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Dismissed as 'Old Age': The Silent Heart Condition Catching Seniors Off Guard

Dismissed as 'Old Age': The Silent Heart Condition Catching Seniors Off Guard

In late June, a man in his late 70s suddenly collapsed while checking his rice paddies after finishing spring planting and routine fieldwork.
Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung

Dr. Kim Yong-jung, Director of the Spinal Deformity Center at Seoul Bumin Hospital, has performed approximately 2,400 surgeries for adolescent...
Pregnancy Triggers Breast Immune Cells That May Help Suppress Cancer, Study Finds

Pregnancy Triggers Breast Immune Cells That May Help Suppress Cancer, Study Finds

While women who have gone through pregnancy and childbirth are known to carry a lower long-term risk of developing...
Silent Toll: Severe Depression Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Women

Silent Toll: Severe Depression Linked to Higher Fatty Liver Risk in Young Women

Fatty liver disease has emerged as a pervasive chronic health issue in South Korea. The condition occurs when excessive...
Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors Face Significantly Higher Long-Term Suicide Risk, Study Finds

Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors Face Significantly Higher Long-Term Suicide Risk, Study Finds

While controlling blood pressure and cholesterol is traditionally considered the top priority after a heart attack or...
Target the Core: Why 'Deep Remission' Is the New Gold Standard in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment

Target the Core: Why 'Deep Remission' Is the New Gold Standard in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment

Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease is rapidly moving beyond simple symptom management toward the structural...
Born to Age Faster? How Accelerated Biological Aging Drives Rising Cancer Risk in Younger Generations

Born to Age Faster? How Accelerated Biological Aging Drives Rising Cancer Risk in Younger Generations

As cancer incidence inexplicably rises among younger adults worldwide, a pivotal new study suggests an unsettling...
When High Blood Sugar Won’t Go Away: The Overlooked Warning Sign of Pancreatic Cancer

When High Blood Sugar Won’t Go Away: The Overlooked Warning Sign of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages because symptoms typically manifest late in...
Women Who Eat Organ Meats Face 2.5-Fold Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk; Red Meat Shows Different Pattern

Women Who Eat Organ Meats Face 2.5-Fold Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk; Red Meat Shows Different Pattern

Eating a lot of meat, by itself, does not sharply raise cancer risk. What matters more than the “amount” is the “type.
Mapping Cancer’s Footprint: Specialized PET/CT Scans Pinpoint Metastasis and Recurrence

Mapping Cancer’s Footprint: Specialized PET/CT Scans Pinpoint Metastasis and Recurrence

Following a cancer diagnosis, patients and their families almost invariably ask the same urgent question: “How far has...