A Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) research team has developed a technology to automatically measure urine volume by analyzing urine sounds using a smartphone.The urinary system, which consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, removes wastes from the body through urin
“In some Southeast Asian countries, the presentation of study paper at the Korean College of Rheumatology (KCR) is recognized as an accomplishment for promotion to tenure professorship, reflecting the Korean rheumatology’s global status.”So said Professor Lee Shin-seok of the Rheumatology Department
A research team at Samsung Medical Center has confirmed that online gambling is three times more addictive than offline gambling for teenagers.The research came amid the rising trend of teen gambling addiction in Korea.According to data released Rep. Kim Do-eup of the ruling People Power Party, the
Cold snare polypectomy, which has been limited to small colorectal polyps less than 1 cm in size, has been shown to be an optimal treatment that is safe and fully applicable to polyps between 1 and 2 cm in size, a Korean gastroenterologist said. Cold snare polypectomy refers to ablating polyps using
As a result of analyzing non-face-to-face treatment conducted from February 2020 to September 2022, the department with the lowest rate of first-time treatment was psychiatry, with 3 percent, and the highest was dermatology, with 26 percent.Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the opposition Democratic Party of
The Covid-19 pandemic, which has lasted for more than three years, is to “end,” but the worsened mental health problems of children and adolescents will likely continue. The number of patients treated for depression and anxiety disorders has risen for all ages under 18.Rep. Kim Byeong-wook of the ru
The Korean Society of Ultrasound Medicine (KSUM) has sympathized with strengthening the standards for reimbursing ultrasonic examinations.Since the government provided insurance benefits for sonograms, the number of ultrasonography has drastically increased so drastically as to cause “burnouts” of r
A research team at Yonsei University College of Medicine has found smoking both cigarettes and e-cigarettes can increase the risk of gout, an arthritis caused by excessive buildup of uric acid in the body.The research team, led by Professor Park Eun-cheol of the Department of Preventive Medicine, co
“A look at the diabetes drug prescription trends in the U.S. and Europe reveals the increase in the proportion of SGLT-2 inhibitors. Although the corresponding share is low in Korea now, it will become similar to America and Europe over time.”Professor Yang Yeo-ri of the Endocrinology Department at
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) is positioning itself at the forefront of protecting citizens' lives in the face of future infectious disease crises. Leveraging its vast experience in combatting a range of infectious diseases, including Covid-19 and MERS, the hospital aims to assu
A research team at Severance Hospital has found that the amount of ACTA2 (alpha-smooth muscle actin A2) expression, which induces cancer growth, affects the outcome of gastric cancer treatment.According to data from Statistics Korea in 2021, gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea,
The personal information leak at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) two years ago was found to be the work of North Korean hackers.The National Police Agency's National Office of Investigation has confirmed that a cyber attack orchestrated by North Korean hackers infiltrated the internal netw
Eighty-three percent of Koreans agree on the need to fix the appropriate number of patients for a nurse by law to reduce their workload, a survey showed.The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union released the results of its opinion poll on Wednesday, calling for the government to limit the number
Korean doctors are positive about using generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT in the medical field but think its role should be limited to assisting in diagnosis and prescription.That is because a basis has yet to be formed to trust medical information acquired by ChatGPT, according to a recent
Myongji Hospital held a ceremony on Tuesday to disband its COVID-19 emergency response situation room, which spearheaded the hospital's innovative response strategy to the pandemic for 1,204 days.Following the World Health Organization's declaration of an end to the global health emergency of Covid-
Chemotherapy kills not only cancer cells but also normal cells in the body, exposing you to various health problems. In particular, side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea, loss of appetite, and diarrhea often worsen nutritional status, which determines immunity, making you vulnerable to infecti
During the spring season, many people tend to experience an increase in appetite. However, with advancing age, some individuals may also experience indigestion issues.In particular, if you experience a sudden right abdominal pain accompanied by indigestion and bloating, you may have gallstones, or “
A Korean research team has revealed why female patients suffer from worse stroke outcomes than male patients. Led by Professor Kim Dong-eog, Dr. Chung Jin-yong at the Department of Neurology of Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital and JLK Chief Medical Officer Ryu Wi-sun, the research team analyzed MRI
A National Cancer Center (NCC) research team has found that exposure to e-cigarette advertisements in retail stores, on the internet and social media, can increase e-cigarette use by 1.5 times among young adults worldwide.The team, led by Professor Myung Seung-kwon of the Department of Cancer AI & D
People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) also had a high risk of depression.A research team at Samsung Medical Center said so after conducting a follow-up monitoring of the AMD patient and control groups for eight-and-a-half years based on health checkup data at the National Health Insuran