients Skip Medication Despite Serious Risks
Many people are stunned when routine blood work from a health screening comes back showing hypercholesterolemia—an...
Hearing Aids Over Supplements: WHO Updates Dementia Prevention Guidance for First Time in Seven Years
More than 57 million people worldwide currently live with dementia, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed...
Global Cancer Diagnoses Projected to Jump 70% to 35 Million by 2050, WHO Warns
Global cancer diagnoses are projected to surge by roughly 70% by 2050 compared to 2024 levels, according to a landmark...
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...
A Curtain Over Your Vision: Why Flashing Lights and Black Spots Signal a Medical Emergency
As the eyes age, gradual changes in the gel-like vitreous humor can trigger floaters—benign black dots, threads, or...
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...
AI Cancer Gene Analysis and 810 Billion-Won Tech Export Lead South Korea's Top 30 Health Care R&D Achievements
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute announced on the 8th that they...
AI Trained on 200,000 Patient Records Predicts Early Mortality Risk in Severe Trauma
“Can we save this patient? Should we send them straight to the operating room, or does the intensive care unit come...