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...
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Should Parents Over 80 Undergo Knee Replacement? 5 Critical Medical Checks Before Surgery
Over recent holiday gatherings, many families noticed aging parents struggling to move from the living room to the bathroom or clutching their knees...
Lung Cancer Five-Year Survival Reaches 71% for High-Income Patients but Only 37% for Low-Income Group
While advancements in lung cancer treatment have steadily boosted overall survival rates in South Korea, a substantial...
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...
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...
Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era
For elderly patients undergoing spine or joint surgery, a successful operation is not the finish line.