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.
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Nowhere to Go: Room Amputation of 89-Year-Old Highlights Severe Gaps in Medical Referral System
Calls are growing to address structural blind spots in South Korea's medical referral system for severely ill, elderly patients following a...
Simple Strength Routine and Protein Shakes Help Slash Dementia Care Time
A targeted regimen of daily strength exercises and protein supplementation can significantly reduce the physical...
Kang Dae-hee: "Asia's Medical Infrastructure Fails to Keep Pace with Rapid Economic Growth... Telemedicine is the Answer"
“Asian economies are growing rapidly, but they are struggling to build out healthcare infrastructure.
Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts
"What else should I add to my checkup this year?" It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule...
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Enters Digital Therapeutics Market with Exclusive Deal for MCI Device 'Cogthera'
Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on the 22nd that it has signed an exclusive domestic sales and commercialization...
"On Wednesdays, I Even Care About What I Wear"—When Children Visit, Senior Centers Transform
Editor’s Note: Senior community centers across South Korea have long been dominated by Go-Stop—a popular traditional...
97-Year-Old Gastric Cancer Patient Undergoes Total Stomach Removal via Robotic Surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
For nonagenarian patients and their families, deciding whether to undergo major surgery presents a formidable dilemma.
Exclusive: Non-Diabetic Woman, 84, Repeatedly Collapses After Pharmacy Dispenses Blood Sugar Drug by Mistake
“No one uses common sense and goes through three months’ worth of medication from a pharmacy, checking each individual...
Aorta Tears at 99: South Korea’s Oldest Aortic Surgery Patient Celebrates 100th Birthday in Hospital
A 99-year-old man who suddenly lost consciousness and began vomiting was rushed to the emergency room, where a chest...