Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been one of the areas the treatments of which have not drawn much attention. The biggest reason: finding lung cancer patients in the early stage was difficult.According to national cancer statistics, about 45 percent of Korean lung cancer patients are stage 4 p
A study has found that door-to-door treatment services have proved they can reduce medical costs, as older adults benefitting from them less resorted to hospitals and nursing facilities.Yoo Ae-jeong, head of the Integrated Care Center in the Health Insurance Research Institute under the National Hea
The Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) said on Friday it initiated Korea’s first heavy particle therapy for a patient in his 60s suffering from stage 2 prostate cancer. According to the YUHS, the patient was found to have a higher than normal (4 ng/ml or less) level of prostate-specific antigen
Thirteen medical workers' organizations had expected the National Assembly to approve the two bills, one for the Nursing Act and the other for the Medical Personnel License Cancellation Act.However, they appeared miserable and frustrated as they watched the process being handled hurriedly at the Ass
This spring without the mask-wearing mandate in three years, Korea is witnessing a quick increase in the number of respiratory diseases including flu, especially among young children and infants.According to data by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), 13,268 local patients were h
Researchers at Ajou University Hospital have identified a novel approach to combat resistance to sorafenib and lenvatinib, two tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) commonly used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The research team, led by Professors Cho Hyo-hung and Eun Jung-woo at the Gastroenter
The National Cancer Center (NCC) of Korea and the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) signed a memorandum of understanding at NCI's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday (local time) to expand collaboration for cancer research between the two institutions.According to the NCC, this agree
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has announced that the binding between intraflagellar transport 20 (IFT20) and tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) is a significant factor in the development of immunological synapses.According to the research team, led by Doctor Jeon
Korean researchers have developed artificial intelligence that predicts lung function based on computed tomography (CT) test results with an accurate rate of 90 percent or higher.Two Asan Medical Center (AMC) professors – Lee Se-won of the pulmonary department and Kim Nam-kook of the convergence med
Mogam Institute for Biomedical Research and Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said they signed a business agreement to develop a knowledge base for rare diseases using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.Through this agreement, the two sides plan to develop a knowledge base that will hel
A doctor from 365mc, Korea's largest obesity clinic, said obesity can negatively affect the patient's anal health."It's easy to assume that the better a person eats, the smoother their bowel movements will be," said Doctor Kwon Min-sung, the director of 365mc Anyang Pyeongchon Hospital. "However, th
Asan Medical Center (AMC), one of the largest tertiary hospitals in Seoul, said it successfully treated two patients from Laos - Ya Xiong, a 37-year-old woman diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and Xaysavat Ve, a 19-year-old woman with congenital heart disease.The hospital stated that Xiong had been exp
Korea poses itself as a medically advanced country, but it is an “underdeveloped country when it comes to pediatric intensive care," a pediatric specialist said.Experts point out that the reality facing Korea’s healthcare industry is disclosed by the mortality rate of patients hospitalized at pediat
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH)'s newly appointed President and CEO Kim Young-tae unveiled the hospital's new vision to spearhead the Korean healthcare industry and transform the hospital into one of the most advanced and exemplary hospitals in the world.Kim was appointed as new president
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has announced that it is the first hospital in the world to receive the highest rating in three out of the seven categories evaluated by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).HIMSS is a highly regarded certification organization that assesses
Professor Park Jung-yul, a neurosurgeon at Korea University Anam Hospital, has been elected chair of the World Medical Association (WMA). Park, vice president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), is the first Korean to chair the global doctors’ group.Park, also chair of WMA’s finance and plannin
A vital step in treating stomach cancer is the surgical removal of the cancerous tissue. However, to ensure complete removal of the cancer, it is often necessary to remove a significant portion of the stomach, resulting in uncomfortable symptoms.Individuals with gastric cancer, especially those who
As the number of people treated for shingles increased, their medical bills also jumped 12 percent over the past five years. Those in their 60s accounted for the largest share, with 24 percent.Shingles is caused by the re-activation of the chickenpox-shelf virus that was latent in the body. It devel
After the death of a 4-year-old girl undergoing fracture surgery was reported, the general public blamed the anesthesiologist for neglecting patient monitoring in the operating room (OR). The footage of the surveillance camera in the OR, which was released through the Korean media Wednesday, showed
Does drinking a cup of coffee during chemotherapy adversely affect cancer treatment?Based on current research on coffee and cancer treatment, the answer is no. According to Professor Lim Joo-han, who specializes in hematology-oncology at Inha University Hospital, the effect of coffee consumption on