A Severance Hospital research team has newly identified a cause of retinoblastoma.Retinoblastoma is a white tumor that occurs in the retina and is the most common malignant tumor inside the eye of children. It can occur in one or both eyes. The most common symptom is a white pupil due to the tumor,
Controversy is brewing over the transfer of Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung from Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH) to Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) after he was attacked with a knife by a man in his 60s in Gadeokdo, Busan.Experts said it was appropriate to transfer
Konkuk University Medical Center (KUMC) said Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with Neurophet, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for brain disease imaging.Neurophet researches and develops brain image analysis solutions for the entire “diagnosis, treatmen
Korea’s medical field has been walking on thin ice due to recent court rulings restricting physicians.These came on top of the government policies prohibiting doctors from refusing to admit critically ill patients to emergency rooms while revoking physicians’ licenses if they are sentenced to jail t
The number of pediatric patients’ emergency room visits has increased by 61 percent since the mask mandate was lifted, according to a new study. To avoid paralyzing emergency care departments due to a surge in patients, the government should take various steps, including raising medical fees to real
A research team at Severance Hospital found that exposure to antibiotics in patients with advanced gastric cancer diminishes the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.The incidence of gastric cancer is particularly high in Asia. In Korea, it was the fourth most common cancer in 2020, according t
In the immediate aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, everyone feels a great deal of embarrassment and fear. It's common for people with cancer to go through a period of denial that they have cancer, followed by anger as they try to figure out why they have cancer.However, what you need to do is work th
CHA Bundang Medical Center (CBMC) has reopened its expanded CHA Global Hospital to provide rapid and safe medical services for foreign patients.Located on the first floor of the main building of CBMC, the expanded CHA Global Hospital has improved convenience with dedicated consultation rooms and wai
The year 2023 marked significant transformations in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Despite facing resistance from the medical community, President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration declared its intention to increase the number of medical school seats starting in 2025. Additionally, 2023 witnes
Trauma surgeon Lee Cook-jong, who saved a North Korean soldier from multiple gunshot wounds after his dash through the inter-Korean truce village in 2017, has been named head of the Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital. Defense Minister Shin Won-sik announced on Wednesday that he named Lee, who currently w
The incidence of leukemia patients in Korea is on a steady rise. Despite an overall decline in the number of children in the country attributed to a decrease in birth rates, there has been no corresponding decrease in the number of children diagnosed with leukemia. Notably, the incidence of childhoo
Students enrolled in Seoul National University's (SNU) College of Medicine, a prominent intellectual community in Korea, exhibited lower levels of test anxiety or nervousness compared to their counterparts in other universities, a study revealed. Also, these students demonstrated a reduced preoccupa
Recently, the Cheongju Division of the Daejeon High Court awarded 800 million won ($597,000) in damages in a lawsuit against a university hospital.The reason was the negligence of its obstetrics and gynecology staff, who were late in taking measures to detach the placenta prematurely, causing brain
People are always being told to do their best. It sounds like they must give their 100 percent, even more than 100 percent, to their work. However, according to an expert, when it comes to daily jobs like studying or working, people can't always give 100 percent.“People can go to the best university
A domestic study has confirmed that workplace harassment has a greater negative impact on the mental health of men than women.Kangbuk Samsung Hospital said Wednesday that a research team of Professor Cho Sung-joon of the hospital's Department of Psychiatry and Professosr Jung Seul-ah and Kim Min-kyu
It is not easy to operate on colorectal cancer, a collective term for colon and rectal cancer, when it recurs after surgical removal.However, with the recent development of surgical methods, including robotic and 3D laparoscopic surgeries, and the introduction of various new anticancer drugs, the su
Myongji Hospital said it will join forces with Goyang City to support its goal of being designated as a "National Advanced Bio Strategy Industrial Specialized Zone" by utilizing its specialized technologies and medical infrastructure.The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
One of the reasons doctors shy away from vital care is judicial risk. They have to treat patients with the risk of criminal penalties and hundreds of millions of won in damages. Even President Yoon Suk Yeol has spoken about the need to ease the legal burden for physicians.Studies have shown that Kor