Since the government implemented its pilot project of non-face-to-face treatment a month ago, 842 prescriptions for narcotics have been made, although they are prohibited in the non-contact treatment.Some experts point out that non-face-to-face medical treatment has become a channel for the misuse o
Although adults experience attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) much like children, there are certain challenges associated with diagnosing and initiating early treatment for adult ADHD patients compared to children."ADHD in adults differs somewhat from ADHD in children due to its involve
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has unveiled an online consultation system, which facilitates virtual interactions between doctors, inpatients, and their guardians.The hospital expects that this new platform will significantly enhance the convenience for patients and reduce waitin
There was a consensus that healthcare data should be used more actively. However, differences remained over the process and methods. Experts who called for easing regulations clashed with those who advocated strengthening safety to prevent the leak of personal information. To build high-quality medi
Severance Hospital’s Yonsei Cancer Center announced the promising results of heavy ion therapy performed on a patient diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer, marking a significant milestone in the nation's medical field.Heavy ion therapy involves accelerating heavy carbon ions to 70 percent of the s
A court has found a psychiatric hospital liable for failing to prevent a patient's suicide attempt due to staff’s negligence, resulting in his death. However, it restricted the level of liability to 50 percent.The Chuncheon District Court recently ruled in partial favor of a medical institution in t
To create future revenue sources, hospitals should move beyond establishing electronic health records (HER) toward developing a “lifelog,” an expert said Thursday.He added that they can turn various medical data research into a business that can generate non-medical revenue.Dr. Kim Jong-yeop, a prof
Endocrinology, pediatrics, respiratory medicine, orthopedics, urology, and neurology were among the clinical fields in which Korean hospitals showed strength, with the "Big 5" hospitals occupying higher ranks.The result is from analyzing U.S. magazine Newsweek's "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2
Poor treatment landscape for TNBCDespite Korea's excellent breast cancer treatment record, as evidenced by a 93.8 percent five-year survival rate for breast cancer from 2016 to 2020 according to national cancer statistics, there remains a formidable challenge in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
If people do walking exercises to the point of sweating and shortness of breath after middle age, they could slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive decline, a new study has found.A group of researchers at Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital said Wednesday that they made th
A research team at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Asan Medical Center (AMC) said that they have developed the "world's first" organic light-emitting diode (OLED)-based catheter for phototherapy within internal organs.Traditionally, the application of light therap
SINGAPORE -- “The FLAURA2 study is the first to demonstrate progression-free survival (PFS) improvement with a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) plus chemotherapy. I’d say the result was a home run.”Dr. Pasi A. Jänne of Dana-Farber Cancer Instit
Severance Hospital has marked another groundbreaking achievement by successfully operating on Mikhael Josepine Haresananda, a 7-year-old Indonesian boy born with a rare condition where his heart was outside his body.Haresananda was born with ectopia cordis, a mysterious ailment affecting 1 in 200,00
SINGAPORE -- To enhance the competitiveness of new drug development, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) needs to relax clinical trial regulations and create a standard of care reimbursement environment that meets global standards, an expert has suggested.Professor Lim Sun-min of the Lung Ca
It's been more than three years since gaming addiction became a "disease." There are still no treatments or systems in place. There are few attempts to deal with gaming addiction as a disease or gaming use disorder, and there is a lack of societal understanding. Instead, some criticize it as “pathol
A recent study conducted by researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine (YUCM) found that forcibly lowering blood pressure below 140mmHg in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) worsened prognosis by 1.84 times. High blood pressure, diabetes, and he
SINGAPORE -- Dr. Ahn Myung-ju, professor of hematology and oncology at Samsung Medical Center, received the Adi F. Gazdar IASLC Distinguished Service Award at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer 2023 (WCLC 2023) in Singapore on Sunday.Th
Yonsei Cancer Center's Lung Cancer Center team has earned the prestigious title of Asia's best multidisciplinary team during the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2023 (WCLC 2023), held in Singapore from last Saturday to Tuesday. This achievement marks a significant milestone, as it is the first time
CHA Bundang Hospital said it provided medical care to a 2-year-old Bangladeshi child, surnamed Mohammed, with cholesteatoma and epilepsy.Cholesteatoma is an abnormal, noncancerous growth that forms behind the eardrum or from the eardrum. In children patients, the disease can grow in size and damage
After Roche Korea decided to withdraw its Parkinson's syndrome cure, Madopar, Korean patients called for measures to ensure the public’s trust in the quality of generic drugs.They also stressed the need to strengthen the standards for bioequivalence testing, which confirms the equivalence of generic