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
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