Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM) is a very rare blood cancer. The disease’s name is from Swedish physician Jan Waldenstrom, who first reported three cases of WM in 1944 and characterized the disease by an overproduction of the immunoglobulin IgM (Immunoglobulin M), a large or macro immunoglobulin.
A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has discovered that exercise therapy using digital devices increases antiviral antibody production after influenza vaccination.Digital therapy uses software medical devices to prevent and manage diseases and medical disorders and
With studies indicating that the consumption of red meat, such as pork and beef, elevates the likelihood of developing colon, breast, and other cancers, certain individuals diagnosed with cancer believe it's necessary to discontinue their intake of red meat—and indeed, they do. However, the efficacy
The Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital said it successfully performed the first robotic kidney transplantation from a brain-dead donor for the first time in Korea.In July, the renal pancreas transplantation team at the Stephen Cardinal Kim Institute of Eunpyeong St. Mary's Ho
If you have 2.5-centimeter cancer in your right kidney, the mere existence of the "cancer" would scare you and keep you awake at night.From the viewpoint of modern medicine, however, you don’t have to worry much about cancer with a size of four centimeters or less that exists only in the kidney."If
"This month alone, I took on 70 million won ($53,800) in new debt. I've been doing this for three years. I can't hold on any longer. I feel like dying. Why did I jump into the nursing hospital business?"A nursing hospital operator, saying he had survived for three years even after being hit by the C
The 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, raises concerns as many participants suffer from heat-related illnesses.The provincial doctors’ group and other organizations are providing medical support, but there have been calls for an immediate suspension of outdoor activities
An immigrant couple, a father from Uzbekistan and a mother from Mongolia, gave birth to a triplet thanks to the favors of Korea University Ansan Hospital (KUAH), which delivered the babies although the couple had no health insurance or money.KUAH staff knew that the couple could not afford the medic
As the Korean government moves to disclose uncovered treatment costs, the U.S. has also reformed pricing practices to strengthen consumer choices in healthcare.The U.S. government has even included penalties for hospitals that fail to disclose charges.Hong Bo-bae, a researcher at Korea Insurance Res
A shortage of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has created an emergency for the treatment of pediatric patients.The reason: the decrease in blood donations since the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in the raw materials used to make immunoglobulin and low drug prices.According to medical sou
Children experience extreme stress when separated from their parents, neglected, or abused during childhood.These stressful events can significantly alter the brain's neural circuitry and functions in adulthood, leading to mental illnesses like schizophrenia and depression. However, there has been l
Philips Korea said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with medical artificial intelligence company, Aitrics, to build a smart critical care management solution using AI. The two companies plan to build a Korean smart critical care solution based on their technologies and actively
"What the hell are we supposed to do?"Many in the medical community said so after the government decided to stop reimbursing Covid-19 treatments and sharply reduce the number of people who can be tested with reimbursement from August.The critics said the government would end up abandoning Covid-19 p
Seventeen university hospitals have been disciplined by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) for leaking patient information to pharmaceutical companies.The commission said Thursday that it has advised 17 university hospitals that violated personal information protection laws to imp
More than half of acne patients are adults in their 20s and 30s. As the number of acne patients continues to increase, medical expenses for acne patients also exceeded 10 billion won ($7.83 million) last year.On Thursday, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) released the analysis results of
Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital said on Wednesday that it will develop a returnable research satellite to culture cancer cells in space and observe the response of cancer drugs to reveal new mechanisms of action in cell interactions with drugs.The satellite development research was
Fungal infections are lesions caused by fungi in the blood or tissues. They are especially fatal to patients with hematologic diseases and cancers and are immunocompromised by intense chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The mortality rate of invasive fungal infections is about 5
Essential medical care is in an aging crisis in Korea, a country already notorious for its ultra-low birth rates.The aging of specialists in four essential medical departments -- surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics -- has accelerated in the past decade, accordi
The leader of the Korean pediatricians’ group said the group would sue a mother who sent her 9-year-old child to a pediatric clinic alone for child abuse and neglect.Lim Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Pediatric Association (KPA), said on his Facebook page that the KPA would file criminal charges
A court has awarded a gynecologist about 1.25 billion won ($976,860) in compensation for delayed treatment that left a newborn with cerebral palsy.However, the medical community expressed concern that the ruling would speed up the collapse of the baby delivery infrastructure.On May 4, the Pyeongtaek