Cancer has taken off its label of “incurable” thanks to technological development but remains a serious disease that is hard to treat. As a result, patients and their families are particularly thirsty for information about whether they get the treatment they need on time and what kind of care they s
Even young women have an increased risk of diabetes if they have non-alcoholic fatty liver, researchers said Thursday.A trio at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital released the result of their study, which tracked 245,504 non-diabetic adults who received medical checks at their hospital from 2011 to 2018 for t
A former intern at Asan Medical Center (AMC) was sentenced to one year and a half in prison on Thursday for sexually harassing a patient under anesthesia during surgery in 2019. It was the first trial and the intern was arrested immediately after the ruling. The Seoul Eastern District Court sentence
Due to the increase in the elderly population, the number of osteoporosis patients, most of whom are women aged 60 and older, is also steadily rising. Annual medical expenses for osteoporosis treatment have exceeded 300 billion won ($237 million) in 2021.The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)
Researchers from Ajou University Medical Center (AUMC) and Eureka Skin and Laser Clinic have confirmed the clinical benefits of the skin seeding technique (SST) in treating vitiligo in children.Vitiligo is a skin disease that appears as white spots when the pigment cells that produce melanin are los
Micrococcus luteus-derived bacterial extracellular vesicles (MIEVs) inhibited airway inflammation in patients with neutrophilic asthma, Korean researchers said. Micrococcus luteus is a commensal bacterium commonly found in the skin, mouth, nose, and upper respiratory tract.The research team, led by
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) and Samsung Medical Center (SMC) said they have become “the world’s first” to discover how normal gallbladder epithelial cells evolve from precancerous lesions to primary gallbladder or metastatic gallbladder cancer cells.The team, le
South Chungcheong Province said it was quickening its steps to construct a general hospital in Naepo New City in collaboration with Myongji Hospital.On Monday, South Chungcheong Province held the first meeting with Myongji Medical Foundation after signing a memorandum of understanding to construct a
Two doctors are brought to court every day for professional negligence in Korea. The number is higher than that of cases doctors are charged with professional malpractice in the United Kingdom in a year.From 2013 to 2018, the number of cases in the U.K. where doctors were charged and convicted with
A recent study conducted by researchers from Samsung Medical Center revealed that pediatric in-hospital CPR mortality has increased in recent years in Korea, despite the advancement of Korean medicine, and the problem was worse in hospitals that did not have pediatric critical care (PCC). The study
There is a high risk of developing depression in the "first year" of stroke, and more so among younger male patients than older female patients.Three researchers at Samsung Medical Center – Professor Shin Dong-wook of the Family Medicine Department, Clinical Lecturer Choi Hye-rim, and Professor Jeon
This disease can be found in places like saunas where the legs are easily exposed. People with this disease tend to have blue or dark purple blood vessels in their legs abnormally swollen, bulging, or twisted. This disease is called “varicose veins.” Symptoms are usually less pronounced when lying d
Researchers from Severance Hospital and Wonkwang University Hospital (WUH) have confirmed that using moderate statin in combination with ezetimibe was effective to prevent secondary complications in diabetic patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.For patients suffering from cardiovascu
“Elderly liver cancer patients also show similar treatment effects and side effect rates to younger patients. So, aged liver cancer patients need to try to improve prognosis through active treatment.”Lee Han-ah of the Department of Gastroenterology at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital said so
The pass rate of the Korean medical licensing exam usually exceeds 95 percent. Late last year, over 96 percent of medical school graduates passed the state exam for the year 2023.However, the case was not true for the University of Ulsan College of Medicine graduates. A whopping 25 percent of the te
Up to 85 percent of parents who have yet to vaccinate their children against rotavirus said they would do so after March when it is included in the state vaccination program, according to a survey.Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea and other intestinal symptoms. It’s very contagious and is th
K-Doc, a group of physicians promoting Korean medicine in foreign countries, said its consortium with Krismas Plastic Surgery and Medibloc won the government’s 2023 project that helps Korean medicine enter the global market.The 2023 project is supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the
The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) has called for Korea to enact the bill to “manage epilepsy and support epilepsy patients” pending at the National Assembly Committee for Health and Welfare.“The government of the Republic of Korea took part in the unanimous approval of the Global Action Pl
Myongji Hospital said it has drastically reorganized its in-hospital Covid-19 response strategy to focus on patient convenience in line with the government easing indoor mask rules from Monday."Considering the easing of mask-wearing indoors and the recent downward trend of confirmed cases, the seven
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that the inflammatory control response in the intestine gets in trouble. In patients with Crohn’s disease, the normal intestinal microflora passes through the intestinal mucosal layer and is exposed to the immune system, and various inflammatory subst