"The U.S. has low medical productivity, which makes it very difficult for patients to see a doctor in a growing population. On the other hand, Korea has very high medical productivity, making it very easy for patients to see a doctor with a shrinking population."An engineer, not a doctor, said so in
Thyroid dysfunction is associated with an increased risk of senescence, pointing to the need for a new approach toward healthcare for older adults, a new study has shown.Professor Lee Jeong-min of the Department of Endocrinology at Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital and her c
Eight clinics that accept appointments exclusively through the mobile application, Ddocdoc, have received administrative guidance from government officials for possible violations of the Medical Service Act. Administrative guidance is non-binding advice.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said that i
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) held a workshop last month for 13 Thai nephrologists and critical care physicians who visited to learn about the latest Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).CRRT is gaining recognition for its hemodynamic stability, allowing continuous treatment of patients experi
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) said that Kim Do-yeon, a professor of neurology at SNUBH, received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference Stroke Update (ICSU) 2023 in Busan, on Nov. 16.Kim delivered a presentation on an emergency hotline system for
It's common knowledge that most stage 1 cancers are cured by surgery that removes them. In the case of pancreatic cancer, however, even stage 1 cancer requires chemotherapy in addition to surgery. There is a reason for this."Even if there is a nodule (cancerous mass) only in the pancreas, there are
One-thousand-and-two medical residents have applied to the "Big 5" hospitals for specialty training. It’s about a quarter of the total trainee doctors.However, even the Big 5 hospitals could not avoid the polarization of applications for specialties. The five largest hospitals headquartered in Seoul
Inside the Sowha Children's Hospital in Seoul on a crisp Nov. 29, a concerned mother of a 9-year-old boy shared her worries. "The cost of growth hormone injections is a real concern, but I'm worried that if I postpone it, my son might resent me later. That's why I came to see the doctor for a prescr
A research team at Severance Hospital has proposed a new primary treatment strategy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer.The oncology team of Yonsei Cancer Center, led by Professor Rha Sun-young, conducted a treatment combining Keytruda with conventional chemotherapy for patients with HER2-nega
A court has recognized a hospital's liability for the death of a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit due to the late discovery of an accident by medical staff.However, the court partially limited the liability by considering the condition of the deceased patient and the circumstances at the ti
A new study suggests that commuting time is linked to depression.A research team, led by Dr. Lee Dong-wook, a professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Inha University Hospital, said Tuesday they have found that people who spend more than 60 minutes commuting to and f
Some severe heart failures, including Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), should be upgraded to the specialized treatment disease group, or Group A, experts said Tuesday.Severe heart failures, which require treatment at a tertiary general hospital, are now classified as the gener
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has announced research findings that the use of five or more drugs and inappropriate medications among older adults in Korea is increasing annually, leading to a significant rise in the risk of death or disability.The research team at SNUBH, led by
Singer and producer Park Jin-young, more famously known as JYP, has donated 1 billion won ($763,766) to five hospitals in Korea to support the treatment costs for underprivileged children.JYP, the former head of JYP Entertainment, decided to make a generous donation to help children and adolescents
The policy to expand non-face-to-face medical treatment faces backlash from the medical community.Last Friday, the government announced the “Supplementary Plan for the Non-Face-to-Face Medical Treatment Pilot Project” and decided to expand the target of non-face-to-face medical treatment on holidays
The number of children infected with Mycoplasma pneumonia is surging, raising concerns about a potential "pediatric care crisis," according to warnings from pediatricians in Korea.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) conducted a nationwide sampling of 218 hospital-level medical ins
Many women who experience urinating problems think they have cystitis and take antibiotics. In reality, however, a “bladder symptom” often appears in the bladder, a muscle bag that stores urine, rather than cystitis, a condition in which bacteria invade the bladder and cause inflammation.In the YouT
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a congenital, inherited mutation in a gene on the X chromosome that results in a lack of clotting factors in the blood.The standard treatment for hemophilia is “prophylaxis therapy,” the regular administration of factor 8 concentrates for people with hemop
There is a growing consensus that reimbursement reform is the only way to sustain Korea's national health insurance system in an era of low birth rates and growth.Experts emphasize that healthcare providers, consumers, and administrators must recognize that "they can no longer do things the same way
Turner syndrome is the most common of the sex chromosome abnormalities in women. Women are supposed to have two X chromosomes, but one of them is completely or partially missing in this rare disease. The most common symptom is short stature; the average adult female with Turner syndrome is 143 centi