The B cell, cited as the core of immune response, can accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study showed.Professor Park Jong-chan of the Department of Biophysics at Sung Kyun Kwan University released the result of his “Study on B lymphocyte profiling and its association with mi
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital recently announced that they recorded a total of 25,000 arrhythmia treatment results since 1986 -- the highest number among Korean hospitals.Among the 25,000 treatments, more than 19,500 were radiofrequency catheter ablations and around 5,900 were implantable electr
When treating lung cancer, checking whether the patient has a genetic mutation and what type of mutation is getting more important, experts said. Among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases, which accounts for 85 percent of all lung cancer, only 21.7 percent of the patients have no active genetic
KAIST said that Professor Park Hee-Sung's team from the Department of Chemistry developed a new drug discovery platform technology based on cyclic peptides that can be designed according to various biomarkers.Cyclic peptides have received a lot of attention due to their low toxicity and excellent ph
A study has shown that diabetes treatment "pioglitazone" can lower the risk of dementia in diabetic patients.Researchers at Severance Hospital and National Cancer Center followed up on 91,218 people first diagnosed with diabetes based on National Health Insurance data for about 10 years. They found
Asan Medical Center (AMC) said on Wednesday that it began home medical care services for seriously ill pediatric patients aged under 18.To do so, the hospital formed a home medical care team consisting of pediatricians, coordinator nurses, and visiting nurses.When a pediatric patient is deemed to re
Parkinson’s disease inevitably accompanies long-term fights on the part of patients. Therefore, efforts are being made in and out of the medical community to raise patients’ survival rates and improve their quality of life.“Percept PC,” developed by Medtronic using deep brain stimulation (DBS), is a
Korean pharmaceutical and medical industries, including Celltrion, Yonsei University Health System (YUHS), Asan Foundation, and Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Bucheon, have offered donations or dispatched physicians and nurses to Turkey and Syria to support relief efforts for communities in the
A report showed that prostate cancer patients with vegetarian dietary habits show more than half lower risks of progression and recurrence than meat-eating patients.The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) noted the result of the study, “Associations between plant-based diets and risk of dis
The five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer in Korea remained surprisingly low at 15.2 percent, compared to the overall survival rate of all cancer was 71.5 percent, according to the government’s latest statistics.What are the reasons for such poor pancreatic cancer treatment outcomes?Professor
Concerns are mounting that the finance ministry’s decision to downsize and relocate the National Medical Center (NMC) will make it difficult for the institution to play the role of the central hospital in dealing with infectious diseases.At a public debate organized by Rep. Cho Myung-hee of the Peop
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