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
Unionized health and medical workers have called for an apology from Rev. Jeon Kwang-hoon, an ultra-right pastor leading Love First Church, who caused controversy over his remarks that sexually abused nurses. They also warned of legal action.In a video sermon released on YouTube on Sunday, Rev. Jeon
If you have a severe headache in the morning and can't get rid of it no matter how many different painkillers you take, you may have a brain tumor. This is especially true if the headache is accompanied by hearing problems, vision loss, balance problems, memory loss, and convulsions.Professor Hwang
Industry executives call for the government to permit non-face-to-face treatment for new patients, citing the examples of G7 member nations. However, a Korean Medical Association (KMA) research body pointed out that it is different from reality.The Korea Telemedicine Industry Council (KTIC), an asso
Seoul National University Children's Hospital said that Jungkook, a member of the K-pop boy group BTS, donated 1 billion won ($758,782) to the hospital.The hospital plans to use the donation for medical treatment for children from low-income families and for its Integrated Care Center project.Seoul
The medical community said it agrees with the government’s move to change the disease name of dementia to “cognitive disease” but expressed concerns that it is premature, citing the lack of social consensus."We need to prudently examine effects such a move will have on society as a whole,” the Korea
Some blood cancers are difficult to distinguish from atopic dermatitis and this can lead to missed treatment. Mycosis fungoides is a form of cutaneous lymphoma, and while it's a rare cancer with only around 250 known cases in Korea, approximately 15 new cases are diagnosed each year in the country.M
Medical AI company VUNO said Thursday that it and Severance Cardiovascular Hospital have signed a memorandum of understanding to research and develop a solution to diagnose and manage transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), one of the rare heart diseases.VUNO has conducted research to detect
Symptoms such as a sore throat, muscle aches, and fever are often associated with viral illnesses such as the common cold. Furthermore, exposure to large temperature fluctuations can increase the likelihood of catching a cold. Nevertheless, it is important to recognize that what may appear to be a c
Sleep is widely recognized as a crucial aspect of one's overall health. For individuals diagnosed with cancer, sleep disorders have emerged as an additional source of stress.The myth that poor sleep causes cancer to recur or metastasize adds to the stress of cancer patients. But does sleep deprivati
Myongji Hospital said it has replaced its radiation cancer treatment machine with VitalBeam, the latest linear accelerator.The newly installed machine, VitalBeam, utilizes advanced three-dimensional stereoscopic imaging to accurately target and eliminate cancer cells using high-energy radiation whil
BAYADA Home Health Care, the largest at-home healthcare service provider in the U.S., started with just $16,000 in the pocket of a 27-year-old man.However, the “success story” of raising the largest home healthcare company in America with $16,000 is not the only thing that deserves people’s attentio
Korean researchers said they have developed a real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test system that can diagnose the Covid-19 virus with 95 percent accuracy within 10 minutes.To prevent the rapid spread of highly contagious viruses, it is crucial to detect viruses quic
One in every two severe emergency patients has not been able to arrive in the emergency room within the golden time in the past five years, according to a lawmaker.Rep. Choi Hye-young of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said so Tuesday based on her analysis of data at the National Medic
April 11 is observed as World Parkinson's Day to commemorate the first scientific publication on Parkinson's disease by British physician James Parkinson in 1817, which coincided with his birthday. The day serves to raise awareness about Parkinson's disease and support those living with the conditio
A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can diagnose sleep apnea by analyzing head and neck X-ray images (cephalograms).Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing is momentarily or intermittently disrupted
Starting this month, the health insurance authorities expanded reimbursement for two atopic dermatitis treatments – oral JAK inhibitor Rinvoq (upadacitinib) and biological agent Dupixent (dupilumab) – from adult to children and adolescent patients.Experts expect the expanded insurance benefits to im
Is it possible to transplant a retina with modern medicine? The answer is no. While retinal transplantation is often cited as a solution to various retinal diseases that cause vision loss, modern medicine has not advanced to the point where it is possible to remove the retina from someone else's eye
Severance Hospital said it has developed "Smart Mom Care," a maternity care model that offers personalized medical support tailored to the unique characteristics of individual expectant mothers, based on their pregnancy stage and condition.The project was supported under the "2022 Smart Hospital Lea
Severance Hospital said it became the first tertiary-level hospital in Korea to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) voice bot, AI Serabot, to help manage patients' medical schedules, including check-ups and changing appointment dates.This system aims to assist patients who may forget their med