CHICAGO, Ill. -- By Shim Hyun-tai/Korea Biomedical correspondent -- The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 open the world’s largest radiological conference despite the Covid-19 pandemic in Chicago, Ill, the U.S., on Sunday.Many biotech companies around the world joined the convention.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical correspondent – The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) kicked off their 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2021) in Chicago, Ill, the U.S., on Sunday.Korean companies also exhibited their AI-based technologies at the world’s l
Asia-Pacific (APAC) medical and pharmaceutical fields have increased their presence globally in recent years. Such exponential growth has made the region one of the major players in the world, with various global pharmaceutical companies targeting the area as their future growth engine. Against this
Laypersons tend to think dermatologists are similar to cosmeticians. In extreme cases, however, people can die of skin diseases – especially if the ailment is malignant melanoma and if it spreads to internal organs. In the past, dermatology departments stopped at diagnosing problems through biopsies
In the 1990s, soon after Professor Suh Kyung-suk became a physician, Korea’s liver cancer surgery techniques were not very advanced, lagging far behind Japan’s.About three decades later, a set of superlative modifiers -- the most, the first, and the leading -- follow Professor Suh and his liver tran
People who have a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned at birth are known as transgender. While the term was something many avoided addressing, transgender people have become a part of the local society during the past few decades.In 2006, the Supreme Court unanimously decided on gende
Thoracic surgeons had long conducted surgeries to treat heart diseases. In the early 2000s, the advent of drug-eluting stents coated with drugs that prevent blood clots dramatically improved the treatment’s efficiency and patients’ convenience.Stenting is one of the interventional procedures most us
Recently in Korea, autopsies, which can provide conclusive evidence in criminal investigation, have been increasing. However, the number of medical examiners, also known as forensic pathologists, has been decreasing.According to the National Forensic Service (NFS), it takes more than 9,000 requests
Korea has emerged as a "technology powerhouse" as the nation is seeing new innovative startups that are working on visualizing the once futuristic technology to real life. Korea Biomedical Review met with innovative CEOs from various healthcare startups to hear about their company and what they beli
Only a few decades ago, all the main characters of soppy films and dramas were leukemia patients. (Older generations may bring to mind the terminally ill heroine of “Love Story,” a 1970s novel and film.)“Nobody makes such movies or soap operas now. Ordinary people also know leukemia is not an incura
The 21st Century Hospital, a spinal clinic in Incheon, west of Seoul, made headlines early this year.Throughout an operation that lasted more than three hours, the hospital director was allegedly involved in it for only 15 minutes or so. The surgeon left the rest to an “administrative worker,” accor
The incompatible blood-type kidney transplant was a surgery doctors avoided, as the patient's blood contained antibodies that reacted to the donor's blood type. If the blood types of patients and donors were different, the antibody reaction immediately causes the patient’s body to reject the transpl
Metaverse, a convergence of virtual and physical space, is changing medicine.Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) built the metaverse platform in a smart operating room.The word metaverse is made up of the prefix “meta” meaning virtual and “universe,” meaning the real world. It is a mo
“If you can’t get a Tagrisso prescription, try a generic drug. The efficacy is almost the same. I hope you take the drug soon.”“I also got to know a Tagrisso generic copy from Bangladesh. It is a little cheaper than the insurance-covered price.”These comments about purchasing generic drugs of Tagris
Despite the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) remains one of the most noteworthy oncology conferences in the world. It provides companies with an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipelines for pharmaceuticals and allows physicians to gain insig
Sotorasib (brand name: Lumakras), the first KRAS mutation anticancer drug, has proved effective in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with various biomarkers, trial results showed.The results of the sub-group analysis of the phase-2 CodeBreak100 trial were revealed at the metastatic NSCLC s
Medpacto said that it has released the interim results of phase 1b and 2a clinical trials using a combination treatment of Vactosertib and Keytruda (ingredient: pembrolizumab) for treating microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer.According to the interim analysis, unveiled during the 2021 Ameri
NeoImmuneTech, an immuno-oncology and immunity-enhancing drug developer, has presented the study results of its NT-I7 (ingredient: efineptakin alfa) combined with Merck’s Keytruda (ingredient: pembrolizumab) for treating solid tumors.According to the research presented at the 2021 meeting of the Ame