Millennials and Gen-Z doctors flock to “rehabilitation medicine,” making it one of the top three popular departments. However, a closer look into it shows MZ doctors want to specialize in rehab for rare diseases, an essential care, are as “rare” as the diseases themselves.Professor Kang Seong-woong,
When exposed to intense sunlight, your body naturally produces sweat as a cooling mechanism. Although sweating serves as a vital cooling system, excessive perspiration can result in dehydration, a condition characterized by insufficient water levels in the body. Dehydration is particularly prevalent
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) and the World Bank invited Ministries of Health of Caribbean countries to Korea to introduce and benchmark advanced Korean healthcare systems such as that of SNUBH to strengthen healthcare in the region.The World Bank selected SNUBH as the only hosp
Korea’s healthcare system has already begun to collapse. To prevent further collapse, it is necessary to ban mixed care, abolish physician incentives, and introduce the family doctor system, an expert said.Lee Kyu-shik, director of the Korea Institute for Healthcare & Welfare Policy, made these and
CHICAGO, Ill. -- By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s annual conference is arguably the epicenter of cancer drug development. That’s because much of the research data presented here is a precursor to new drug approvals.Korean cance
ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) that is said to have unlimited potential to be utilized in medicine, has a limitation because it needs to be validated by a doctor at the final decision-making stage before it can be applied in the clinical field, experts said. Professor Kim Seok-
Liver transplantation is considered the last resort for recovering patients with liver function beyond repair.According to experts, Korea's liver transplantation performance is excellent, and the survival rate after transplantation is high, so patients can feel reassured.Living donor liver transplan
Trends in diabetes treatment are changing rapidly.In its 2022 guideline, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT)-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) be prescribed as early treatment for people with type 2 diabete
“Infection control will be the most important factor that decides hospital innovation or management performance.”Professor Eom Joong-sik of the Infectious Disease Department at Gachon University Gil Medical Center will present “infection control” as a topic at the Hospital Innovation and Patient Exp
A study conducted by researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has confirmed that exposing expectant mothers to virtual reality (VR) images of their fetuses significantly enhances maternal-fetal bonding and reduces depression.Along with the declining birthrate in Korea, the p
Osteoporosis is more common in older women and postmenopausal women, but it's often considered a silent disease because there are no symptoms until a fracture occurs. Once a fracture has occurred, the risk of re-fracture increases significantly. That’s why it’s important to diagnose osteoporosis ear
Faced with a recent series of cases where emergency patients die after failing to find emergency rooms to accept them, the medical community called for a law that limits the use of ERs by patients with mild symptoms.Some medical societies pointed out that it is not a problem that can be solved by si
HER2-negative gastric cancer, which accounts for about 80 percent of progressive stomach cancers, has been a barren area for developing new drugs over the past two decades.In June 2021, the first immunotherapy, Opdivo (nivolumab), won approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, opening the w
Seoul National University Children's Hospital (SNUCH) stands at the forefront of pediatric healthcare in Korea.Known for its commitment to excellence and innovation, the hospital claimed the top position among pediatric-specialized hospitals in Asia, as revealed in the 2021 global children's hospita
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has suffered a major setback, being the first of the nation's five largest tertiary hospitals to be excluded from the government's top-tier ranking in the medical quality assessment, a local news report said.According to Chosun Ilbo, a vernacular newspaper, this is the f
A bill to provide state compensation for unavoidable medical accidents during labor and delivery has passed a subcommittee of the National Assembly's Legal Affairs and Judiciary Committee.The remaining hurdles to enacting the law are the full meeting of the committee and the Assembly plenary session
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) said it is recruiting trainees for the 2023 class of the Medical Korea Academy e-class (MKA e-class), an online medical training course for healthcare professionals in other countries.The session aims to promote Korean medical excellence and ex
AstraZeneca's Lynparza (olaparib), a poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, has been added to the Korean Breast Cancer Society’s (KBCS) practice guidelines, two months after expanding its indication to postoperative adjuvant therapy in adult patients with breast cancer in Korea.Last month, the
The National Cancer Center (NCC) has announced its plans to conduct an invitational training program, designed specifically for healthcare professionals from Côte d'Ivoire.The program's primary aim is to provide these professionals with in-depth knowledge and expertise in Korean cancer management pr
A team of researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has developed a technology that can detect sleep apnea in real time with a smartphone, even in noisy home environments.Sleep apnea refers to a condition where a person's breathing is continuously interrupted during sleep, af